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Frio County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Dilley

  • 550wells
  • 47drilling locations in two years
  • 219producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Dilley

Map of Dilley, Texas: 550 wells and 47 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations47Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells402On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing59Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged89The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (28.66748, -99.17059); 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 Dilley are rising: 33 permits in the last 12 months, 14 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south of town: 28 of 47 lie on that side. The nearest is 2.9 miles west of the town's point. 550 wells and 47 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Dilley, each where the state puts it. 219 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Frio 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 Dilley

The 47 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 6NE 4E SE 14S 9SW 5W 2NW 7
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 47 permits

  • 9finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 17drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 21still 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-east, 7 south-west, 2 west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 99 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 33 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 Dilley

4 first checks fall due on leases with a well near Dilley from today on. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
  • Meiners well 1Hdue by November 28, 2026
  • Meiners well 2Hdue by November 28, 2026
  • Meiners well 3Hdue by November 28, 2026
  • Burns Ranch well 902Hdue by February 28, 2027

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 Dilley

wells with a location on the state's map
550
drilling permits in the last 24 months
47
producing leases with a well in the circle
219
operators running them
18
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
4,178,808 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
8,315,471 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 Dilley sold for

The 219 producing leases with a well near Dilley sold about $338 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
$338 million
oil and condensate sold
4,177,674 bbl
gas sold
7,062,297 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$572,883

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Dilley comes to about $5,729 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 Dilley

The 25 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Dilley
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-05JULIAN S731Hhorizontal · API 42-163-34457 · permit 0919883Formentera Operations LLC5.1 mi NW28.70322, -99.24399 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-05EMPIRE-UNIT-B N733Hhorizontal · API 42-163-34456 · permit 0919882Formentera Operations LLC5.1 mi NW28.70324, -99.24408 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-05EMPIRE-UNIT-A N731Hhorizontal · API 42-163-34455 · permit 0919881Formentera Operations LLC5.1 mi NW28.70326, -99.24417 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02CONNELL AVANT A 3Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37974 · permit 0919842Rosewood Resources, Inc.9.3 mi SE28.55648, -99.08288 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02CONNELL AVANT A 2Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37973 · permit 0919841Rosewood Resources, Inc.9.3 mi SE28.55642, -99.08292 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02CONNELL AVANT A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37972 · permit 0919840Rosewood Resources, Inc.9.3 mi SE28.55636, -99.08296 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-23LC & HR WRIGHT RANCH B 3HUhorizontal · API 42-283-37957 · permit 0919443Rosewood Resources, Inc.7.0 mi SE28.57655, -99.11898 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-23LC & HR WRIGHT RANCH B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37956 · permit 0919442Rosewood Resources, Inc.7.0 mi SE28.57650, -99.11903 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-23LC & HR WRIGHT RANCH B 1Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37955 · permit 0919428Rosewood Resources, Inc.7.0 mi SE28.57645, -99.11909 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-18AVANT CLAW B 172Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37951 · permit 0918566Texas American Resources Company2.9 mi SE28.63700, -99.13724 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-15AVANT CLAW C 173Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37950 · permit 0918608Texas American Resources Company2.9 mi SE28.63708, -99.13722 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-14AVANT CLAW A 171Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37949 · permit 0918512Texas American Resources Company2.9 mi SE28.63692, -99.13726 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-11NERO-UNIT-B S733Hhorizontal · API 42-163-34442 · permit 0918467Formentera Operations LLC8.6 mi N28.79063, -99.18994 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-19NERO-UNIT-A S731Hhorizontal · API 42-163-34439 · permit 0917937Formentera Operations LLC8.6 mi N28.79060, -99.18985 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-19FLAVIA-UNIT N731Hhorizontal · API 42-163-34440 · permit 0917936Formentera Operations LLC8.6 mi N28.79065, -99.19003 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-18KINSEL D HC7 7Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37943 · permit 0917856Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC7.1 mi S28.56507, -99.17938 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-18KINSEL D HC6 6Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37942 · permit 0917855Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC7.1 mi S28.56502, -99.17942 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-12NEPTUNE A211VWvertical · API 42-163-34436 · permit 0917763Formentera Operations LLC8.3 mi N28.78740, -99.15729 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-26JOSEY WALES C211VWvertical · API 42-163-34430 · permit 0916732Formentera Operations LLC9.9 mi NE28.77837, -99.06627 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-09OLD LAREDO-UNIT-B S738Hhorizontal · API 42-163-34418 · permit 0916250Formentera Operations LLC9.8 mi NE28.77695, -99.06778 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-09OLD LAREDO-UNIT-A S735Hhorizontal · API 42-163-34419 · permit 0916251Formentera Operations LLC9.8 mi NE28.77689, -99.06785 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-22TIBER D411VWvertical · API 42-163-34417 · permit 0915793Formentera Operations LLC8.7 mi NW28.74010, -99.28750 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-15JD FENNER HC6 L 6Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37907 · permit 0915552Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC9.1 mi S28.53504, -99.17276 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-14JD FENNER HC5 L 5Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37906 · permit 0915551Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC9.1 mi S28.53492, -99.17283 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-14JD FENNER HC4 L 4Hhorizontal · API 42-283-37905 · permit 0915550Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC9.1 mi S28.53486, -99.17287 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 Dilley

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-1242 LANE, L M, section 787 permits, newest May 15, 2026
  • A-1000 I&GN RR CO, section 11144 permits, newest May 22, 2026
  • A-589 PARKER, G A, section 944 permits, newest February 3, 2025
  • A-479 LIM&C CO, section 83 permits, newest November 5, 2026
  • A-1661 SANCHEZ, J, section 183 permits, newest November 2, 2026
  • A-805 KEY WEST IRR CO, section 6633 permits, newest October 23, 2026
  • A-1407 MILLETT, MRS C, section 233 permits, newest September 18, 2026
  • A-595 STROPE, W3 permits, newest September 11, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

