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Hutchinson County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Fritch

  • 1,271wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 608producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Fritch

Map of Fritch, Texas: 1,271 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells709On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing391Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged171The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (35.63977, -101.60323); 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 Fritch in the last two years. The nearest one is 13 miles south-west of town, issued April 16, 2025. 1,271 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Fritch, each where the state puts it. 608 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Hutchinson County is one of the 26 counties of the Granite Wash

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In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Fritch

wells with a location on the state's map
1,271
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
608
operators running them
19
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
44,520 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
7,251,791 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 Fritch sold for

The 608 producing leases with a well near Fritch sold about $29 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
$29 million
oil and condensate sold
43,444 bbl
gas sold
7,092,779 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$31,235

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Fritch comes to about $312 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 Fritch

The 7 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Fritch
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2024-08-08READ S 2horizontal · API 42-341-33669 · permit 0901416Scout Energy Management LLC7.7 mi W35.68125, -101.73087 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-07-26READ 1Ahorizontal · API 42-341-33533 · permit 0901488Scout Energy Management LLC9.4 mi W35.68212, -101.76266 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-07-25FEE S 1horizontal · API 42-341-33581 · permit 0901484Scout Energy Management LLC6.0 mi W35.67241, -101.70131 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-07-22READ S 1horizontal · API 42-341-33582 · permit 0901414Scout Energy Management LLC8.2 mi W35.67548, -101.74303 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-07-18READ S 14Ahorizontal · API 42-341-33758 · permit 0901314Scout Energy Management LLC8.1 mi W35.68173, -101.73864 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-09-29READ S 16Cvertical · API 42-341-33759 · permit 0894171Scout Energy Management LLC8.8 mi W35.66662, -101.75621 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-09-29READ S 14Avertical · API 42-341-33758 · permit 0894045Scout Energy Management LLC8.1 mi W35.68173, -101.73864 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.

Who is on the county roll

124 mineral accounts near Fritch are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 10,416 accounts under 1,307 owner names on 596 leases with a well near Fritch.
mineral accounts on the roll
10,416
owner names
1,307
appraised value of those accounts
$32 million
the middle account's appraised value
$100
the middle account in all of Hutchinson County
$210
accounts titled to an estate
124

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 $102,041 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Fritch, 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 Hutchinson County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Fritch

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. 1Armstrong, M.b.17,194 bbl · 1,490 mcf a yearLera · Hutchinson County · 6 wells in the circle
  2. 2Masterson0 bbl · 75,167 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3McBride0 bbl · 70,032 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Potter County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Bennett A0 bbl · 68,087 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Shelton0 bbl · 66,636 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Masterson0 bbl · 64,053 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7State -CR-0 bbl · 58,200 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Potter County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Read0 bbl · 56,356 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Burnett, Estate0 bbl · 54,885 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Fee0 bbl · 54,307 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Burnett0 bbl · 54,175 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Burnett, S. B.1,427 bbl · 45,415 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Masterson0 bbl · 49,193 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Burnett0 bbl · 48,715 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Read0 bbl · 47,737 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Bivins0 bbl · 46,948 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Sanford A0 bbl · 45,469 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Masterson0 bbl · 44,551 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Moore County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Read L436 bbl · 41,923 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Hutchinson County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Sneed -B-0 bbl · 43,556 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Moore County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Fritch

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 608 producing leases near Fritch. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • MISSION PETROLEUM CARRIERS, INC.32 leases
  • KIMRAD TRANSPORT, LP27 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY23 leases
  • VALERO MARKETING AND SUPPLY CO.19 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY14 leases

Gas

  • COLORADO INTRSTATE GAS CO,L.L.C.151 leases
  • SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC118 leases
  • IACX ROCK CREEK LLC97 leases
  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP74 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY65 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 Fritch 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.

25 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.

  • Johnson Ranch · Momentum Operating Co., Inc.last report April 2025
  • Johnson · Momentum Operating Co., Inc.last report April 2025
  • Yake, WM. -C- · Momentum Operating Co., Inc.last report February 2025
  • Sanford · Bar L Producerslast report February 2025
  • Whittenburg · Winchester Oil & Gas LLClast report February 2025
  • Read · Momentum Operating Co., Inc.last report February 2025
  • Sohio-Sanford-Bivins · Pantera Energy Companylast report December 2024
  • Bivins · Scout Energy Management LLClast report January 2024
  • Burnett · Mistex Operating, Inc.last report December 2023
  • Herring · Scout Energy Management LLClast report November 2023

Is my lease still active?

623 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 Fritch, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2022: 8,903,218 mcf of gas. 2025 was 7,346,064, 17% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Fritch, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far29,8134,754,566
202549,7517,346,064
202487,7228,200,918
202380,8558,759,466
202280,6088,903,218
202179,0178,155,959
202082,7328,311,283

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, 841 of these leases reported 3,285,599 bbl of oil and condensate and 581,174,090 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Fritch

Fritch has more wells than 3 of the 5 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Fritch is in ZIP code 79036: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Fritch

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 Hutchinson County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Fritch?

1,271 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Fritch: 709 on leases that are producing, 391 not producing and 171 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 Fritch?

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 Hutchinson County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Fritch picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Fritch in the last two years. The nearest one is 13 miles south-west of town, issued April 16, 2025. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Fritch worth?

The 608 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $29 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 Fritch and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 124 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Fritch. 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 Fritch, 25 leases went quiet and 623 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Fritch?

124 accounts near Fritch 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.