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SM ENERGY COMPANY
SM ENERGY COMPANY is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #788997. It holds 1,900 wellbores on record, 1,126 of them producing. It has 203 drilling permits on record across 5 Texas counties (Howard, Webb, Upton and 2 more), most recently on 2026-10-22. 201 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
The mineral owners under SM ENERGY COMPANY's new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when SM ENERGY COMPANY files a new W-1 drilling permit, the Permit Owner File matches it to the listed mineral owners under the tract and delivers them that Monday with mailing addresses, for every operator filing in the package counties.
Recent permits by SM ENERGY COMPANY
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Webb | BRISCOE R (SA48) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-22 | Webb | BRISCOE R (SA47) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-22 | Webb | BRISCOE R (SA46) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-22 | Webb | BRISCOE R (SA45) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-15 | Webb | BRISCOE R (SA44) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-15 | Crane | VERNON C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-15 | Crane | VERNON B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-15 | Crane | VERNON A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-15 | Webb | BRISCOE R (SA43) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-15 | Webb | BRISCOE R (SA41) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-15 | Webb | BRISCOE R (SA39) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-24 | Howard | WILLIE SCOTT AA | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-24 | Howard | WILLIE SCOTT AA | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-21 | Howard | JACUZZIE A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-14 | Howard | WILLIE SCOTT BB | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-14 | Howard | WILLIE SCOTT BB | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-14 | Howard | WILLIE SCOTT BA | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-13 | Crane | VERNON C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-13 | Crane | VERNON B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-13 | Crane | VERNON A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-11 | Webb | BRISCOE C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-11 | Webb | BRISCOE C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-03 | Crane | VERNON C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-03 | Crane | VERNON B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-03 | Crane | VERNON A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-29 | Howard | ROHL A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-29 | Howard | JACUZZIE B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-29 | Howard | JACUZZIE A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-28 | Howard | WACO KID MARION RAVENWOOD C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-28 | Howard | WACO KID MARION RAVENWOOD B | Drill | Horiz |
Where SM ENERGY COMPANY operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Howard County | 87 | 2026-08-24 |
| Webb County | 60 | 2026-10-22 |
| Upton County | 41 | 2026-03-12 |
| Crane County | 10 | 2026-09-15 |
| Martin County | 5 | 2026-02-10 |
Fields SM ENERGY COMPANY holds wells in
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 |
| 2017 | 35 | 34 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.