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Nueces County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Bishop

  • 378wells
  • 7drilling locations in two years
  • 185producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Bishop

Map of Bishop, Texas: 378 wells and 7 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations7Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells206On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing103Shut 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 (27.58614, -97.79916); 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 Bishop are rising: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before. Most of them are north of town: 6 of 7 lie on that side. The nearest is 5.9 miles north-east of the town's point. 378 wells and 7 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Bishop, each where the state puts it. 185 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Bishop

The 7 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 4NE 2E 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 7 permits

  • 1finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 1finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.
  • 2drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 3still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

Wells finished in the last two years: 1 north, 1 north-east of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 1 well starts outside the 10-mile circle and ends inside it. So a well can drain land a mile or two from the spot where it shows on a map.

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 Bishop

wells with a location on the state's map
378
drilling permits in the last 24 months
7
producing leases with a well in the circle
185
operators running them
11
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
78,850 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
1,579,730 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 Bishop sold for

The 185 producing leases with a well near Bishop sold about $11 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
$11 million
oil and condensate sold
75,143 bbl
gas sold
1,538,869 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$23,722

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Bishop comes to about $237 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 Bishop

The 11 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Bishop
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-07-31WELCH 1vertical · API 42-273-32703 · permit 0917520Cimarron Engineering, LLC9.4 mi S27.45107, -97.78193 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-18HARLAN 1vertical · API 42-355-34232 · permit 0916490Paloma Operating, LLC7.7 mi N27.69771, -97.79871 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-14RIVERS 1vertical · API 42-355-34231 · permit 0912711Paloma Operating, LLC8.3 mi N27.70668, -97.79590 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-18DRISCOLL FOUNDATION 1Dvertical · API 42-355-04918 · permit 0911800Paloma Operating, LLC8.3 mi N27.70666, -97.80448 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-06-11FLINN GAS UNIT 1vertical · API 42-355-05946 · permit 0908496Dewbre Petroleum Corporation6.6 mi NE27.65838, -97.72794 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-03-17H.A. JOHNSON 1Rvertical · API 42-355-06651 · permit 0906709Paloma Operating, LLC5.9 mi NE27.64114, -97.72565 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-03-03DRISCOLL FOUNDATION 1vertical · API 42-355-34228 · permit 0906298Paloma Operating, LLC8.4 mi N27.70847, -97.80431 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-08-14DUGGER 3vertical · API 42-355-33705 · permit 0901918KRC Operating, LLC6.3 mi NE27.65246, -97.72896 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-03-12VIPER DUGGER 2vertical · API 42-355-34225 · permit 0898078Viper S.w.d., LLC5.7 mi NE27.64254, -97.73113 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-01-25HLMW 1vertical · API 42-355-34223 · permit 0896763Paloma Operating, LLC3.0 mi NW27.61822, -97.83119 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-01-16VIPER DUGGER 1vertical · API 42-355-34222 · permit 0896518Viper S.w.d., LLC5.9 mi NE27.64333, -97.72844 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 Bishop

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-116 GARCIA, M4 permits, newest June 18, 2026
  • A-63 CABASOS, J A2 permits, newest June 11, 2025
  • A-101 DE LA GARZA, L L1 permit, newest July 31, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

123 mineral accounts near Bishop are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 4,994 accounts under 1,392 owner names on 46 leases with a well near Bishop.
mineral accounts on the roll
4,994
owner names
1,392
appraised value of those accounts
$5.4 million
the middle account's appraised value
$0
the middle account in all of Nueces County
$0
accounts titled to an estate
123

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 $3,160 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Bishop, 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 Nueces County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Bishop

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. 1Driscoll Foundation30,649 bbl · 35,448 mcf a yearPaloma Operating, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Wardner, G.p.5,353 bbl · 71,444 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 42 wells in the circle
  3. 3Viper Dugger13,538 bbl · 0 mcf a yearViper S.w.d., LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Wardner, G.p.0 bbl · 73,200 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Lowry-Hill8,951 bbl · 0 mcf a yearDewbre Petroleum Corporation · Nueces County · 2 wells in the circle
  6. 6Elliff, J. S. Et Al0 bbl · 47,184 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Elliff, J. S. Et Al0 bbl · 45,197 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Texon Royalty0 bbl · 38,058 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Driscoll, Clara0 bbl · 34,681 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Gruene, O.a.5,447 bbl · 885 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 2 wells in the circle
  11. 11Wofford, Bush -B-0 bbl · 30,507 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Wardner, G. P.0 bbl · 29,728 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Kleberg County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Driscoll, Clara0 bbl · 28,801 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Rivers, M. L.0 bbl · 28,033 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Driscoll, Clara0 bbl · 27,833 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Dryden, J. W.0 bbl · 27,178 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Driscoll, Clara0 bbl · 25,698 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Rivers, M. L. "A"0 bbl · 24,726 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Rivers, M. L.0 bbl · 24,713 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Driscoll, Clara0 bbl · 23,924 mcf a yearUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLC · Nueces County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Bishop

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 185 producing leases near Bishop. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.171 leases
  • DORADO OIL COMPANY8 leases
  • SUNRAY MARKETING, LLC2 leases
  • CACTUS CRUDE EXCHANGE INC.1 lease
  • DKS TRANSPORT LLC1 lease

Gas

  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP166 leases
  • ENTERPRISE HYDROCARBONS, L.P.164 leases
  • ENERFIN FIELD SERVICES LLC3 leases
  • COKINOS ENERGY, L.L.C.1 lease
  • GULF COAST ENERGY, INC.1 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 Bishop 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.

27 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?

11 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; 10 shown.

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 Bishop, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2022: 1,854,630 mcf of gas. 2025 was 1,651,002, 11% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Bishop, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far45,2241,035,456
202575,9411,651,002
202451,2471,702,504
202356,6121,583,515
202264,0511,854,630
202169,0321,593,639
202066,9591,701,380

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, 307 of these leases reported 3,132,097 bbl of oil and condensate and 185,944,121 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

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

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 11 of its own tracts in Nueces County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $105 an acre, the usual royalty 25%, the usual term 5 years; the newest is dated April 5, 2022. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Nueces 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 Bishop

Bishop has more wells than 9 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Bishop is in ZIP code 78343: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Bishop

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 Nueces County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Bishop?

378 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Bishop: 206 on leases that are producing, 103 not producing and 69 plugged. The state also issued 7 drilling permits 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 Bishop?

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 Nueces County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Bishop picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Bishop are rising: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before. Most of them are north of town: 6 of 7 lie on that side. The nearest is 5.9 miles north-east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Bishop worth?

The 185 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $11 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 Bishop and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 123 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Bishop. 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 Bishop, 27 leases went quiet and 11 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Bishop?

123 accounts near Bishop 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.

Search a family nameWatch Nueces County

Sources

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