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Fort Bend County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Arcola

  • 988wells
  • 1drilling location in two years
  • 35producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Arcola

Map of Arcola, Texas: 988 wells and 1 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations1Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells573On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing98Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged317The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.49607, -95.46578); the counts are for wells inside it. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outlines, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map.

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Drilling permits near Arcola are new: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 4.1 miles south of the town's point. 988 wells and 1 drilling location permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Arcola, each where the state puts it. 35 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Arcola

The 1 drilling permit of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N NE E SE S 1SW W NW
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 1 permit

  • 1drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.

A permit is permission to drill, not a well, and a well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. Direction is taken from the well's surface location. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits and wellbore records.

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Arcola

wells with a location on the state's map
988
drilling permits in the last 24 months
1
producing leases with a well in the circle
35
operators running them
11
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
355,185 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
574,236 mcf

A lease counts when at least one of its wells is inside the circle; its whole production is counted, so a lease reaching beyond the circle counts in full.

In dollars

What the oil and gas near Arcola sold for

The 35 producing leases with a well near Arcola sold about $28 million of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$28 million
oil and condensate sold
355,374 bbl
gas sold
280,791 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$451,812

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Arcola comes to about $4,518 for the 12 months.

Sold volumes at the public monthly prices, before severance tax and any costs. A guide to the size, not what any owner was paid.

Sold volumes from each lease's monthly report to the Railroad Commission, times the month's West Texas Intermediate oil price and Henry Hub gas price (EIA). Real prices at the lease differ. A lease counts in full when one of its wells is near the town. Check a statement against what the lease sold

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits near Arcola

The 3 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Arcola
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-03-20DOROTHY ROBINSON 1vertical · API 42-039-33384 · permit 0914218Zachry Exploration, LLC4.1 mi S29.43760, -95.47900 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-10-24PANTHER 2vertical · API 42-157-33286 · permit 0894650Delfin Operating, LLC6.2 mi NW29.57863, -95.50719 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2022-04-04SCOUT 1REvertical · API 42-039-33204 · permit 0873178Aspect Energy, LLC3.8 mi E29.48137, -95.40448 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Distances are from the town's point to the well's surface location. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits.

Find your land

The surveys under the new drilling near Arcola

Your deed or county tax notice names a survey and an abstract number. These are the ones with the most drilling permits in the last two years. Each has its own page with its wells and permits.
  • A-43 BIGGAM, F1 permit, newest March 20, 2026

Not in the list? Search every survey in the county by name or abstract number.

Who is on the county roll

16 mineral accounts near Arcola are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 781 accounts under 484 owner names on 19 leases with a well near Arcola.
mineral accounts on the roll
781
owner names
484
appraised value of those accounts
$3.5 million
the middle account's appraised value
$109
the middle account in all of Fort Bend County
$0
accounts titled to an estate
16

An account in the name of an estate usually means the owner died and the title was never moved to the heirs. The account stays on the roll, and these are appraised at $26,181 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Arcola, their name may be one of them.

Totals from the county appraisal district's mineral roll, matched to leases by the state lease number. No owner is named here, and a count under 10 accounts or 5 owner names is left out. How Fort Bend County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Arcola

The 20 producing leases with a well inside the circle, most oil and gas first. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993, free.
  1. 1Lockwood, H. P.49,714 bbl · 75,244 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 41 wells in the circle
  2. 2Lockwood & Sharp -A-59,392 bbl · 13,981 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 56 wells in the circle
  3. 3Scout14,850 bbl · 279,648 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Booth, F. I., ETAL -A-37,122 bbl · 22,790 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 61 wells in the circle
  5. 5North Thompson Unit33,337 bbl · 6,228 mcf a yearMcGowan Working Partners, Inc. · Fort Bend County · 38 wells in the circle
  6. 6Lockwood & Sharp -B-27,657 bbl · 9,602 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 47 wells in the circle
  7. 7Myers, A. E.12,398 bbl · 52,426 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 41 wells in the circle
  8. 8Davis, J. H. P. Estate16,673 bbl · 18,457 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 16 wells in the circle
  9. 9Davis, J.h.p.11,983 bbl · 41,085 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 31 wells in the circle
  10. 10Schindler12,579 bbl · 17,962 mcf a yearHorizon Prod. and Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Cosmonaut14,984 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCobra Oil & Gas Corporation · Fort Bend County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Booth, T. R.9,251 bbl · 10,841 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 34 wells in the circle
  13. 13Wolters, R.a. NCT-110,789 bbl · 1,450 mcf a yearMcGowan Working Partners, Inc. · Fort Bend County · 7 wells in the circle
  14. 14George, A. P. -A-7,132 bbl · 18,479 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 13 wells in the circle
  15. 15Davis, Elsie F. Trustee5,725 bbl · 0 mcf a yearGcows Operating LLC · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Wolters, R. A. ETAL -B-4,759 bbl · 3,113 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 10 wells in the circle
  17. 17Mercury Gas Unit4,263 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCobra Oil & Gas Corporation · Fort Bend County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18George, A. P.3,378 bbl · 715 mcf a yearP.O.&G. Operating, LLC · Fort Bend County · 9 wells in the circle
  19. 19Colby, O. C.3,169 bbl · 0 mcf a yearEvolution Resources, LLC · Brazoria County · 3 wells in the circle
  20. 20Davis, E F3,066 bbl · 0 mcf a yearGcows Operating LLC · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Arcola

