Over 30 oil and gas wells were reported as either new drilling activities or with initial production data in East Texas counties for the week of September 6-12, 2026. Data from the Texas Railroad Commission indicates 16 new drilling operations permitted or commencing, alongside production reports for 15 wells, predominantly in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field. These activities spanned counties including Shelby, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Harrison, Angelina, and San Augustine.
New drilling activity was concentrated in four East Texas counties. Shelby County saw four new gas wells from Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC, all designated as part of the Bullitt A and B leases. These wells, including Bullitt A/1H, Bullitt A/2H, Bullitt B/3H, and Bullitt B/4H, are located approximately 0.8 miles northeast of Choyce in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, each planned for a depth of 12,500 feet.
Nacogdoches County reported the highest number of new well activities, with a total of eight. Aethon Energy Operating LLC permitted one gas well, Mylo Gas Unit/4H, in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, expected to reach 14,600 feet, situated 2.0 miles southwest of Martinsville. Sonerra Resources Corp. initiated a single oil or gas well, Henderson/1, in the Wildcat field, with a projected depth of 11,000 feet, located 15 miles east of Nacogdoches. Exco Operating Co. LP added two gas wells, Ironhorse SU B Alloc/1H and Ironhorse SU B Alloc/2HB, both in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field at a depth of 15,400 feet, approximately 8.8 miles southwest of Chireno. Adamas Energy LLC contributed four gas wells, consisting of Grizzlies-Sun King A/1H and Grizzlies-Sun King B/2H, alongside Texans-Sun King A/1H and Texans-Sun King B/2H. These wells are all in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, targeting 15,300 feet, and are located about 1.8 miles north or northeast from Chireno.
In Panola County, three new gas wells were reported. Sabine Energy INC added one well, Wyatt C HS (AW)/3H, in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, planned for a depth of 12,000 feet, located 13.6 miles southwest of Marshall. TGNR East Texas II LLC initiated two deeper gas wells, J14E Hull CS/3HH and J14E Hull DS/4HH, also in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, with significant target depths of 22,000 feet, situated 3.5 miles east of Carthage.
Rusk County saw one new oil or gas well from RFE Operating LLC. The Berkshire East (AW)/1H well is located in the Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field, with a depth of 12,000 feet, approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Overton.
The Texas Railroad Commission data also included initial flow rate reports for 15 wells across four counties. Six of these wells specified production volumes.
In Panola County, TGNR Panola LLC reported a flow rate of 38,372.89 through a 2.375-inch choke for its F14F Anderson CN/3HH well, located 10 miles southeast of Deberry at a depth of 11,249 feet in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field. R Lacy Services LTD reported identical flow rates of 43,217.00 through a 2.50-inch choke for three wells: Tower HV D/4HH, Tower HV E/5HH, and Tower HV F/6HH. These wells are all in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, with depths ranging from 11,502 to 11,593 feet, and are located 5 miles east of Tatum. TGNR East Texas II LLC also had four wells in Panola County—Furrh-Cooper HV Unit E/5H, Furrh-Cooper HV Unit B/2H, Furrh-Cooper HV Unit C/3H, and Furrh-Cooper HV Unit A/1H—all in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field near Elysian Field at depths around 10,862 to 11,026 feet, but their specific flow rates were not available in the public record.
Harrison County recorded two wells with specific flow rates. Sabine Energy INC reported a flow rate of 43,217.40 through a 2.500-inch choke for two gas wells, Bobcat A HS (AW)/1H and Bobcat B HS (AW)/2H. These wells, in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, are located 10.5 miles southwest of Marshall, with depths of 11,668 and 11,639 feet, respectively. Tanos Exploration IV LLC's Bergson-Nesbitt NA (AW)/1H well, 7.9 miles northwest from Marshall in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field at 11,516 feet, had no flow rate specified. TGNR East Texas II LLC also reported its TP Smith HV Unit C/3H well, 3.5 miles southwest of Waskom, in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field at 10,936 feet, without a specific flow rate listed.
Further south in Angelina County, two wells had production reports without specified flow rates. Aethon Energy Operating LLC's Dino Gas Unit/6HB (15,502 feet) and Adamas Energy LLC's Utahraptor Gas Unit/5H (15,624 feet) are both in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, located 7 miles north of Huntington.
San Augustine County had one well report: Apex Natural Gas LLC's Bennett Gas Unit/2H, in the Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field, 13,683 feet deep and 7.3 miles northeast of Chireno, also without a specified flow rate.
The detailed drilling and production information for these wells was compiled from data provided by the Texas Railroad Commission, covering operations reported between September 6 and September 12, 2026. The search for this data included a wide range of East Texas counties, though all specific activities listed were within the described counties.
