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Washington County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Brenham

  • 255wells
  • 19drilling locations in two years
  • 113producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Brenham

Map of Brenham, Texas: 255 wells and 19 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations19Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells192On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing13Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged50The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (30.16688, -96.39774); 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 Brenham are new: 19 permits in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. They are spread around town, with no side clearly ahead. The nearest is 9.6 miles west of the town's point. 255 wells and 19 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Brenham, each where the state puts it. 113 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Washington County is one of the 27 counties of the Eagle Ford Shale

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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Brenham

The 19 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 16NE E SE S SW W 2NW 1
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 19 permits

  • 3drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 16still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 6 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 12 start inside and end outside. 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 Brenham

wells with a location on the state's map
255
drilling permits in the last 24 months
19
producing leases with a well in the circle
113
operators running them
8
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
72,234 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
14,960,202 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 Brenham sold for

The 113 producing leases with a well near Brenham sold about $60 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
$60 million
oil and condensate sold
71,537 bbl
gas sold
14,590,519 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$93,967

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Brenham comes to about $940 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 Brenham

The 22 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Brenham
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-29CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 530vertical · API 42-477-31372 · permit 0919748Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.6 mi N30.30620, -96.39855 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-02CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 633vertical · API 42-477-31370 · permit 0918225Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.7 mi N30.30732, -96.40191 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 631vertical · API 42-477-31369 · permit 0918223Aethon Energy Operating LLC10.0 mi N30.31152, -96.40493 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 630vertical · API 42-477-31368 · permit 0918198Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.9 mi N30.31028, -96.40283 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 629vertical · API 42-477-31367 · permit 0918197Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.9 mi N30.31005, -96.40253 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 529vertical · API 42-477-31366 · permit 0918166Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.7 mi N30.30784, -96.39845 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 528vertical · API 42-477-31365 · permit 0918165Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.7 mi N30.30819, -96.40003 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 526vertical · API 42-477-31364 · permit 0918160Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.6 mi N30.30629, -96.39865 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 525vertical · API 42-477-31363 · permit 0918157Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.6 mi N30.30677, -96.39933 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 128vertical · API 42-477-31362 · permit 0918144Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.7 mi N30.30784, -96.40320 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 127vertical · API 42-477-31361 · permit 0918090Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.7 mi N30.30727, -96.40483 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT 264vertical · API 42-477-31359 · permit 0918079Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.9 mi N30.31042, -96.41552 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT 262vertical · API 42-477-31357 · permit 0918048Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.8 mi N30.30815, -96.41168 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT 261vertical · API 42-477-31356 · permit 0918041Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.6 mi N30.30645, -96.41045 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT 260vertical · API 42-477-31355 · permit 0918040Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.7 mi N30.30761, -96.41054 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT 259vertical · API 42-477-31354 · permit 0918039Aethon Energy Operating LLC9.8 mi N30.30816, -96.41056 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-03GSWF BRAVO AW 2Hhorizontal · API 42-477-31340 · permit 0915734Geosouthern Operating II, LLC9.6 mi W30.21468, -96.54825 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-03GSWF ALPHA AW 1Hhorizontal · API 42-477-31339 · permit 0915674Geosouthern Operating II, LLC9.6 mi W30.21472, -96.54829 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-31HAP-NEINAST 1Hhorizontal · API 42-477-31248 · permit 0914424Geosouthern Operating II, LLC9.7 mi NW30.24652, -96.53095 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-13WMJ 1vertical · API 42-477-31279 · permit 0895151Watt Energy, LLC9.4 mi N30.30004, -96.42950 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-10-11BROOKS 3vertical · API 42-477-31266 · permit 0894208Watt Energy, LLC9.0 mi N30.29599, -96.42063 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-10-09BROOKS 2vertical · API 42-477-31267 · permit 0894369Watt Energy, LLC8.1 mi N30.28266, -96.42423 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 Brenham

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-93 PERRY, J F / AUSTIN, E F11 permits, newest September 2, 2026
  • A-29 CLAY, N5 permits, newest October 29, 2026
  • A-30 CLOKEY, R C2 permits, newest June 3, 2026
  • A-7 AUSTIN, S F1 permit, newest March 31, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

26 mineral accounts near Brenham are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 3,627 accounts under 2,155 owner names on 108 leases with a well near Brenham.
mineral accounts on the roll
3,627
owner names
2,155
appraised value of those accounts
$64 million
the middle account's appraised value
$1,777
the middle account in all of Washington County
$3,458
accounts titled to an estate
26

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 $323,160 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Brenham, their name may be one of them.

