Cherokee County, Texas Wells Summary
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Prior 60 days
60-day trend
Cherokee County contains 186 wells on file, with top operators including VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY and FOREST OIL CORPORATION.
Wells in Cherokee span several oil & gas fields including OVERTON (COTTON VALLEY SAND) and NECHES (WOODBINE).
Most recent well on record: BURNS-POOLE, operated by VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY — last updated April 2026.
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 162 Permian
- 44 Eagle Ford
- 28 Haynesville
- 20 Other
- 2 Granite Wash
Drilling for
- 209 Oil
- 47 Gas
Recent drilling permits 12 most recent permits filed
| Date | Operator | County | Permit # | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC | Cherokee | 913901 | 42-073-30527 |
| 2025-10-24 | JAMEX, INC. | Cherokee | 911232 | 42-073-31597 |
| 2024-11-22 | MUD CREEK OPERATING, LLC | Cherokee | 904198 | 42-073-31596 |
| 2024-06-06 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | Cherokee | 900173 | 42-073-31594 |
| 2024-06-06 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | Cherokee | 900176 | 42-073-31595 |
| 2024-04-25 | NEC OPERATING LLC | Cherokee | 898461 | 42-073-31059 |
| 2024-04-10 | ELMS OIL COMPANY | Cherokee | 898293 | 42-073-30569 |
| 2024-01-12 | SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION | Cherokee | 896405 | 42-073-31593 |
| 2024-01-10 | SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION | Cherokee | 896404 | 42-073-31592 |
| 2022-09-22 | MAXIMUS OPERATING | Cherokee | 42-073-31589 | |
| 2022-09-21 | C W RESOURCES | Cherokee | 42-073-31588 | |
| 2022-08-29 | SABINE OIL & GAS | Cherokee | 42-073-31586 |
Cherokee County well density
Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells;
larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
169 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Cherokee County by total wells
Operators: Valence Operating Company, Forest Oil Corporation, Breitburn Operating L.p., Buffco Production Inc., Xto Energy Inc., Jamex, Inc., Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Mercury Operating, Llc, Quantum Resources Management,llc, Brg Lone Star Ltd..
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Cherokee County
Fields: Overton (Cotton Valley Sand), Neches (Woodbine), Walkers Chapel (Pettit 8100), Doyle Creek (Travis Peak), Maydell (Woodbine), Sym-Jac, West (Hosston), Jacksonville, No. (Woodbine), Black Bayou (Glen Rose), Wildcat, Decker Switch (Travis Peak).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS-POOLE | 2026-04-02 | 4 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | 07331567 |
| MCGILL-BURKE A (AW) | 2026-01-05 | 4 | SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION | 07331593 |
| MCGILL-MURPHY B (AW) | 2026-01-05 | 4 | SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION | 07331592 |
| LIONHEAD | 2025-10-29 | 6 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | 07331595 |
| VALLIER-SESSIONS | 2025-10-16 | 2 | MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD. | 07331589 |
| NECHES OU 22 | 2025-09-18 | 2 | PELES, LLC | 07300784 |
| THOMPSON | 2025-08-08 | 8 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | 07331549 |
| SOUTH, C. S. | 2025-01-06 | 2 | CULVER & CAIN PRODUCTION LLC | 07380006 |
| CARTER, BARBARA | 2024-12-31 | 2 | not found | 07331019 |
| NORTHCUTT-BURKE B (AW) | 2024-12-03 | 4 | SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION | 07331587 |
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