Oil and gas leases in Shelby County — page 6

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 6 of 6

PATE — oil, ST. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Shelby County, 13 thousand reported
ADAMS — gas, Arkla Exploration Co., Shelby County, 13 thousand reported
CARROLL — gas, Brammer-Keystone Energy, L.L.C., Shelby County, 13 thousand reported
LANE GAS UNIT — gas, M. E. Operating & Services, Inc., Shelby County, 13 thousand reported
HILL, DWIGHT ET AL — gas, Greer Energy Corporation, Shelby County, 12 thousand reported
HALEY — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 12 thousand reported
BAM BAM — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
LYNCH WHIDDON — gas, Ellora Energy Inc., Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
DEARMAN,J.W. GAS UNIT 1 — oil, Sonora Petroleum Corp., Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
ZAP DU — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
CENTER DEEP UNIT "AB" — gas, Rosetta Energy Partners, L P, Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 2 — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
ADAMS GU — gas, C. W. Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
STRAHAN R. E. GAS UNIT — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
BUCKNER-SMITH — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Shelby County, 11 thousand reported
CRAWFORD — oil, Ocean Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 10 thousand reported
KIDD, J — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 10 thousand reported
KIDD, R. — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 10 thousand reported
RIVERS UNIT — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 10 thousand reported
CRUMP, ROBERT — gas, Enerquest Corporation, Shelby County, 10 thousand reported
LATIMER — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 9 thousand reported
LUCAS OU A — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 9 thousand reported
SICKEL — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 9 thousand reported
GREEN — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 9 thousand reported
SHULL — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 9 thousand reported
IRISH, B. — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
ORUM — gas, Texas Land & Petro Co., LLC, Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
CRANE A-95 — gas, Sensor Oil & Gas, Inc., Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
REAGAN RILEY — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
WILSON — oil, Sonora Petroleum Corp., Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
NOBLES — oil, Encore Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 1 — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
MCKINNEY "F" — oil, Valence Operating Company, Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
LATIMER — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 8 thousand reported
MILDRED — gas, Aethon Energy Operating LLC, Shelby County, 7 thousand reported
ALLEN — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 7 thousand reported
ARCO NO. 1 — oil, Finley Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 7 thousand reported
LYNCH WHIDDON — gas, Ellora Energy Inc., Shelby County, 6 thousand reported
SUSTAINABLE FORREST, LLC — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 6 thousand reported
JOAQUIN -B- — oil, Fortune Operating Company, Shelby County, 6 thousand reported
STRICKLAND — gas, Acock Engineering & Assoc., Inc., Shelby County, 6 thousand reported
HILTON — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 6 thousand reported
HOWARD "A" — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Shelby County, 6 thousand reported
FORTUNE/ALLIED — oil, Fortune Operating Company, Shelby County, 6 thousand reported
MCMAHON FEDERAL (C) — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
FRANKS ESTATE — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
PEARSON — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
OLIVER UNIT — gas, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
AVA ISABELLA UNIT — oil, Keyway Oil & Gas Operating LLC, Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
SOJOURNER JOAQUIN ISD — oil, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
BORDERS — oil, Winston Land & Cattle Co., Inc., Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
HOWARD "A" — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
CARROLL, J. T. — oil, Big Run Production Company, Shelby County, 5 thousand reported
STEPHENSON "A" — oil, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Shelby County, 4 thousand reported
PINKSTON — gas, Petrohawk Operating Company, Shelby County, 4 thousand reported
CHILDRESS — oil, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 4 thousand reported
HOOPER (PETTET) — oil, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 4 thousand reported
VENORAH (PETTET) — gas, KJ Energy, LLC, Shelby County, 4 thousand reported
HOWARD, A. D. — oil, Goldsmith, J. Paul, Shelby County, 4 thousand reported
FRANKS, LAWRENCE T. — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 4 thousand reported
CARLTON GAS UNIT — gas, Devon Louisiana Corporation, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
MAY UNIT — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
PICKERING 'B' — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
BRYAN — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
JOAQUIN GAS UNIT "W" — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
BARTLE, VERNON — oil, Reata Petroleum, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
JENNY UNIT — gas, Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
PINKSTON — gas, BRG Lone Star Ltd., Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
STEPHENSON "A" — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
SHERMAN — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
STEPHENSON "A" — gas, Hibbard Energy, LP, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
VALTON GREER — oil, B & R Oil & Gas Company, Shelby County, 3 thousand reported
MAY — gas, Memorial Production Oper. LLC, Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
MCMAHON FEDERAL (D) — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
CHILDRESS, W. B. — oil, Key Production Co., Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
ACHERON — gas, Brown, Tom Inc., Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
CLAY — gas, Winston Land & Cattle Co., Inc., Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
FRANKS, LAWRENCE T. — gas, Arkla Exploration Co., Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
MIZE, M. A. — oil, Omimex Petroleum, Inc., Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
WYATT GAS UNIT — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
SIMPSON FEDERAL — gas, Yates, Harvey E. Company, Shelby County, 2 thousand reported
BUSH — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 1 thousand reported
MATHEWS UNIT — gas, Modern Exploration, Inc., Shelby County, 1 thousand reported
DEARMAN OIL UNIT — oil, Sonora Petroleum Corp., Shelby County, 1 thousand reported
HILTON — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Shelby County, 1 thousand reported
A. B. HOLT 1092 — gas, KJ Energy, LLC, Shelby County, 1 thousand reported
EDDINS UNIT — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 1 thousand reported
BARNEY — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Shelby County, 1 thousand reported
GRIFFIN — oil, Omimex Petroleum, Inc., Shelby County, 976 reported
THREE WISE MEN — oil, American Operating Company (A), Shelby County, 947 reported
MIZE, M. A. — oil, Omimex Petroleum, Inc., Shelby County, 930 reported
DAVIS SWD — gas, Harleton Oil & Gas Inc., Shelby County, 850 reported
JONES — oil, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 823 reported
BLACK, J. C. — gas, Challenger Oil Inc, Shelby County, 805 reported
GRANT — gas, Dale Operating Company, Shelby County, 771 reported
HANSON — oil, Inland Oil And Gas, Shelby County, 763 reported
BARTLE, VERNON -B- — oil, Center Start, LC, Shelby County, 724 reported
FORTUNE/HEART — oil, Fortune Operating Company, Shelby County, 601 reported
MASSEY — oil, CG Operating, Inc., Shelby County, 450 reported
WATERS, JERALD A. — oil, B & R Oil & Gas Company, Shelby County, 405 reported
DILLARD "A" — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Shelby County, 388 reported
JOAQUIN GAS UNIT "W" — gas, Challenger Oil Inc, Shelby County, 313 reported
JONES — gas, Unit Petroleum Company, Shelby County, 222 reported
ORUM — oil, Texas Land & Petro Co., LLC, Shelby County, 163 reported
ADAMS — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 136 reported
REDDITT OU A — gas, Buckhorn Operating LLC, Shelby County, 121 reported
CHUMLEY V — oil, MJ Energy Company, LLC, Shelby County, 111 reported
CORBETT — oil, Ellora Operating, L.P., Shelby County, 110 reported
I.P. — gas, Miller Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 106 reported
HUGHES — gas, Miller Energy, Inc., Shelby County, 89 reported
BAILEY — oil, RLM Energy Company Inc., Shelby County, 89 reported
RUDD — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Shelby County, 41 reported
ANDERSON PARTNERSHIP — oil, Hibbard Energy, LP, Shelby County, 32 reported
ACHERON — oil, Powerline Energy Corp., Shelby County, 13 reported
STOCKMAN, EMMETT — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Shelby County, 5 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.