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Colorado County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Columbus

  • 136wells
  • 2drilling locations in two years
  • 32producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Columbus

Map of Columbus, Texas: 136 wells and 2 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations2Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells62On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing54Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged20The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.70662, -96.53969); 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 Columbus are holding steady: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 5.1 miles north of the town's point. 136 wells and 2 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Columbus, each where the state puts it. 32 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Columbus

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

What became of the 2 permits

  • 1finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 1still 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 of town.

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 Columbus

First checks fell due on leases near Columbus in the last month. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
  • Marekwas due October 28, 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 Columbus

wells with a location on the state's map
136
drilling permits in the last 24 months
2
producing leases with a well in the circle
32
operators running them
10
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
161,951 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
3,044,702 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 Columbus sold for

The 32 producing leases with a well near Columbus sold about $22 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
$22 million
oil and condensate sold
159,712 bbl
gas sold
2,865,375 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$268,455

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Columbus comes to about $2,685 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 Columbus

The 3 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Columbus
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-08-31CULLEN, H. R. ET AL 14vertical · API 42-089-32781 · permit 0918180Strand Energy, L.c.5.1 mi N29.77956, -96.54991 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-09-24HASTEDT 'A' 6vertical · API 42-089-32780 · permit 0910662Strand Energy, L.c.5.6 mi N29.78691, -96.55039 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-09-06COLUMBUS FIELD UNIT 510vertical · API 42-089-32778 · permit 0902230Strand Energy, L.c.4.3 mi NW29.76424, -96.56842 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 Columbus

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-13 CUMMINS, J1 permit, newest August 31, 2026
  • A-178 DE BLAND, C1 permit, newest September 24, 2025

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Columbus

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. 1Guild8,486 bbl · 553,307 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Hastedt 'A'29,152 bbl · 426,156 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Furry23,134 bbl · 388,477 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Furry19,773 bbl · 370,890 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Hastedt 'A'14,573 bbl · 208,443 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Cullen, H. R. Et Al3,073 bbl · 176,633 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Columbus Field Unit21,596 bbl · 62,806 mcf a yearRusk Energy Operating LLC · Colorado County · 32 wells in the circle
  8. 8Emmel Hattermann Gas Unit2,477 bbl · 136,667 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9McDowell3,504 bbl · 81,707 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Hastedt, Emma "B"1,604 bbl · 76,990 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Obenhaus3,115 bbl · 65,749 mcf a yearLakeshore Operating, LLC · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Cullen-Hastedt1,560 bbl · 56,990 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Marek8,941 bbl · 8,735 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Glasscock Ranch A1,029 bbl · 53,939 mcf a yearPetrovybe Opco LLC · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Miller, George Estate958 bbl · 51,290 mcf a yearPrime Operating Company · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Glasscock E1,436 bbl · 47,633 mcf a yearLakeshore Operating, LLC · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Hoegemeyer A1,228 bbl · 48,469 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Joe Potter492 bbl · 49,755 mcf a yearPetrovybe Opco LLC · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Kollman Heirs1,017 bbl · 44,113 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Colorado County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Cullen, H.r. Et Al3,443 bbl · 25,071 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Colorado County · 4 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Columbus

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 32 producing leases near Columbus. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC15 leases
  • 4J ENERGY, LLC12 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC8 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.5 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.3 leases

Gas

  • COPANO FLD SERV/SOUTH TEXAS LLC15 leases
  • COPANO FLD SER/UP GULF COAST LLC6 leases
  • COKINOS ENERGY, L.L.C.4 leases
  • GULF COAST ENERGY, INC.2 leases
  • BALLARD NATURAL GAS II, LLC1 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 Columbus 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?

19 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 Columbus, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2022: 4,145,550 mcf of gas. 2025 was 2,834,039, 32% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Columbus, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far116,4602,133,107
2025139,9562,834,039
2024159,3253,105,259
2023187,7723,652,462
2022178,7654,145,550
2021205,4953,673,830
2020198,3203,299,951

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, 91 of these leases reported 3,524,908 bbl of oil and condensate and 73,473,318 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Columbus

Columbus has more wells than 3 of the 7 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Columbus is in ZIP code 78934: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Columbus

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 Colorado County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Columbus?

136 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Columbus: 62 on leases that are producing, 54 not producing and 20 plugged. The state also issued 2 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 Columbus?

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 Colorado County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Columbus picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Columbus are holding steady: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 5.1 miles north of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Columbus 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 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 Columbus worth?

The 32 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $22 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 Columbus, 12 leases went quiet and 19 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Columbus?

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.