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Hidalgo County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Elsa

  • 43wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 14producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Elsa

Map of Elsa, Texas: 43 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells14On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing19Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged10The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (26.29340, -97.99306); 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 Elsa in the last two years. The nearest one is 12 miles west of town, issued June 5, 2025. 43 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Elsa, each where the state puts it. 14 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/elsa-tx">Elsa, 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 Elsa

wells with a location on the state's map
43
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
14
operators running them
5
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
10,200 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
238,856 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 Elsa sold for

The 14 producing leases with a well near Elsa sold about $1.6 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
$1.6 million
oil and condensate sold
10,622 bbl
gas sold
219,475 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$37,882

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Elsa comes to about $379 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

66 mineral accounts near Elsa are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 3,299 accounts under 1,944 owner names on 21 leases with a well near Elsa.
mineral accounts on the roll
3,299
owner names
1,944
appraised value of those accounts
$936,220
the middle account's appraised value
$0
the middle account in all of Hidalgo County
$0
accounts titled to an estate
66

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 $33,560 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Elsa, 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 Hidalgo County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Elsa

The 14 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. 1Lockhart Gas Unit6,584 bbl · 84,607 mcf a yearDewbre Petroleum Corporation · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Crain & Griffith B179 bbl · 47,612 mcf a yearDallas Petroleum Group, LLC · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3LA Blanca Gas Unit495 bbl · 37,244 mcf a yearProline Energy Resources Inc · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Crain & Griffith205 bbl · 18,282 mcf a yearDallas Petroleum Group, LLC · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Schuster2,395 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Engleman, J. C., JR.224 bbl · 12,256 mcf a yearLucky Lad Energy, LLC · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7LA Blanca Field Unit2 bbl · 10,728 mcf a yearProline Energy Resources Inc · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8LA Blanca Gu116 bbl · 8,924 mcf a yearProline Energy Resources Inc · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Harris Gas Unit0 bbl · 8,615 mcf a yearDewbre Petroleum Corporation · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Schuster Gas Unit0 bbl · 7,393 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Lockhart Gas Unit0 bbl · 819 mcf a yearDewbre Petroleum Corporation · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Williams, D. C.0 bbl · 796 mcf a yearDewbre Petroleum Corporation · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Lockhart Gas Unit0 bbl · 793 mcf a yearDewbre Petroleum Corporation · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Lockhart Gas Unit0 bbl · 787 mcf a yearDewbre Petroleum Corporation · Hidalgo County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Elsa

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 14 producing leases near Elsa. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GENESIS CRUDE OIL, L.P.6 leases
  • DORADO OIL COMPANY3 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.3 leases
  • FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LP2 leases

Gas

  • DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION6 leases
  • TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY3 leases
  • ENTERPRISE HYDROCARBONS, L.P.2 leases
  • SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION2 leases
  • COKINOS ENERGY, L.L.C.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 Elsa 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.

9 leases reported nothing for a year or more

Leases that reported within the last four years and then stopped. The newest to stop first.

Is my lease still active?

13 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 Elsa, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 898,748 mcf of gas. 2025 was 244,767, 73% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Elsa, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far6,576157,791
202512,245244,767
202411,757273,610
20234,226276,122
20226,304398,493
202110,523610,202
202017,126898,748

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, 43 of these leases reported 632,531 bbl of oil and condensate and 49,738,700 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Elsa

Elsa has more wells than 4 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Elsa is in ZIP code 78543: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Elsa

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 Hidalgo County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Elsa?

43 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Elsa: 14 on leases that are producing, 19 not producing and 10 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 Elsa?

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 Hidalgo County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Elsa picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Elsa in the last two years. The nearest one is 12 miles west of town, issued June 5, 2025. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Elsa worth?

The 14 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $1.6 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 Elsa and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 66 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Elsa. 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 Elsa, 9 leases went quiet and 13 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Elsa?

66 accounts near Elsa 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.

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Sources

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