Oil and gas leases in Shelby County — page 5

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 5 of 6

GRIFFITH — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 156 thousand reported
SLATE, GEORGE — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 155 thousand reported
U.S.A. - HAILEY, THOMAS — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Shelby County, 153 thousand reported
GREEN — gas, Tanos Exploration II, LLC, Shelby County, 150 thousand reported
CRAWFORD — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 149 thousand reported
RAYMOND — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 147 thousand reported
ADAMS — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 145 thousand reported
SIMPSON FEDERAL — gas, Sensor Oil & Gas, Inc., Shelby County, 143 thousand reported
SICKEL — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 142 thousand reported
CHILDS — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Shelby County, 140 thousand reported
OLIVER UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 139 thousand reported
BRADSHAW-MCSWAIN — gas, Couch-Mcswain Energy, Shelby County, 139 thousand reported
JIREH — gas, Red Rock Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 137 thousand reported
TIMBERSTAR-RUSK B593 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 136 thousand reported
FRANKE — gas, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 134 thousand reported
HUGHES — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 133 thousand reported
SABINE MICHAEL — gas, Textron Southwest L.L.C., Shelby County, 132 thousand reported
GORDON-ARMSTREET — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 128 thousand reported
TIMBERSTAR-REDDITT — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 126 thousand reported
JOAQUIN GAS UNIT "W" — gas, Challenger Oil Inc, Shelby County, 124 thousand reported
STRAHAN, R. E. GAS UNIT — gas, Samson Resources Company, Shelby County, 124 thousand reported
JONES — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 123 thousand reported
ANTHONY — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 123 thousand reported
MAY UNIT — gas, Classic Operating Co. LLC, Shelby County, 121 thousand reported
HUNT — oil, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 120 thousand reported
BAILEY, J.S. — gas, Rosbottom Production Corp, Shelby County, 120 thousand reported
JIREH — gas, Red Rock Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 118 thousand reported
HAWKEYE — gas, Silver Oak Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 117 thousand reported
RICHARDS — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 113 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 113 thousand reported
SAMFORD GAS UNIT — gas, O'Benco, Inc., Shelby County, 112 thousand reported
ACHERON — gas, Brown, Tom Inc., Shelby County, 111 thousand reported
LATIMER — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 111 thousand reported
BAKER — gas, Magna Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 109 thousand reported
KENNEDY TRUST — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Shelby County, 103 thousand reported
REED UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 102 thousand reported
ADAMS — gas, Ocean Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 100 thousand reported
OLIVER UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 99 thousand reported
PALMER UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 99 thousand reported
GRANT — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 98 thousand reported
SHULL — gas, Ellora Energy Inc., Shelby County, 98 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 98 thousand reported
CRAWFORD — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 97 thousand reported
SUSTAINABLE FOREST, LLC — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 97 thousand reported
FRANKS ESTATE — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 97 thousand reported
A. B. HOLT 1092 — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 97 thousand reported
BORDERS, GENE G.U. — gas, Enexco, Inc., Shelby County, 97 thousand reported
ACHERON (PETTET) — oil, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Shelby County, 96 thousand reported
FRANKS — gas, Arkla Exploration Co., Shelby County, 96 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 95 thousand reported
VENORAH (PETTET) — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 93 thousand reported
HANSON, J.W. — gas, Grand Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 93 thousand reported
ZAP — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Shelby County, 91 thousand reported
FORBIS OU A — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 90 thousand reported
REDDITT OU A — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 90 thousand reported
HOLLIS GAS UNIT — gas, BRG Lone Star Ltd., Shelby County, 88 thousand reported
SOUTHERN EGG RANCH — gas, Buffco Production Inc., Shelby County, 87 thousand reported
DEARMAN, J. W. GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Sonora Petroleum Corp., Shelby County, 86 thousand reported
LOUT, MIKE AND TRISH GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 85 thousand reported
BAILEY — gas, Janex Oil Co., Inc., Shelby County, 85 thousand reported
PRICE, J. S., UNIT — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Shelby County, 82 thousand reported
BLANTON — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 82 thousand reported
CHILDRESS, J. W. — oil, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 82 thousand reported
ADAMS — gas, Seagull Mid-South, Inc., Shelby County, 81 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 1 — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 81 thousand reported
BAM BAM — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 80 thousand reported
