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Liberty County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Dayton

  • 787wells
  • 7drilling locations in two years
  • 72producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Dayton

Map of Dayton, Texas: 787 wells and 7 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations7Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells530On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing120Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged137The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (30.04661, -94.88520); 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 Dayton are rising: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before. Most of them are east of town: 7 of 7 lie on that side. The nearest is 5.1 miles east of the town's point. 787 wells and 7 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Dayton, each where the state puts it. 72 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Dayton

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 NE E 6SE 1S SW 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

  • 2finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 1drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 4still 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: 3 east 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.

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Dayton

wells with a location on the state's map
787
drilling permits in the last 24 months
7
producing leases with a well in the circle
72
operators running them
21
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
139,437 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
163,241 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 Dayton sold for

The 72 producing leases with a well near Dayton 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
137,506 bbl
gas sold
150,326 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$62,322

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Dayton comes to about $623 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 Dayton

The 9 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Dayton
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-06ODUM FEE 4vertical · API 42-291-32980 · permit 0919050Drum Oil & Gas, Inc.5.1 mi E30.02493, -94.80355 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-26LAPORTE LAND COMPANY 2vertical · API 42-291-32977 · permit 0915685Veracity Energy LLC9.7 mi SE29.97964, -94.74318 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-29GULF CHAMBERS FEE 23vertical · API 42-291-32974 · permit 0913115Drum Oil & Gas, Inc.5.2 mi E30.02365, -94.80277 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-29GULF CHAMBERS FEE 22vertical · API 42-291-32975 · permit 0913113Drum Oil & Gas, Inc.5.2 mi E30.02292, -94.80244 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-12-19GULF CHAMBERS FEE 21vertical · API 42-291-32966 · permit 0904830Drum Oil & Gas, Inc.5.2 mi E30.02259, -94.80344 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-12-19GULF CHAMBERS FEE 20vertical · API 42-291-32965 · permit 0904828Drum Oil & Gas, Inc.5.2 mi E30.02345, -94.80305 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-12-19GULF CHAMBERS FEE 19vertical · API 42-291-32964 · permit 0904826Drum Oil & Gas, Inc.5.2 mi E30.02286, -94.80275 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-09-13GULF CHAMBERS FEE 18vertical · API 42-291-32963 · permit 0902592Drum Oil & Gas, Inc.5.2 mi E30.02268, -94.80221 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-05-04ESPERSON MOORES BLUFF S 11vertical · API 42-291-32291 · permit 0889957Jay Management Company, LLC6.8 mi SW29.97109, -94.95725 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 Dayton

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-117 WHITE, M G6 permits, newest October 6, 2026
  • A-51 HARRIS, W1 permit, newest June 26, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

136 mineral accounts near Dayton are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 6,002 accounts under 3,089 owner names on 120 leases with a well near Dayton.
mineral accounts on the roll
6,002
owner names
3,089
appraised value of those accounts
$5.9 million
the middle account's appraised value
$0
the middle account in all of Liberty County
$0
accounts titled to an estate
136

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 $12,152 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Dayton, 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 Liberty County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Dayton

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. 1Moore's Bluff 'A'3,530 bbl · 92,478 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Liberty County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Chevron Fee18,432 bbl · 0 mcf a yearJoy Resources, Inc. · Liberty County · 7 wells in the circle
  3. 3Davis, Wirt Est. -B- O/A15,128 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOdum Oil & Gas Co. · Liberty County · 20 wells in the circle
  4. 4Urban10,252 bbl · 3,883 mcf a yearHorizon Prod. and Operating, LLC · Liberty County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Esperson-Moores Bluff8,990 bbl · 1,025 mcf a yearJay Management Company, LLC · Liberty County · 276 wells in the circle
  6. 6Esperson Moores Bluff8,131 bbl · 0 mcf a yearJay Management Company, LLC · Liberty County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Baldwin, J. C. Fee -A- NCT-16,477 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOdum Oil & Gas Co. · Liberty County · 4 wells in the circle
  8. 8Baldwin, J. C.5,777 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOdum Oil & Gas Co. · Liberty County · 4 wells in the circle
  9. 9Welder, W. D.5,080 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOdum Oil & Gas Co. · Liberty County · 12 wells in the circle
  10. 10Tuer-Mitchell Unit31 bbl · 25,857 mcf a yearFaulconer Energy, LLC · Liberty County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Pruitt, Mrs. Minnie, Fee4,289 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHD Operating Co, LLC · Liberty County · 10 wells in the circle
  12. 12Brooks, R. E., Fee NCT-24,225 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOdum Oil & Gas Co. · Liberty County · 3 wells in the circle
  13. 13South Esperson Unit4,046 bbl · 0 mcf a yearJay Management Company, LLC · Liberty County · 26 wells in the circle
  14. 14Uncle Jerry Davis3,173 bbl · 0 mcf a yearFort Apache Energy, Inc. · Liberty County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Obrien -E-3,164 bbl · 0 mcf a yearGemarmi Inc. · Liberty County · 4 wells in the circle
  16. 16Welch "B"2,601 bbl · 0 mcf a yearJay Management Company, LLC · Liberty County · 4 wells in the circle
  17. 17Welch "A"2,489 bbl · 0 mcf a yearJay Management Company, LLC · Liberty County · 6 wells in the circle
  18. 18Barclay, J. F., ETAL2,433 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBent Wing Energy, LLC · Liberty County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Mitchell, Joseph, Estate2,260 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHD Operating Co, LLC · Liberty County · 17 wells in the circle
  20. 20Sun Lot 45 Fee2,160 bbl · 12 mcf a yearEros Operating LLC · Liberty County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Dayton

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 72 producing leases near Dayton. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY24 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.16 leases
  • ENDEAVOR TANK & TRANSPORT LLC9 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC8 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC7 leases

Gas

  • KINDER MORGAN TEJAS PIPELINE LLC33 leases
  • FINLEY RESOURCES, INC.3 leases
  • BALLARD NATURAL GAS II, LLC1 lease
  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP1 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 Dayton 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.

30 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?

34 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 Dayton, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 884,765 mcf of gas. 2025 was 182,171, 79% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Dayton, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far89,604104,122
2025159,456182,171
2024146,042259,622
2023183,913360,807
2022161,766464,997
2021124,032594,526
2020123,702884,765

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, 150 of these leases reported 12,840,162 bbl of oil and condensate and 105,970,060 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Dayton

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

Dayton is in ZIP code 77535: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Dayton

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 Liberty County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Dayton?

787 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Dayton: 530 on leases that are producing, 120 not producing and 137 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 Dayton?

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 Liberty County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Dayton picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Dayton are rising: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before. Most of them are east of town: 7 of 7 lie on that side. The nearest is 5.1 miles east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Dayton worth?

The 72 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 Dayton and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 136 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Dayton. 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 Dayton, 30 leases went quiet and 34 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Dayton?

136 accounts near Dayton 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 Liberty County

Sources

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