132 mineral accounts near Dilley are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 7,162 accounts under 1,744 owner names on 220 leases with a well near Dilley.
mineral accounts on the roll
7,162
owner names
1,744
appraised value of those accounts
$447 million
the middle account's appraised value
$3,330
the middle account in all of Frio County
$2,360
accounts titled to an estate
132

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 $3.8 million together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Dilley, 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 Frio County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Dilley

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. 1Burns Ranch508,741 bbl · 989,357 mcf a yearTexas American Resources Company · La Salle County · 21 wells in the circle
  2. 2Burns Ranch A201,159 bbl · 557,658 mcf a yearTexas American Resources Company · La Salle County · 23 wells in the circle
  3. 3Burns Ranch173,080 bbl · 163,976 mcf a yearIneos USA Oil & Gas LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Pena South146,880 bbl · 184,796 mcf a yearJavelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Copps Rme B198,284 bbl · 220,152 mcf a yearJavelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6LC & HR Wright Ranch114,503 bbl · 98,172 mcf a yearRosewood Resources, Inc. · La Salle County · 3 wells in the circle
  7. 7Kinsel Brown Hc6101,838 bbl · 123,320 mcf a yearIneos USA Oil & Gas LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Copps Rme B281,888 bbl · 180,802 mcf a yearJavelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Kinsel Brown Hc780,272 bbl · 143,449 mcf a yearIneos USA Oil & Gas LLC · La Salle County · 2 wells in the circle
  10. 10Copps Rme A274,491 bbl · 172,621 mcf a yearJavelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Cassin Unit78,451 bbl · 102,505 mcf a yearTexas American Resources Company · La Salle County · 2 wells in the circle
  12. 12Copps Rme A163,830 bbl · 144,181 mcf a yearJavelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Burns Ranch T61,914 bbl · 106,161 mcf a yearTexas American Resources Company · La Salle County · 3 wells in the circle
  14. 14Burns Ranch A-T Allocation62,070 bbl · 104,815 mcf a yearTexas American Resources Company · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Wright Ranch East56,050 bbl · 124,202 mcf a yearTexas American Resources Company · La Salle County · 2 wells in the circle
  16. 16KKL Hc263,310 bbl · 79,535 mcf a yearIneos USA Oil & Gas LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17KKL Hc357,863 bbl · 86,438 mcf a yearIneos USA Oil & Gas LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18KKL Hc457,308 bbl · 81,514 mcf a yearIneos USA Oil & Gas LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Winfield Raemay A51,998 bbl · 82,366 mcf a yearJavelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · La Salle County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Kinsel Las42,908 bbl · 116,545 mcf a yearIneos USA Oil & Gas LLC · La Salle County · 11 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Dilley

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 219 producing leases near Dilley. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • INEOS ENERGY MARKETING USA LLC106 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.52 leases
  • PLAINS PIPELINE L.P.28 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY17 leases
  • HARVEST MARKETING & TRADING, LLC15 leases

Gas

  • INEOS ENERGY MARKETING USA LLC106 leases
  • UPSTREAM ENERGY SERVICES34 leases
  • TARGA FRIO LASALLE PIPELINE LP18 leases
  • TPL SOUTHTEX PROCESSING CO LP8 leases
  • ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC7 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 Dilley 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.

21 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.

  • Harris-G- · Genesis Well Servicelast report June 2025
  • Harper Ranch · Trinity Operating (Usg), LLClast report March 2025
  • Stout · Mueller Exploration, Inc.last report March 2025
  • Kincaid · Mueller Exploration, Inc.last report December 2024
  • McAfee · CB Oil Group, LLClast report December 2024
  • Avant, J.r. · Trinity Operating (Usg), LLClast report October 2024
  • Hce HT 01 · D90 Energy, LLClast report October 2024
  • Kiefer · Maverick Energy Group, Inc.last report June 2024
  • Hugo-Baker · Maverick Energy Group, Inc.last report June 2024
  • Shiner Ranch · Trinity Operating (Usg), LLClast report April 2024

Is my lease still active?

62 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 Dilley, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2021: 5,206,632 bbl of oil. 2025 was 4,779,881, 8% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Dilley, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far2,600,2015,451,481
20254,779,8817,675,244
20244,446,3696,546,486
20234,600,4057,149,204
20224,903,6087,593,250
20215,206,6326,845,426
20205,030,5937,452,330

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, 251 of these leases reported 67,433,762 bbl of oil and condensate and 85,250,914 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Dilley

Dilley has more wells than 1 of the 3 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Dilley is in ZIP code 78017: its wells and permits

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

Press and community kit

Writing about Dilley? 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 · PDFDilley, Texas550wells within 10 miles402on producing leases148not producing or plugged33permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 550 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Dilley: 402 on producing leases, 59 not producing and 89 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 33 drilling permits within 10 miles of Dilley in the last 12 months, the newest dated November 5, 2026.
  • The 219 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 18 operators, reported 4,178,808 barrels of oil and 8,315,471 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 Dilley, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/dilley-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 Dilley

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 Frio County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Dilley?

550 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Dilley: 402 on leases that are producing, 59 not producing and 89 plugged. The state also issued 47 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 Dilley?

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 Frio County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Dilley picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Dilley are rising: 33 permits in the last 12 months, 14 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south of town: 28 of 47 lie on that side. The nearest is 2.9 miles west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Dilley 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 Dilley 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 Dilley worth?

The 219 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $338 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 Dilley and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 132 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Dilley. 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 Dilley, 21 leases went quiet and 62 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Dilley?

The next first check near Dilley 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.

Search a family nameWatch Frio County

Sources

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