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Leon County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Buffalo

  • 779wells
  • 16drilling locations in two years
  • 570producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Buffalo

Map of Buffalo, Texas: 779 wells and 16 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations16Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells608On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing142Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged29The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (31.46379, -96.05802); 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 Buffalo are falling: 7 permits in the last 12 months, 9 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-west of town: 10 of 16 lie on that side. The nearest is 2.9 miles north of the town's point. 779 wells and 16 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Buffalo, each where the state puts it. 570 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Leon 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 Buffalo

The 16 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 1NE E 3SE S 2SW 4W 4NW 2
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 16 permits

  • 7finished, 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.
  • 8still 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 east, 2 south, 2 south-west, 1 west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 3 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 4 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.

When a new well starts paying

First checks coming due near Buffalo

3 first checks fall due on leases with a well near Buffalo from today on. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
  • Jones LAdue by November 28, 2026
  • Lotspeich BJdue by November 28, 2026
  • JBC Ranchdue by December 29, 2026

The date is the earliest the law allows a first payment to be late (Texas Natural Resources Code 91.402), worked out from the first month of production on file. It is not a promise of a check: title questions and unsigned division orders can hold one back. Work out a first-check date · What to do before the first check

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Buffalo

wells with a location on the state's map
779
drilling permits in the last 24 months
16
producing leases with a well in the circle
570
operators running them
16
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
40,359 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
21,075,214 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 Buffalo sold for

The 570 producing leases with a well near Buffalo sold about $73 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
$73 million
oil and condensate sold
38,448 bbl
gas sold
20,706,824 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$43,244

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Buffalo comes to about $432 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 Buffalo

The 16 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Buffalo
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-20HUGH D. WHITAKER GAS UNIT 1vertical · API 42-161-31145 · permit 0919433Hilcorp Energy Company9.6 mi W31.45761, -96.22109 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-08SAMET GAS UNIT 3vertical · API 42-289-31814 · permit 0919172Hilcorp Energy Company9.3 mi SW31.39107, -96.19098 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-10BEST SWD 4vertical · API 42-161-31744 · permit 0917024Hilcorp Energy Company4.7 mi NW31.51846, -96.10672 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-18FULLEN GAS UNIT 5Hhorizontal · API 42-289-31991 · permit 0915683Hilcorp Energy Company9.2 mi W31.41821, -96.20519 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-01HUNT GAS UNIT NO. 3 5vertical · API 42-161-32972 · permit 0915241Hilcorp Energy Company7.9 mi NW31.52604, -96.17014 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-29SWANSON GAS UNIT 1vertical · API 42-289-31914 · permit 0915171Hilcorp Energy Company9.5 mi SW31.36051, -96.16345 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-09DANFORD CS 1Hhorizontal · API 42-289-32226 · permit 0913783Comstock Oil & Gas, LLC8.4 mi E31.50069, -95.92286 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-27JBC RANCH 1Hhorizontal · API 42-289-32220 · permit 0911366Mitsui E&P USA LLC8.4 mi E31.50915, -95.92579 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-09-12HUNT GAS UNIT NO. 2 3vertical · API 42-161-32200 · permit 0910351Hilcorp Energy Company8.9 mi W31.50561, -96.20011 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-07-22LOTSPEICH BJ 1Hhorizontal · API 42-289-32213 · permit 0909286Comstock Oil & Gas, LLC9.4 mi S31.32938, -96.08201 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-07-17JONES LA 1Hhorizontal · API 42-289-32212 · permit 0909285Comstock Oil & Gas, LLC9.4 mi S31.32933, -96.08200 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-22ERICSON KN 1Hhorizontal · API 42-289-32210 · permit 0908119Comstock Oil & Gas, LLC9.7 mi SW31.37110, -96.18082 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-22WILLIAMS JWW 1Hhorizontal · API 42-289-32209 · permit 0908115Comstock Oil & Gas, LLC9.7 mi SW31.37106, -96.18079 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-16WHITAKER 1Hhorizontal · API 42-289-32207 · permit 0907925Mitsui E&P USA LLC3.1 mi W31.46330, -96.11128 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-02-21O. HENSON 1Hhorizontal · API 42-289-32204 · permit 0906039Mitsui E&P USA LLC5.2 mi E31.47078, -95.96951 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-01-09BAKER 101Hhorizontal · API 42-161-34869 · permit 0904999Mitsui E&P USA LLC2.9 mi N31.50503, -96.06633 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 Buffalo

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-528 RUSSELL, M2 permits, newest May 1, 2026
  • A-437 JACKSON, A2 permits, newest July 22, 2025
  • A-163 CARTMELL, H2 permits, newest May 22, 2025
  • A-178 DIAZ, G1 permit, newest October 20, 2026
  • A-296 GRAY, W F1 permit, newest October 8, 2026
  • A-694 LOGAN, T1 permit, newest July 10, 2026
  • A-1152 CONNELLY, I1 permit, newest May 18, 2026
  • A-596 MC BEATH, J D1 permit, newest April 29, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