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 35 producing leases near Arcola. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.17 leases
  • ERGON OIL PURCHASING, INC.13 leases
  • LESSLEY SERVICES LLC3 leases
  • TRUTH RESOURCES, L.P.3 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC2 leases

Gas

  • KINDER MORGAN TEJAS PIPELINE LLC14 leases
  • ARM ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC1 lease
  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP1 lease
  • ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC1 lease

From each lease's newest Form P-4 filing with the Railroad Commission, which names its gatherers and purchasers. One lease can name several.

If your checks stopped

Leases near Arcola that went quiet or changed hands

The two most common reasons a royalty check stops: the lease stopped reporting production, or a new company took it over and the paperwork is catching up.

10 leases reported nothing for a year or more

Leases that reported within the last four years and then stopped. The newest to stop first.

  • Price, J.e. · Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.last report March 2025
  • Price, J. E. · Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.last report March 2025
  • Witmer-Price · Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.last report March 2025
  • Price, J. · Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.last report March 2025
  • Booth, T. R. · P.O.&G. Operating, LLClast report March 2025
  • Lockwood & Sharp -A- · P.O.&G. Operating, LLClast report March 2025
  • Harris, W.c. Et Al · Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.last report July 2024
  • Waller, C. J. Trust · Aspect Energy, LLClast report February 2024
  • Huffman, V. S. · Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.last report October 2023
  • Massey · Denbury Onshore, LLClast report November 2022

Is my lease still active?

9 leases got a new operator in two years

Checks often pause after a change while the new company sets up its owner records. The newest first.

My royalty checks stopped: what to do

From the monthly production reports operators file with the Railroad Commission. The newest months fill in late, so a lease is listed only after 12 months with no report.

Year by year

Production of the leases near Arcola, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 661,076 bbl of oil. 2025 was 378,592, 43% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Arcola, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far232,065356,641
2025378,592583,041
2024434,049548,453
2023483,140569,270
2022568,021533,673
2021651,270568,375
2020661,076601,229

Every lease with a well in the circle, producing now or not, as reported to the Railroad Commission. The newest months fill in as operators report.

The long view: in the state's records from January 1993 on, 89 of these leases reported 39,976,848 bbl of oil and condensate and 57,881,002 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Arcola

Arcola has more wells than 7 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Arcola is in ZIP code 77583: its wells and permits

All of Fort Bend County: leases, operators and production · Fort Bend County well map

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Arcola

One email a week at most, and only when something is filed: a new drilling permit, a finished well, or first production with a well location inside this circle.

Watching a place says nothing about who owns the land or the minerals there. For the whole county, or one survey, use the Fort Bend County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Arcola?

988 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Arcola: 573 on leases that are producing, 98 not producing and 317 plugged. The state also issued 1 drilling permit with a well location in that circle in the last 24 months.

What are the coordinates on this page?

Latitude and longitude of the well's surface location in NAD83, the coordinates map apps use. They come from the Railroad Commission's well layers as published, and from its drilling permit files, which are published in the older NAD27 and converted here. Paste them into any map app. A horizontal well's bottom hole can be a mile or two away from its surface location.

Do I own minerals under a well near Arcola?

A well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. The county's mineral roll lists who is paid on each producing lease. Search a name to see whether the Fort Bend County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Arcola picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Arcola are new: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 4.1 miles south of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Arcola worth?

The 35 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $28 million of oil and gas in their newest 12 months on file, at the public monthly prices and before taxes and costs. That is what the leases sold, not what a tract of land or a mineral interest is worth: an owner is paid a share of one lease.

A relative owned minerals near Arcola and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 16 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Arcola. Search the family name first. If an account turns up, the title usually has to be moved to the heirs before the operator will pay them.

Inherited minerals: where to start

My checks from a lease here stopped. Why?

The usual reasons: the lease stopped producing, a new operator took it over, or the operator put the payments in suspense over a title or address question. Near Arcola, 10 leases went quiet and 9 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Arcola?

16 accounts near Arcola are still in the name of an estate. See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.

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Sources

Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.