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Duval County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Benavides

  • 157wells
  • 1drilling location in two years
  • 19producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Benavides

Map of Benavides, Texas: 157 wells and 1 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations1Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells23On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing65Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged69The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (27.59892, -98.40807); 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 Benavides are new: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 9.0 miles south-east of the town's point. 157 wells and 1 drilling location permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Benavides, each where the state puts it. 19 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/benavides-tx">Benavides, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Benavides

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 1S SW 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

  • 1still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

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 Benavides

wells with a location on the state's map
157
drilling permits in the last 24 months
1
producing leases with a well in the circle
19
operators running them
8
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
71,159 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
39,327 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 Benavides sold for

The 19 producing leases with a well near Benavides sold about $5.4 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
$5.4 million
oil and condensate sold
69,733 bbl
gas sold
38,914 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$91,487

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Benavides comes to about $915 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 Benavides

The 4 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Benavides
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-20SOUTHARD 1vertical · API 42-131-39704 · permit 0919386Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.9.0 mi SE27.50508, -98.30489 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-07-01PARR A 2vertical · API 42-131-39692 · permit 0900584Bridwell Oil Co.4.2 mi S27.53805, -98.39871 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-31VALADEZ 1Avertical · API 42-131-39691 · permit 0900063Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.4.1 mi E27.59907, -98.34157 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-06-30PARR SUNRAY 1vertical · API 42-131-38629 · permit 0891533Cerberus Engineering, LLC8.5 mi SE27.51052, -98.31031 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 Benavides

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-227 GONZALES, J A1 permit, newest October 20, 2026

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Benavides

The 19 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. 1Driscoll, Robert41,408 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Marchbanks12,774 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAwp Operating Company · Duval County · 2 wells in the circle
  3. 3Keetch88 bbl · 27,660 mcf a yearBridwell Oil Co. · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Barton4,069 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBridwell Oil Co. · Duval County · 2 wells in the circle
  5. 5Kibbe-Moos, Anna -A-2,443 bbl · 0 mcf a yearL.t.d. Explorations Inc. · Duval County · 2 wells in the circle
  6. 6Miller0 bbl · 11,254 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Kibbe-Moos, Anna -B-1,821 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCerberus Engineering, LLC · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Miller West1,784 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Duval County · 2 wells in the circle
  9. 9Hernandez "A"1,728 bbl · 0 mcf a yearL.t.d. Explorations Inc. · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Miller T1,294 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Parr1,094 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBridwell Oil Co. · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Casas977 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAmerican Shoreline, Inc. · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Hernandez664 bbl · 0 mcf a yearL.t.d. Explorations Inc. · Duval County · 2 wells in the circle
  14. 14Marchbanks "A"383 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAwp Operating Company · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Carrl339 bbl · 0 mcf a yearL.t.d. Explorations Inc. · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16M. M. Miller282 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Hinojosa "B"0 bbl · 212 mcf a yearBlack Gold Operating Co, LLC · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18M. Ramirez Gas Unit0 bbl · 201 mcf a yearBlack Gold Operating Co, LLC · Duval County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Hinojosa "A"11 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBlack Gold Operating Co, LLC · Duval County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Benavides

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 19 producing leases near Benavides. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • DORADO OIL COMPANY8 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.7 leases
  • GENESIS CRUDE OIL, L.P.4 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY1 lease

Gas

  • ENERFIN FIELD SERVICES LLC4 leases
  • UPSTREAM ENERGY SERVICES2 leases
  • ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC1 lease
  • HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY1 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 Benavides 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.

12 leases reported nothing for a year or more

Leases that reported within the last four years and then stopped. The newest to stop first; 10 shown.

Is my lease still active?

10 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 Benavides, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 131,331 bbl of oil. 2025 was 77,766, 41% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Benavides, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far47,80631,846
202577,76626,724
202478,412117,586
202394,021264,463
2022108,422402,234
2021120,403256,428
2020131,331265,426

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, 82 of these leases reported 3,503,173 bbl of oil and condensate and 19,181,003 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

The wells near Benavides, and what a lease has gone for

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 14 of its own tracts in Duval County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $75 an acre, the usual royalty 10%, the usual term 3 years; the newest is dated March 3, 2026. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Duval County?

Depth and well type from the Railroad Commission's well records, where the record has them. State lease figures from the Texas General Land Office.

Around it

Towns near Benavides

Benavides has more wells than 3 of the 6 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Benavides is in ZIP code 78341: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Benavides

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 Duval County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Benavides?

157 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Benavides: 23 on leases that are producing, 65 not producing and 69 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 Benavides?

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 Duval County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Benavides picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Benavides are new: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 9.0 miles south-east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Benavides worth?

The 19 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $5.4 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.

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 Benavides, 12 leases went quiet and 10 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Benavides?

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.