COOK — gas, Apache Corporation, Shelby County, 80 thousand reported
WILMA — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 80 thousand reported
HAIRGROVE GAS UNIT — gas, Mustang Drilling, Inc., Shelby County, 79 thousand reported
DEAN — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 79 thousand reported
ADAMS — gas, Seagull Mid-South, Inc., Shelby County, 78 thousand reported
JONES — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 78 thousand reported
MAY UNIT — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 78 thousand reported
CENTER DEEP UNIT "AK" — gas, Rosetta Energy Partners, L P, Shelby County, 77 thousand reported
GRAND POOBAH — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 75 thousand reported
JIREH — gas, Red Rock Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 75 thousand reported
LOUT, MIKE AND TRISH GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 72 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 72 thousand reported
J.G. HAM 1057 — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 72 thousand reported
CRANE A95 — gas, Sensor Oil & Gas, Inc., Shelby County, 69 thousand reported
FRED — oil, Samson Lone Star LP, Shelby County, 69 thousand reported
SLATE, GEORGE — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 67 thousand reported
POWERS GAS UNIT — gas, Mustang Drilling, Ltd., Shelby County, 66 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 66 thousand reported
POLLEY, O. H. — oil, Big Hickory Production Co., Shelby County, 66 thousand reported
NOBLES — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 65 thousand reported
BARTLE, VERNON — gas, Reata Petroleum, Shelby County, 64 thousand reported
JENNY UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 62 thousand reported
WATSON, FLOYD A. ET AL — gas, Challenger Oil Inc, Shelby County, 61 thousand reported
CHILDS G.U. — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 61 thousand reported
HARDIN-SIMMONS GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Petrohawk Operating Company, Shelby County, 61 thousand reported
WILMA — oil, Samson Lone Star LP, Shelby County, 61 thousand reported
COX, BETTYE — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 61 thousand reported
WEST HUXLEY GG — gas, Newfield Exploration Company, Shelby County, 60 thousand reported
FRANKS, LAWRENCE T. — gas, Arkla Exploration Co., Shelby County, 60 thousand reported
BECKHAM GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Shelby County, 59 thousand reported
MIZE, M. A. — gas, Omimex Petroleum, Inc., Shelby County, 59 thousand reported
WORSHAM OU B — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 59 thousand reported
POLLEY — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 59 thousand reported
MAJORS — gas, Hooper & Sons Investments Co.Inc, Shelby County, 58 thousand reported
HANCOCK — gas, Winston Land & Cattle Co., Inc., Shelby County, 58 thousand reported
GILCHRIST (PETTET) — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 57 thousand reported
ANTHONY — gas, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Shelby County, 57 thousand reported
OLIVER UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 56 thousand reported
NOBLES, J. E. — oil, Reata Petroleum, Shelby County, 56 thousand reported
WATERMAN (PETTET) 3 — oil, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Shelby County, 54 thousand reported
CASTO UNIT — gas, Riverstone Energy Operating, LLC, Shelby County, 54 thousand reported
SCRUGGS — gas, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 54 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, GMT Energy Corp., Shelby County, 53 thousand reported
REED UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 53 thousand reported
JIREH — gas, Red Rock Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 52 thousand reported
IRISH GAS UNIT — gas, Texas Land & Petro Co., LLC, Shelby County, 52 thousand reported
SABINE ALLEN "N" — gas, Ellora Energy Inc., Shelby County, 52 thousand reported
KRAEMER — oil, Richman Petroleum Corp., Shelby County, 51 thousand reported
TEMPLE-EASTEX — gas, M-B Operating Co., Inc., Shelby County, 51 thousand reported
MCCANTS — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 51 thousand reported
BEDROCK — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 50 thousand reported
BOWERS GAS UNIT — gas, Petrohawk Operating Company, Shelby County, 50 thousand reported
TOLLES — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 50 thousand reported
WILLIAMS, J. — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Shelby County, 47 thousand reported
WILSON GAS UNIT — gas, Sonora Petroleum Corp., Shelby County, 46 thousand reported
COOK ESTATE GAS UNIT — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 46 thousand reported
HARDIN-SIMMONS GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Greer Energy Corporation, Shelby County, 46 thousand reported
HEARNSBERGER GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 45 thousand reported
GRANT — gas, Arkla Exploration Co., Shelby County, 45 thousand reported
RUDD — gas, Endeavor Natural Gas, LP, Shelby County, 44 thousand reported
CRANE A-95 — gas, Sensor Oil & Gas, Inc., Shelby County, 43 thousand reported
SAMPLE — gas, Tana Exploration Company LLC, Shelby County, 43 thousand reported
MAGNESS — gas, Miller Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 42 thousand reported
COOK ESTATE GAS UNIT — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 42 thousand reported
KENNEDY TRUST-HUGHES — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 41 thousand reported
MAY UNIT — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 40 thousand reported
POWDRILL — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 40 thousand reported
TRINIDAD - BRIDGES — oil, Graystone Energy Corporation, Shelby County, 38 thousand reported
