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Brazoria County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Clute

  • 16wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 9producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Clute

Map of Clute, Texas: 16 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells9On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing7Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged0The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.02469, -95.39883); 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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The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Clute in the last two years. The nearest one is 11 miles south-west of town, issued April 24, 2025. 16 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Clute, each where the state puts it. 9 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Clute

wells with a location on the state's map
16
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
9
operators running them
2
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
2,281 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
71,261 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 Clute sold for

The 9 producing leases with a well near Clute sold about $437,228 of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$437,228
oil and condensate sold
2,455 bbl
gas sold
68,459 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$22,735

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Clute comes to about $227 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 Clute

The newest permit with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Clute
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2024-05-24BM-MOW-1 1vertical · API 42-039-33365 · permit 0898589U.S. Department of Energy7.8 mi S28.91327, -95.37888 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.

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Clute

The 9 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. 1Williamson213 bbl · 35,344 mcf a yearTimberwolf Energy, Inc. · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Stanger354 bbl · 25,161 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Williamson1,391 bbl · 960 mcf a yearTimberwolf Energy, Inc. · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Williamson-Retrieve Unit No. 10 bbl · 6,220 mcf a yearTimberwolf Energy, Inc. · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Williamson, Et Al323 bbl · 720 mcf a yearTimberwolf Energy, Inc. · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Munson Unit0 bbl · 816 mcf a yearTimberwolf Energy, Inc. · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Williamson0 bbl · 720 mcf a yearTimberwolf Energy, Inc. · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Howard No. 2 Gu0 bbl · 696 mcf a yearTimberwolf Energy, Inc. · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Howard No. 1 Gu0 bbl · 624 mcf a yearTimberwolf Energy, Inc. · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Clute

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 9 producing leases near Clute. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.9 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.1 lease

Gas

  • GULF COAST ENERGY, INC.8 leases
  • 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 Clute 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.

1 lease reported nothing for a year or more

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

  • Sun Fee · Paleo Oil Company LLClast report September 2024

Is my lease still active?

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 Clute, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2021: 256,679 mcf of gas. 2025 was 76,205, 70% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Clute, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far1,38149,534
20252,41376,205
20243,00892,478
20232,892151,640
20223,577201,579
20213,816256,679
20204,091242,549

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, 16 of these leases reported 447,385 bbl of oil and condensate and 35,813,484 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Clute

Clute has more wells than 2 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Clute is in ZIP code 77531: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Clute

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 Brazoria County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Clute?

16 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Clute: 9 on leases that are producing, 7 not producing and 0 plugged. The state issued no 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 Clute?

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 Brazoria County roll lists it.

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Is drilling near Clute picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Clute in the last two years. The nearest one is 11 miles south-west of town, issued April 24, 2025. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Clute worth?

The 9 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $437,228 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 Clute, 1 leases went quiet and 0 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Clute?

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.