Oil and gas leases in Shelby County — page 4

Shelby County, Texas has 1,115 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 06. 92 of them are oil leases and 1,023 are gas leases. Between them they carry 1,131 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 2.2 million barrels of oil and 1.8 billion Mcf of gas. 139 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Shelby County

How many oil and gas leases are in Shelby County?: Shelby County has 1,115 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Shelby County produced?: Leases in Shelby County have reported 2,212,388 barrels of oil (bbl) and 1,812,172,839 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Shelby County?: 139 operators file production returns for leases in Shelby County.
How much are mineral rights in Shelby County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Shelby County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 1,115 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Leases — page 4 of 6

OPAL — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 580 thousand reported
RUSHING — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 575 thousand reported
SHERMAN — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 570 thousand reported
USA BRITTAIN "A" — gas, Hunt Petroleum Corporation, Shelby County, 564 thousand reported
ADAMS — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 560 thousand reported
BP ETHRIDGE 971 — gas, BP America Production Company, Shelby County, 559 thousand reported
MCSWAIN — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 558 thousand reported
MADELEY — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 557 thousand reported
FRANKS ESTATE — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 556 thousand reported
JENKINS — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 556 thousand reported
PICKERING LUMBER CO. -C- — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 553 thousand reported
TIMBERSTAR-RUSK B593 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 551 thousand reported
USA — gas, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 548 thousand reported
SURNSON GAS UNIT — gas, BRG Lone Star Ltd., Shelby County, 547 thousand reported
PICKERING LUMBER CO. — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 543 thousand reported
RUSHING — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 543 thousand reported
STOCKMAN, EMMIT — gas, Burk Royalty Company, Shelby County, 543 thousand reported
ADAMS GU — gas, C. W. Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 543 thousand reported
GRIFFIN, ROBERT — gas, O'Benco, Inc., Shelby County, 537 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, GMT Energy Corp., Shelby County, 536 thousand reported
DAVIS ET AL — gas, Petrohawk Operating Company, Shelby County, 534 thousand reported
GRIFFIN, ROBERT — gas, O'Benco, Inc., Shelby County, 534 thousand reported
BP GEORGETOWN 885 — gas, BP America Production Company, Shelby County, 532 thousand reported
GRANT — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 527 thousand reported
PICKERING LUMBER COMPANY -C- — gas, Classic Operating Co. LLC, Shelby County, 523 thousand reported
PICKERING LUMBER CO. 'C' — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 518 thousand reported
PATROON BAYOU — gas, Brown, Tom Inc., Shelby County, 516 thousand reported
WILSON — gas, Endeavor Natural Gas, LP, Shelby County, 516 thousand reported
JENNY — gas, Endeavor Natural Gas, LP, Shelby County, 516 thousand reported
WHEELER — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 516 thousand reported
RUSHING UNIT — gas, Key Production Company, Inc., Shelby County, 510 thousand reported
JOHNSON — gas, Endeavor Natural Gas, LP, Shelby County, 502 thousand reported
HARDIN-SIMMONS GAS UNIT #1 — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 500 thousand reported
USA-O'BANNION GAS UNIT — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Shelby County, 499 thousand reported
METCALF, J. — gas, Kerr-Mcgee Corporation, Shelby County, 497 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 1 — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 496 thousand reported
ADAMS, JOHN W. — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 494 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, GMT Energy Corp., Shelby County, 491 thousand reported
NOBLE UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 491 thousand reported
SHOFNER — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Shelby County, 489 thousand reported
MATHEWS UNIT — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 487 thousand reported
SAVELL — gas, Blue Ridge Group, Inc., Shelby County, 485 thousand reported
USA — gas, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 482 thousand reported
ENERQUEST CORP-FRANCIS NO. 1 — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 482 thousand reported
HILTON — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 481 thousand reported
BROOKS ET AL — gas, Key Production Company, Inc., Shelby County, 480 thousand reported
PATROON BAYOU 147 — gas, Brown, Tom Inc., Shelby County, 479 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 1 — gas, GMT Energy Corp., Shelby County, 469 thousand reported
R & M FARMS UNIT — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 467 thousand reported
HARVEY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 466 thousand reported
STEPHENS, G. H. — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 466 thousand reported
DAVIS, EULA — gas, Hunt Petroleum Corporation, Shelby County, 464 thousand reported
GRIFFIN, ROBERT — gas, O'Benco, Inc., Shelby County, 463 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 461 thousand reported
BAPTIST FOUNDATION — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 460 thousand reported
STOCKMAN GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Shelby County, 455 thousand reported
WEEKS — gas, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 455 thousand reported
REED, J. V. — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 450 thousand reported
MCMAHON FEDERAL (C) — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 450 thousand reported