JONES — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 37 thousand reported
BUSH — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 37 thousand reported
WORSHAM OU A — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 36 thousand reported
BAZER, D.D. — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 36 thousand reported
SABINE ALLEN "S" — gas, Ellora Energy Inc., Shelby County, 36 thousand reported
HUNT — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 36 thousand reported
TEMPLE-EASTEX — gas, Endeavor Natural Gas, LP, Shelby County, 35 thousand reported
HUGHES — gas, Tanos Exploration II, LLC, Shelby County, 35 thousand reported
PICKERING LUMBER CO. — gas, Key Production Company, Inc., Shelby County, 34 thousand reported
SMITH GAS UNIT — gas, Mustang Drilling, Ltd., Shelby County, 34 thousand reported
BERNICE ANDERSON — oil, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 34 thousand reported
MARTIN, J. T. ET UX — oil, Hibbard Development Company, Shelby County, 33 thousand reported
CRAWFORD — gas, Ocean Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 33 thousand reported
HUGO — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 33 thousand reported
LYNCH WHIDDON — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 33 thousand reported
DEAN, C. W. GAS UNIT — gas, Inland Oil And Gas, Shelby County, 32 thousand reported
SMITH — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 32 thousand reported
FORBIS OU B — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 31 thousand reported
BETTY — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 31 thousand reported
DANCE — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Shelby County, 31 thousand reported
PARKER, R.L. — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Shelby County, 30 thousand reported
COUGARS DU — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 29 thousand reported
HARDIN-SIMMONS GAS UNIT #1 — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 29 thousand reported
DUNCAN — gas, Sensor Oil & Gas, Inc., Shelby County, 28 thousand reported
MILDRED — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 27 thousand reported
BLACK STONE PB — gas, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 27 thousand reported
SABINE KIP — gas, Textron Southwest L.L.C., Shelby County, 27 thousand reported
POWDRILL — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 27 thousand reported
SAMPLE — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Shelby County, 26 thousand reported
BEARD GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Burk Royalty Company, Shelby County, 26 thousand reported
MADELEY "F" — oil, A.O.E. Operators, Inc., Shelby County, 25 thousand reported
GREEN — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 25 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 1 — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Shelby County, 24 thousand reported
MATTHEWS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 24 thousand reported
COOK, V. GAS UNIT — gas, Inland Oil And Gas, Shelby County, 24 thousand reported
HANSON, J.W. — gas, Grand Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 24 thousand reported
ELLORA-DAVIS, R. E. — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 22 thousand reported
GREER — gas, Silver Oak Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 22 thousand reported
SABINE ALLEN "N" — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 22 thousand reported
LANGSTON GAS UNIT — gas, Mustang Drilling, Ltd., Shelby County, 21 thousand reported
CARROLL A — gas, Big Run Production Company, Shelby County, 20 thousand reported
HILTON — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 20 thousand reported
EPPS — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 20 thousand reported
PEBBLES — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 19 thousand reported
JONES — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 18 thousand reported
DINO — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 18 thousand reported
DAVIS SWD — gas, Challenger Oil Inc, Shelby County, 17 thousand reported
MCKEE, THOMAS J. USA — gas, Sensor Oil & Gas, Inc., Shelby County, 17 thousand reported
PATE "A" — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Shelby County, 17 thousand reported
PICKERING LUMBER CO. "A" — gas, Key Production Company, Inc., Shelby County, 17 thousand reported
CRENSHAW "A" — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Shelby County, 17 thousand reported
SABINE NATIONAL FOREST — oil, Winston Land & Cattle Co., Inc., Shelby County, 17 thousand reported
GRIFFIN, ROBERT GAS UNIT — gas, O'Benco, Inc., Shelby County, 17 thousand reported
DONATILL OU B — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 16 thousand reported
PATE A — oil, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 16 thousand reported
TAYLOR, W. M. — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 16 thousand reported
HOLT, W.N. — oil, M-B Operating Co., Inc., Shelby County, 16 thousand reported
SABINE ALLEN "S" — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 15 thousand reported
GRANNIES CREEK — oil, Winston Land & Cattle Co., Inc., Shelby County, 15 thousand reported
LAKE SHORE — oil, A.O.E. Operators, Inc., Shelby County, 15 thousand reported
CHILDRESS, ED HEIRS — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 14 thousand reported
PERRY OU A — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 14 thousand reported
TUCKER — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 14 thousand reported
TAYLOR, W. M. — gas, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 14 thousand reported
ANDERSON — oil, Buckeye Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 13 thousand reported
PRICE, J. S. GAS UNIT — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Shelby County, 13 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.