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Denton County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Denton

  • 984wells
  • 14drilling locations in two years
  • 653producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Denton

Map of Denton, Texas: 984 wells and 14 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations14Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells652On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing186Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged146The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (33.21484, -97.13307); 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 Denton are falling: 3 permits in the last 12 months, 11 in the 12 months before. Most of them are west of town: 14 of 14 lie on that side. The nearest is 6.1 miles west of the town's point. 984 wells and 14 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Denton, each where the state puts it. 653 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Denton County is one of the 25 counties of the Barnett Shale

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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Denton

The 14 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 SE S SW 3W 11NW
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 14 permits

  • 10finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 2drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 2still 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: 5 south-west, 9 west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 16 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 20 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 Denton

1 first check falls due on leases with a well near Denton from today on. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
  • Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 6 (Aw)was due October 28, 2026
  • Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 8 (Aw)was due October 28, 2026
  • Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 5 (Aw)was due October 28, 2026
  • Cole Trusts 576 "A" well 45Hdue 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 Denton

wells with a location on the state's map
984
drilling permits in the last 24 months
14
producing leases with a well in the circle
653
operators running them
13
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
22,046 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
41,386,239 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 Denton sold for

The 653 producing leases with a well near Denton sold about $147 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
$147 million
oil and condensate sold
25,201 bbl
gas sold
40,549,804 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$108,329

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Denton comes to about $1,083 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 Denton

The 18 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Denton
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-12SEXTON 5 (AW) 5Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34671 · permit 0919879BKV Barnett II, LLC9.8 mi SW33.12914, -97.26845 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-14BILTMORE 4 (AW) 4Hhorizontal · API 42-121-32379 · permit 0919210BKV Barnett, LLC6.8 mi SW33.16574, -97.23407 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-06ROBSON RANCH 505Hhorizontal · API 42-121-33910 · permit 0913794BKV Barnett II, LLC8.7 mi SW33.15200, -97.26408 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-05YARBROUGH B ET AL GU 7 (AW) 7Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34659 · permit 0910607BKV Barnett, LLC6.1 mi W33.18133, -97.23055 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-05YARBROUGH B ET AL GU 6 (AW) 6Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34658 · permit 0910606BKV Barnett, LLC6.1 mi W33.18133, -97.23061 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-04YARBROUGH B ET AL GU 5 (AW) 5Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34657 · permit 0910605BKV Barnett, LLC6.1 mi W33.18133, -97.23068 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-03YARBROUGH B ET AL GU 8 (AW) U 8Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34660 · permit 0910609BKV Barnett, LLC6.1 mi W33.18133, -97.23048 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-29SANDFIELD L P 20 (AW) 20Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34652 · permit 0908231BKV Barnett, LLC8.2 mi W33.21149, -97.27451 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-29SANDFIELD L P 19 (AW) 19Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34651 · permit 0908227BKV Barnett, LLC8.2 mi W33.21144, -97.27449 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-29SANDFIELD L P 18 (AW) 18Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34650 · permit 0908208BKV Barnett, LLC8.2 mi W33.21139, -97.27447 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-29SANDFIELD L P 17 (AW) 17Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34649 · permit 0908205BKV Barnett, LLC8.2 mi W33.21133, -97.27445 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-24NICHOLSON 16 (AW) 16Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34647 · permit 0907345BKV Barnett, LLC7.7 mi W33.19418, -97.26307 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-23NICHOLSON 17 (AW) 17Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34648 · permit 0907346BKV Barnett, LLC7.7 mi W33.19418, -97.26301 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-14NICHOLSON 15 (AW) 15Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34646 · permit 0907344BKV Barnett, LLC7.7 mi W33.19418, -97.26314 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-24CARL MCCURLEY 2 (AW) 2Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34641 · permit 0899610BKV Barnett, LLC8.5 mi SW33.11505, -97.21930 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-23CARL MCCURLEY 4 (AW) 4Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34643 · permit 0899620BKV Barnett, LLC8.5 mi SW33.11510, -97.21930 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-14CARL MCCURLEY 3 (AW) 3Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34642 · permit 0899617BKV Barnett, LLC8.5 mi SW33.11499, -97.21930 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2004-07-30SEXTON 3horizontal · API 42-121-32349 · permit 0546920BKV Barnett II, LLC9.8 mi SW33.12795, -97.26718 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 Denton

