Texas county activity

Smith County, Texas, week of Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Smith County for an earlier week.

2 permits filed, 2 permits issued, 1 permit amended, 4 completions reported.

Most active operators

1. FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC 6 permits and completions
2. VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY 3 permits and completions

Notable filings

• A well completion was reported Oct 16

  CLEO #1H

  Operator: VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY API 42-423-32466

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Oct 12 to Oct 16

  MILTON ANDERSON 9 #1

  Operator: FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC Permit 919295

• A drilling permit was amended Oct 16

  THEDFORD #2H

  Operator: VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY Permit 913392

• A drilling permit was applied for and issued Oct 12 to Oct 16

  WALDROP 4 #1

  Operator: FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC Permit 919308

• A well completion was reported Oct 13

  ALLRED 1 #1

  Operator: FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC API 42-423-30575

• A well completion was reported Oct 13

  WILSON VERNON 6 #1

  Operator: FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC API 42-423-31680

• A well completion was reported Oct 12

  ANTONY #1H

  Operator: VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY API 42-423-32465

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Recent activity

Over the 6 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 25, 2026: 3 permits filed, 3 permits issued, 1 amendment applied for, 1 permit amended, 13 completions reported, 10 operator changes. Some weeks in that span could not be confirmed. The most recent of those weeks with a filing was the week of Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026.

Operator changes and production postings come from monthly RRC records, so what they report can be weeks or months old.

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026
• Week of Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026 (shown above)
• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Every week on record for Smith County

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Busiest Texas counties that week

1. Martin County 94 permits and completions
2. Reeves County 67 permits and completions
3. Upton County 65 permits and completions
4. Loving County 61 permits and completions
5. Midland County 61 permits and completions

Counts and filings come from the Texas Railroad Commission's public records for the week shown and are summarized the same way as the NetAcre™ Monday county digest. How these pages are made.