Quick answer: Valor's Shelby County, Texas rankings show the 17 operators producing the most oil and gas here — Sheridan Production Company leads — from Texas Railroad Commission filings over the last six months. If you own minerals in Shelby County, these operators are your likely check-writers. Valor verifies the operator on your tract, audits every royalty check, and recovers suspended funds. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
The top 17 oil and gas operators in Shelby County, Texas, ranked by monthly oil production. Combined output of all 23 reporting operators: 6,339 BBL oil and 32,751,168 Mcf gas across 550 reporting wells/leases.
Momentum blends the year-over-year change in average monthly production (oil + gas at 6 Mcf per BOE, 2025-11 – 2026-05 vs the same months a year earlier, complete reporting months only) with the change in drilling permits (last 12 months vs the prior 12: 44 vs 21). Each input is capped at ±100%.
Benchmark gross value of production: about $45.8M per month — 2,038 bbl of oil and 10,481,749 Mcf of gas a month, priced at the EIA average WTI ($73.03/bbl) and Henry Hub ($4.20/MMBtu) spot prices over the same months.
Benchmark prices before quality and location differentials, transport, taxes and costs; this is a county-level economic indicator, not the value of any mineral or royalty interest.
Source: Valor analysis of public oil and gas data. Statistics are published on this page; no bulk download is offered.
| Rank | Operator | Oil (BBL) | Gas (Mcf) | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sheridan Production Company | 1,187 | 235,466 | 63 |
| 3 | Merit Energy Company | 1,108 | 47,686 | 5 |
| 4 | Buckhorn Operating LLC | 561 | 161,557 | 39 |
| 5 | Hibbard Energy | 524 | 67,545 | 32 |
| 6 | Adamas Energy LLC | 440 | 6,935,949 | 56 |
| 7 | Brookston Energy | 421 | 243,039 | 42 |
| 9 | Ellora Energy | 197 | 402,097 | 61 |
| 10 | Eqv Operating LLC | 190 | 174,445 | 41 |
| 11 | M E Operating & Services | 91 | 14,301 | 4 |
| 12 | Atlas Operating | 64 | 1,658 | 4 |
| 13 | Silver Hill Energy Partners | 0 | 6,486,990 | 41 |
| 14 | Apex Natural Gas | 0 | 7,897,078 | 8 |
| 15 | Exco Operating Company | 0 | 92,815 | 7 |
| 17 | Bpx Operating Company | 0 | 41,569 | 6 |
| 19 | Fortune Resources | 0 | 7,542 | 3 |
| 20 | Xto Energy | 0 | 6,174,914 | 108 |
| 21 | Rockcliff Energy Operating Iii LLC | 0 | 3,711,219 | 20 |
| — | 6 other operators (fewer than 3 producing wells/leases each) | 1,556 | 55,298 | 10 |
The largest oil and gas operators in Shelby County by reported production are Sheridan Production Company, Merit Energy Company, and Buckhorn Operating LLC. In total, 23 operators reported 6,339 BBL of oil and 32,751,168 Mcf of gas across 550 wells and leases over the last six months. If you own minerals in Shelby County, these operators are your likely check-writers — Valor tracks production and royalties by tract so you know who owes you.
Start with the operator rankings on this page, then confirm the exact well and operator on your tract through the Shelby County records and your division orders. Valor's mineral management verifies which operators cover your Shelby County tracts and reconciles every royalty check to the right well.
Yes — 23 operators reported active production in Shelby County over the last six months, led by Sheridan Production Company. Activity shifts as operators drill, complete, and sell interests; Valor monitors production and permits so Shelby County owners can see changes near their tracts.
Operators pay Shelby County mineral owners a royalty on production, based on a decimal interest set out on a division order. Missed or suspended checks are common after a move, a death, or a title gap. Valor audits Shelby County royalty statements, recovers suspended funds, and manages the interest so owners are paid correctly.
Valor manages minerals for owners — confirming which of the operators above cover your tracts, auditing every royalty check, recovering suspended and unclaimed funds, and giving you one clear, tax-ready view of what you own in Shelby County. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
Page last reviewed: July 2026. Rankings are refreshed monthly from Texas Railroad Commission filings.