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-132 BURN, J A4 permits, newest November 5, 2025
  • A-991 PIZANO, E4 permits, newest May 29, 2025
  • A-789 MANCHACA, HRS C3 permits, newest April 24, 2025
  • A-1291 T&P RR CO, section 931 permit, newest November 12, 2026
  • A-989 OLIVER, F N, section 761 permit, newest October 14, 2026
  • A-197 BBB&C RR CO1 permit, newest March 6, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

70 mineral accounts near Denton are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 14,006 accounts under 3,225 owner names on 309 leases with a well near Denton.
mineral accounts on the roll
14,006
owner names
3,225
appraised value of those accounts
$194 million
the middle account's appraised value
$590
the middle account in all of Denton County
$350
accounts titled to an estate
70

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 $96,420 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Denton, their name may be one of them.

Counted the other way: 11,778 royalty-interest records on Texas county mineral rolls (rolls of 2024 to 2026) carry Denton 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 Denton County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Denton

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. 1Nicholson 17 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,930,840 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Nicholson 16 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,504,816 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Carl McCurley 4 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,271,734 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Carl McCurley 2 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,143,893 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Nicholson 15 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,012,976 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Cole Frazier 4 (Aw)0 bbl · 918,628 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Cole Frazier 3 (Aw)0 bbl · 810,144 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8RCB LTD 3 (Aw)0 bbl · 688,269 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Carl McCurley 3 (Aw)0 bbl · 679,677 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Sandfield L P 20 (Aw)0 bbl · 611,901 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Sandfield L P 19 (Aw)0 bbl · 607,911 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Sandfield L P 18 (Aw)0 bbl · 567,165 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13RCB LTD 2 (Aw)0 bbl · 501,972 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 6 (Aw)0 bbl · 362,362 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Myers Ah 220 bbl · 320,707 mcf a yearLime Rock Resources IV-A, L.P. · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 5 (Aw)0 bbl · 285,679 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Myers Ah 48 bbl · 274,857 mcf a yearLime Rock Resources IV-A, L.P. · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18BJ Tindle Ah11,143 bbl · 250,591 mcf a yearLime Rock Resources IV-A, L.P. · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 8 (Aw)0 bbl · 229,679 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20BJ Tindle Ah21,194 bbl · 220,330 mcf a yearLime Rock Resources IV-A, L.P. · Denton County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Denton

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 653 producing leases near Denton. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • PTT PREMIER TRADING AND TRAN LLC538 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM48 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC33 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.6 leases
  • CP ENERGY, L.L.C.3 leases

Gas

  • BKV MARKETING, LLC374 leases
  • TARGA MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC98 leases
  • LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.66 leases
  • ENLINK GAS MARKETING, LP53 leases
  • ONEOK GAS MARKETING, L.P.18 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 Denton 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.

79 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?

192 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 Denton, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 43,303,346 mcf of gas. 2025 was 39,809,057, 8% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Denton, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far13,93826,671,499
202524,53739,809,057
202427,24635,699,652
202333,46638,742,056
202244,72341,165,221
202140,42839,950,971
202040,21143,303,346

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, 960 of these leases reported 2,356,575 bbl of oil and condensate and 973,444,393 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Denton

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

Denton is in ZIP code 76201: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Denton

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 Denton County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Denton?

984 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Denton: 652 on leases that are producing, 186 not producing and 146 plugged. The state also issued 14 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 Denton?

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 Denton County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Denton picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Denton are falling: 3 permits in the last 12 months, 11 in the 12 months before. Most of them are west of town: 14 of 14 lie on that side. The nearest is 6.1 miles west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Denton 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 Denton is December 29, 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 Denton worth?

The 653 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $147 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 Denton and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 70 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Denton. 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 Denton, 79 leases went quiet and 192 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Denton?

The next first check near Denton falls due by December 29, 2026. 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 Denton County

Sources

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