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Smith County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Smith County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Oct 16, 2026

2
Permits filed
Last 7 days
13
Permits filed
Last 12 months
FAULCONER
Top operator
6 permits
3
Active operators
Last 12 months

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Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (2)

Top operators · 12m

01
FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC
6 permits
02
SABINE ENERGY INC.
4 permits
03
VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY
3 permits

Latest Smith filings

13 rows · last 12 months · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Smith County, last 12 months, by submitted date
SubmittedOperatorAPI #Depth (ft)TypeStatus
2026-10-12FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC4233185412150VerticalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-10-12FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC4233180011716VerticalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-10-06VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY423324859300HorizontalENGINEERING
2026-09-24FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC4233098712700VerticalENGINEERING
2026-07-29FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC4233057512000VerticalAPPROVED
2026-07-10FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC4233168011912VerticalAPPROVED
2026-05-08FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC4233164811770VerticalENGINEERING
2026-03-20VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY4233248412600HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-03-16SABINE ENERGY INC.423324829300HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-03-16SABINE ENERGY INC.423324839300HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-02-24SABINE ENERGY INC.4233248113000HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-02-23VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY423324809500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-02-11SABINE ENERGY INC.4233247912000HorizontalAPPROVED

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