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Brown County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Early

  • 142wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 10producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Early

Map of Early, Texas: 142 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells22On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing60Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged60The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (31.74210, -98.94561); 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 Early in the last two years. The nearest one is 13 miles north-west of town, issued December 4, 2024. 142 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Early, each where the state puts it. 10 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/early-tx">Early, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Early

wells with a location on the state's map
142
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
10
operators running them
7
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
2,262 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
8,058 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 Early sold for

The 10 producing leases with a well near Early sold about $202,611 of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$202,611
oil and condensate sold
2,305 bbl
gas sold
8,058 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$13,654

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Early comes to about $137 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

Who is on the county roll

What the county mineral roll lists near Early

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 193 accounts under 137 owner names on 32 leases with a well near Early.
mineral accounts on the roll
193
owner names
137
appraised value of those accounts
$87,236
the middle account's appraised value
$0
the middle account in all of Brown County
$0

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 Brown County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Early

The 10 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. 1Weedon, Joe "A"288 bbl · 3,591 mcf a yearSouthwest Gas Systems, Inc. · Brown County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Alexander823 bbl · 0 mcf a yearArcadian Mineral Development,llc · Brown County · 5 wells in the circle
  3. 3Weedon, Joe17 bbl · 4,467 mcf a yearSouthwest Gas Systems, Inc. · Brown County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Cole, James R.591 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBullet Development, LLC · Brown County · 2 wells in the circle
  5. 5Martinez132 bbl · 0 mcf a year4 J'S Production · Brown County · 2 wells in the circle
  6. 6Moore, Coy L.120 bbl · 0 mcf a yearConner-Marrs Company · Brown County · 2 wells in the circle
  7. 7Wells97 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBpa Oilfield Services · Brown County · 8 wells in the circle
  8. 8Blue86 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBlue Diamond Mountain, LLC · Brown County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Ferguson83 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSouthwest Gas Systems, Inc. · Brown County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Corley, Betty25 bbl · 0 mcf a yearConner-Marrs Company · Brown County · 4 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Early

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 10 producing leases near Early. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM6 leases
  • BML, INC. B3 leases
  • TRANSOIL MARKETING, LLC1 lease

Gas

  • FLAMINGO GAS, INC.2 leases
  • L A C, INC.1 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 Early 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.

28 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.

  • Reid, M. J. · Levisay Operating Co.last report May 2025
  • Boysen · Mission Energy Inc.last report May 2025
  • Country Oaks · Levisay Operating Co.last report February 2025
  • Grooms, Cleo · Grooms & Grooms Trucking Co Inc.last report December 2024
  • Weedon, Joe · Southwest Gas Systems, Inc.last report October 2024
  • Harriss · Sub Surface Operationslast report July 2024
  • Harriss, V. (B) · Sub Surface Operationslast report July 2024
  • Harris, V. (B) · Sub Surface Operationslast report July 2024
  • Harriss, V. · Sub Surface Operationslast report July 2024
  • Harriss, Harvey · Sub Surface Operationslast report July 2024

Is my lease still active?

6 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.

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 Early, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 5,319 bbl of oil. 2025 was 2,463, 54% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Early, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far1,5065,406
20252,4637,923
20242,7658,554
20233,5369,309
20223,47914,309
20214,65316,265
20205,31920,745

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, 68 of these leases reported 273,784 bbl of oil and condensate and 2,619,982 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Early

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

Early is in ZIP code 76802: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Early

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 Brown County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Early?

142 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Early: 22 on leases that are producing, 60 not producing and 60 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 Early?

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 Brown County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Early picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Early in the last two years. The nearest one is 13 miles north-west of town, issued December 4, 2024. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Early worth?

The 10 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $202,611 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 Early, 28 leases went quiet and 6 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Early?

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.