Counted the other way: 6,505 royalty-interest records on Texas county mineral rolls (rolls of 2024 to 2026) carry Brenham as their mailing city, wherever in Texas the minerals lie. See the count for every city

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 Washington County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Brenham

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. 1J-Tate-Dahmann 2H Aw261 bbl · 2,625,338 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2J-Tate-Dahmann 1H Aw238 bbl · 2,320,911 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3J-Tate267 bbl · 998,467 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Bowie36 bbl · 680,051 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Schultz39 bbl · 632,114 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Seilheimer1,893 bbl · 619,359 mcf a yearWildfire Energy Operating LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Ikester25 bbl · 526,264 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Winkelmann38 bbl · 347,744 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Dahmann Unit144 bbl · 301,912 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Wauls Legion36 bbl · 291,614 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Maass36 bbl · 281,771 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Morgan343 bbl · 257,250 mcf a yearWildfire Energy Operating LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13South Gay Hill Farms Unit59 bbl · 248,998 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Prenzler22 bbl · 235,700 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Lillie Hohlt811 bbl · 230,881 mcf a yearWildfire Energy Operating LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Clay Creek East Unit33,654 bbl · 15,350 mcf a yearAethon Energy Operating LLC · Washington County · 60 wells in the circle
  17. 17Brodnax743 bbl · 205,411 mcf a yearWildfire Energy Operating LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Molly16 bbl · 206,424 mcf a yearWildfire Energy Operating LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Malkey27 bbl · 205,906 mcf a yearGeosouthern Operating II, LLC · Washington County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Clay Creek West Unit32,191 bbl · 10,500 mcf a yearAethon Energy Operating LLC · Washington County · 44 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Brenham

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 113 producing leases near Brenham. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY37 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC34 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.30 leases
  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC23 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.21 leases

Gas

  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY38 leases
  • MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC30 leases
  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP29 leases
  • ET GATHERING & PROCESSING LLC11 leases
  • AMP TEXAS PIPELINES, LLC2 leases

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 Brenham 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.

3 leases reported nothing for a year or more

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

  • Jarmon Unit · Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLClast report January 2023
  • Arriola Oakville · Dome Operating LLClast report November 2022
  • Powell · Southwest Resources, Inc.last report November 2022

Is my lease still active?

32 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 Brenham, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2022: 30,017,461 mcf of gas. 2025 was 13,519,874, 55% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Brenham, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far46,29010,105,369
202575,55713,519,874
202481,83216,133,555
202392,53219,028,515
202284,00230,017,461
202174,52126,539,481
202079,25820,204,755

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, 123 of these leases reported 1,292,571 bbl of oil and condensate and 740,528,287 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Brenham

Brenham has more wells than 6 of the 7 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Brenham is in ZIP code 77833: its wells and permits

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

Press and community kit

Writing about Brenham? Take what you need

For a local paper, a county office, a school or a community group: the figures, the map and the words, free to use with the credit line. Data as of November 15, 2026.
Fact sheet · one page · PDFBrenham, Texas255wells within 10 miles192on producing leases63not producing or plugged19permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 255 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Brenham: 192 on producing leases, 13 not producing and 50 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 19 drilling permits within 10 miles of Brenham in the last 12 months, the newest dated October 29, 2026.
  • The 113 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 8 operators, reported 72,234 barrels of oil and 14,960,202 thousand cubic feet of gas over their latest 12 months.

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How to cite

Railroad Commission of Texas records of the wells and drilling permits within 10 miles of Brenham, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/brenham-tx), data as of November 15, 2026.

Under a map or a chart: Source: Railroad Commission of Texas · Map: Royalty Clerk, with a link to this page.

The figures say where the state's records put wells and permits, not who owns the land or the minerals. Kits for other Texas towns

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Brenham

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 Washington County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Brenham?

255 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Brenham: 192 on leases that are producing, 13 not producing and 50 plugged. The state also issued 19 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 Brenham?

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 Washington County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Brenham picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Brenham are new: 19 permits in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. They are spread around town, with no side clearly ahead. The nearest is 9.6 miles west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Brenham worth?

The 113 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $60 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 Brenham and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 26 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Brenham. 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 Brenham, 3 leases went quiet and 32 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Brenham?

26 accounts near Brenham 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.