STOCKMAN GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Shelby County, 450 thousand reported
LANE GAS UNIT — gas, M. E. Operating & Services, Inc., Shelby County, 444 thousand reported
PRICE, J.S. "B" GAS UNIT — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Shelby County, 443 thousand reported
WHEELER — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 442 thousand reported
MCINTYRE GAS UNIT — gas, BRG Lone Star Ltd., Shelby County, 434 thousand reported
GRAVES GAS UNIT — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 433 thousand reported
CAMPBELL — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 431 thousand reported
STOCKMAN, EMMIT — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 429 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 425 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, GMT Energy Corp., Shelby County, 424 thousand reported
CENTER DEEP UNIT — gas, Yates, Harvey E. Company, Shelby County, 420 thousand reported
GRANT — gas, Dale Operating Company, Shelby County, 413 thousand reported
CHILDRESS, CHARLES UNIT — gas, Key Production Company, Inc., Shelby County, 410 thousand reported
R & M FARMS UNIT — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 410 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 409 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 408 thousand reported
PICKERING LUMBER CO. — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 407 thousand reported
HARDIN-SIMMONS GAS UNIT #1 — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 406 thousand reported
TIMBERSTAR-RUSK CSL 593 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 406 thousand reported
BP FEE GAS UNIT — gas, BP America Production Company, Shelby County, 405 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 405 thousand reported
HARDIN-SIMMONS GAS UNIT #1 — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 404 thousand reported
EDDINS UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 403 thousand reported
MURPHY NORTH UNIT — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 402 thousand reported
TAYLOR, W. M. — gas, Classic Operating Co. LLC, Shelby County, 401 thousand reported
BAKER — gas, Camterra Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 401 thousand reported
PRIDGEN GAS UNIT — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 400 thousand reported
ANDERSON PARTNERSHIP — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Shelby County, 399 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, GMT Energy Corp., Shelby County, 399 thousand reported
DOGGETT, A.A. — gas, Hunt Petroleum Corporation, Shelby County, 398 thousand reported
DOGGETT, A.A. — gas, Hunt Petroleum Corporation, Shelby County, 396 thousand reported
GARRETT — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 393 thousand reported
MCSWAIN — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 392 thousand reported
SOUTHERN EGG RANCH — gas, Buffco Production Inc., Shelby County, 390 thousand reported
TAYLOR, D. R. HEIRS — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 390 thousand reported
WOOD — gas, Endeavor Natural Gas, LP, Shelby County, 389 thousand reported
MASSEY UNIT — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 386 thousand reported
SINGSON-STEWART — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 385 thousand reported
CASE — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 384 thousand reported
JOHNSON, ALICE W. — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 380 thousand reported
WHIDDON GU — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 375 thousand reported
GRANT — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 372 thousand reported
POLLARD UNIT — gas, Sonora Petroleum Corp., Shelby County, 370 thousand reported
TAYLOR, D.R. — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 364 thousand reported
CASE — gas, Arkla Exploration Co., Shelby County, 364 thousand reported
LAWSON — gas, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 363 thousand reported
SHERMAN — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 361 thousand reported
HOOPER GAS UNIT — gas, BRG Lone Star Ltd., Shelby County, 349 thousand reported
TAYLOR, D. R. HEIRS — gas, Classic Operating Co. LLC, Shelby County, 348 thousand reported
CHILDRESS, W. B. — gas, Key Production Company, Inc., Shelby County, 348 thousand reported
BALLARD GU 1 — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 348 thousand reported
SAMFORD GAS UNIT — gas, O'Benco, Inc., Shelby County, 344 thousand reported
JOAQUIN GAS UNIT "W" — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 343 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 342 thousand reported
HANCOCK — gas, Winston Land & Cattle Co., Inc., Shelby County, 342 thousand reported
ALEXANDER UNIT — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 337 thousand reported
HILTON A — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 337 thousand reported
CHILDS — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 334 thousand reported
STOCKMAN, EMMIT — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 333 thousand reported
PATE — gas, Hibbard Energy, LP, Shelby County, 333 thousand reported
ADAMS — gas, Sheridan Production Co III, LLC, Shelby County, 331 thousand reported
PRIDGEN GAS UNIT — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 331 thousand reported
FRANKS, LAWRENCE T. — gas, Arkla Exploration Co., Shelby County, 327 thousand reported
ELLORA-R.E. DAVIS — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 325 thousand reported
PEARL — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 322 thousand reported
BECKHAM GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Shelby County, 317 thousand reported
WHIDDON, O.C. GAS UNIT 2 — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 316 thousand reported
HUNT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 316 thousand reported
PAYNE HEIRS — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 314 thousand reported
MORA — gas, Stroud Petroleum, Inc., Shelby County, 312 thousand reported
FRED — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 309 thousand reported
PAYNE HEIRS (B) — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 308 thousand reported