282 mineral accounts near Buffalo are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 22,805 accounts under 4,286 owner names on 646 leases with a well near Buffalo.
mineral accounts on the roll
22,805
owner names
4,286
appraised value of those accounts
$35 million
the middle account's appraised value
$70
the middle account in all of Leon County
$100
accounts titled to an estate
282

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 $114,790 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Buffalo, 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 Leon County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Buffalo

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. 1Jensen WW0 bbl · 2,236,498 mcf a yearComstock Oil & Gas, LLC · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Whitaker0 bbl · 1,248,755 mcf a yearMitsui E&P USA LLC · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Ericson KN0 bbl · 1,211,084 mcf a yearComstock Oil & Gas, LLC · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Baker0 bbl · 1,070,881 mcf a yearMitsui E&P USA LLC · Freestone County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Jones LA0 bbl · 1,044,656 mcf a yearComstock Oil & Gas, LLC · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Lotspeich BJ0 bbl · 989,438 mcf a yearComstock Oil & Gas, LLC · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Blazek-Spring Branch-Cook36 bbl · 711,834 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Blazek-Louise Cook 'A'43 bbl · 673,190 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Fountain II Sarandos Allocation35 bbl · 452,282 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Freestone County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Blazek25 bbl · 341,902 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Fountain II Sarandos Allocation34 bbl · 302,734 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Hunter Gas Unit0 bbl · 225,249 mcf a yearHilltex Operating Company, LLC · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Hunter-Fountain-Sarandos Alloc21 bbl · 205,901 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Hunter Gas Unit12 bbl · 167,964 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Red Oak (Woodbine Dexter) Unit24,066 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRusk Energy Operating LLC · Leon County · 31 wells in the circle
  16. 16McSwane4 bbl · 143,078 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Freestone County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Hunter Gas Unit9 bbl · 114,099 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Freestone County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18JBC Ranch0 bbl · 111,749 mcf a yearMitsui E&P USA LLC · Leon County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Jaf0 bbl · 108,267 mcf a yearAtlas Operating LLC · Freestone County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Buffalo Creek Gas Unit5 bbl · 91,024 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Freestone County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Buffalo

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 570 producing leases near Buffalo. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC269 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM160 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC97 leases
  • DK TRADING & SUPPLY, LLC65 leases
  • LION OIL TRADING & TRANS, LLC19 leases

Gas

  • DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC254 leases
  • XTO ENERGY INC.201 leases
  • ORION PIPELINE, LLC46 leases
  • LUMINANT ENERGY COMPANY LLC19 leases
  • MIDCOAST G & P (EAST TEXAS) L.P.12 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 Buffalo 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.

28 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?

98 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 Buffalo, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 28,371,584 mcf of gas. 2025 was 13,803,779, 51% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Buffalo, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far27,38516,494,166
202541,71013,803,779
202441,71214,125,473
202357,36816,202,305
202268,88718,176,050
202167,10020,939,181
202073,16028,371,584

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, 723 of these leases reported 3,720,203 bbl of oil and condensate and 1,048,463,558 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

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

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 7 of its own tracts in Leon County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $200 an acre, the usual royalty 10%, the usual term 3 years; the newest is dated April 30, 2025. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Leon 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 Buffalo

Buffalo has more wells than 4 of the 8 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Buffalo is in ZIP code 75831: its wells and permits

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

Press and community kit

Writing about Buffalo? 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 · PDFBuffalo, Texas779wells within 10 miles608on producing leases171not producing or plugged7permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 779 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Buffalo: 608 on producing leases, 142 not producing and 29 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 7 drilling permits within 10 miles of Buffalo in the last 12 months, the newest dated October 20, 2026.
  • The 570 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 16 operators, reported 40,359 barrels of oil and 21,075,214 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 Buffalo, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/buffalo-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 Buffalo

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 Leon County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Buffalo?

779 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Buffalo: 608 on leases that are producing, 142 not producing and 29 plugged. The state also issued 16 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 Buffalo?

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 Leon County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Buffalo picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Buffalo are falling: 7 permits in the last 12 months, 9 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-west of town: 10 of 16 lie on that side. The nearest is 2.9 miles north of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Buffalo start paying royalties?

Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale to send the first payment (Natural Resources Code 91.402). The next date on file for a lease near Buffalo is November 28, 2026. The date is the earliest a first payment becomes late, not a promise: a title question or an unsigned division order can hold a check back.

Work out a first-check date

How much are the oil and gas near Buffalo worth?

The 570 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $73 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 Buffalo and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 282 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Buffalo. 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 Buffalo, 28 leases went quiet and 98 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Buffalo?

The next first check near Buffalo falls due by November 28, 2026. 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.