Cameron County, Texas
Cameron County drilling permits: what the state recorded
- 1drilling permit
- 0completions
- 0first-production reports
- in the last twelve months
Wells by coordinates
Oil wells and drilling locations in Cameron County
- Drilling locations1Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells0On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing4Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged1The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
5 wells with a location on the state's map and 1 drilling location permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
A permit is not a well.
Wells near each town in Cameron County
- Combes5 wells
- Green Valley Farms1 permit
- Harlingen1 permit
- La Feria12 wells
- Laguna Heights4 wells
- Laguna Vista2 wells
- Las Palmas II5 wells
- Laureles1 permit
- Los Indios2 wells
- Palm Valley10 wells
- Port Isabel4 wells
- Primera12 wells
- Rio Hondo19 wells
- San Benito1 permit
- Santa Rosa12 wells
- South Padre Island4 wells
Wells within 10 miles of each town, on either side of the county line.
Use this map on your site
You may show this map on any site, unchanged. Keep the credit line and its link to Royalty Clerk under the map. The picture updates by itself as the state records new wells and permits.
<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/cameron-county-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/county-wells/cameron-county-tx.svg" alt="Map of Cameron County, Texas, with 5 oil and gas wells and 1 recent drilling locations as dots." width="1000" height="1166" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/cameron-county-tx">Cameron County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>The last twelve months
Month by month in Cameron County
| Month | Permits | Completions | First production |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Counted from November 15, 2025 to May 22, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.
Free, no sign-in
The newest drilling permits in Cameron County
| Issued | Lease and well | Operator | Drilling began | Depth, ft | API number | Coordinates | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | WILDCAT 7new drill · verticalWWM Operating, LLCAPI 42-061-30542 · permit 091560426.19025, -97.59971375 ft | WWM Operating, LLC |
A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
The latest
The most recent records
| Date | What, who and where |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Permit issued: WWM Operating, LLCWILDCAT · A-16 · permit 0915604 |
Follow it
Watch Cameron County, or one abstract
What do you want to follow?
Where the land is. Your deed or lease names it.
For example A-1119, or Bush, or T&P 38. Your deed or the tax bill has it.
Other counties
Drilling activity in other counties
Related
Related
- ToolTexas well watchPermit, completion, first production and when the first check is due.
- ToolIs this buyout offer fair?The offer as months of your income, what the acres mean, and the questions to ask.
- ToolIs this lease offer good?Bonus and royalty against the county, and a scan of the lease's clauses.
- Texas dataTexas operator changesWho took over whose leases in the last 24 months.
- ToolLate payment interestDeadlines and the interest a late payment earns.
- Texas dataTexas oil and gas atlas254 counties, every lease, operator and field.
FAQ
Questions people ask
How many wells were permitted in Cameron County in the last year?
The Railroad Commission issued 1 drilling permit in Cameron County in the twelve months to May 22, 2026, and recorded 0 completions and 0 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.
How do I get an alert when a permit is issued near my land in Cameron County?
Choose your abstract on this page, or the whole county, and sign in. You get one email a week, only when something new is recorded after you sign up. The alert says whether an event is on an interest in your Mineral File, on a place you follow, or only nearby.
When is my first royalty check due after a new well?
Natural Resources Code section 91.402(a) says on or before 120 days after the end of the month of first sale of production from the well. The state's first-production month is the closest public marker, so the date on this page is the earliest, not a certainty.
Got a new well on your land?
The first check is due within 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.