CORDRAY — gas, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 307 thousand reported
VASTAR FEE GAS UNIT — gas, Vastar Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 305 thousand reported
GRANT — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 304 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 1 — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Shelby County, 303 thousand reported
TAYLOR, D. R. HEIRS — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 300 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, GMT Energy Corp., Shelby County, 297 thousand reported
SAVELL -A- — gas, Blue Ridge Group, Inc., Shelby County, 295 thousand reported
BEDROCK — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 295 thousand reported
BEARD GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 292 thousand reported
METCALF-HENDRICKS — gas, Kerr-Mcgee Corporation, Shelby County, 292 thousand reported
WHEELER UNIT — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 286 thousand reported
LEGGETT GAS UNIT — gas, Texas Land & Petro Co., LLC, Shelby County, 283 thousand reported
SAVELL -C- — gas, Blue Ridge Group, Inc., Shelby County, 275 thousand reported
SHERMAN — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 274 thousand reported
SHOLAR — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 273 thousand reported
FRANKS ESTATE — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 273 thousand reported
HILTON B — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 270 thousand reported
STOCKMAN GAS UNIT NO. 1 — gas, Burk Royalty Company, Shelby County, 268 thousand reported
GUY, O. L. TRAVIS PEAK UNIT — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 267 thousand reported
BRIDGES ESTATE — gas, Hunt Petroleum Corporation, Shelby County, 265 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 264 thousand reported
ALEXANDER UNIT — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 263 thousand reported
SKIPPER ESTATE — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 263 thousand reported
MCMAHON FEDERAL (D) — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 262 thousand reported
PRIDGEN GAS UNIT — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 259 thousand reported
GINN (ANTHONY GU) — gas, Endeavor Natural Gas, LP, Shelby County, 259 thousand reported
SHERMAN A — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 253 thousand reported
DAVIS, W.I. — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 252 thousand reported
BAILEY — gas, Chateau Oil And Gas, Inc., Shelby County, 250 thousand reported
RED RAIDERS (SL) DU — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 250 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, GMT Energy Corp., Shelby County, 245 thousand reported
HARDIN-SIMMONS GAS UNIT #1 — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 240 thousand reported
HANCOCK — gas, Patara Oil & Gas LLC, Shelby County, 238 thousand reported
ELLIS, R.W. UNIT — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 238 thousand reported
SABINE LISA — gas, Textron Southwest L.L.C., Shelby County, 238 thousand reported
CARROLL, J. T. — gas, Challenger Oil Inc, Shelby County, 237 thousand reported
RUBY — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 234 thousand reported
MATHEWS UNIT — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 232 thousand reported
HOOPER (PETTET) — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 224 thousand reported
HANSON, J. W. — gas, Grand Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 217 thousand reported
LANGSTON GAS UNIT — gas, Mustang Drilling, Ltd., Shelby County, 210 thousand reported
USA COURTNEY — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 208 thousand reported
MCSWAIN — gas, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Shelby County, 207 thousand reported
BICKHAM UNIT — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 207 thousand reported
RUSHING — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 206 thousand reported
ELLIS, R. W. UNIT — gas, Grand Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 206 thousand reported
SOLOMON HEIRS — gas, Samson Resources Company, Shelby County, 204 thousand reported
JONES — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 203 thousand reported
BAGGETT GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 200 thousand reported
TAYLOR, D. R. HEIRS — gas, Classic Operating Co. LLC, Shelby County, 195 thousand reported
MCSWAIN — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 192 thousand reported
POLLEY — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 190 thousand reported
PICKERING LUMBER CO. -C- — gas, Brookston Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 190 thousand reported
MITCHELL TRUST GU — gas, NFR Energy, LLC, Shelby County, 187 thousand reported
SAMFORD — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 185 thousand reported
BEARD GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 184 thousand reported
JENKINS — gas, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Shelby County, 184 thousand reported
GRIFFIN, ROBERT — gas, Hibbard Energy, LP, Shelby County, 184 thousand reported
BP ETHRIDGE 971 — gas, BP America Production Company, Shelby County, 183 thousand reported
WHIDDON GU — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 182 thousand reported
SKIPPER ESTATE — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 181 thousand reported
DINO — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 181 thousand reported
RUBY — gas, Phillips Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 181 thousand reported
PARKER-HAGLER — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 174 thousand reported
WHEELER UNIT — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 169 thousand reported
HOWELL, RUTH — gas, Challenger Oil Inc, Shelby County, 168 thousand reported
JONES — gas, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Shelby County, 167 thousand reported
GRAND POOBAH — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 163 thousand reported
GRIFFIN — gas, Omimex Petroleum, Inc., Shelby County, 163 thousand reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.