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Borden County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Gail

  • 130wells
  • 7drilling locations in two years
  • 45producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Gail

Map of Gail, Texas: 130 wells and 7 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations7Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells95On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing10Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged25The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (32.77038, -101.44541); 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 Gail are rising: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south of town: 7 of 7 lie on that side. The nearest is 6.4 miles south-east of the town's point. 130 wells and 7 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Gail, each where the state puts it. 45 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Borden County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Gail

The 7 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 2S 5SW W NW
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 7 permits

  • 2finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 3drilling 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: 2 south of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 6 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 3 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.

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Gail

wells with a location on the state's map
130
drilling permits in the last 24 months
7
producing leases with a well in the circle
45
operators running them
13
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
372,871 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
212,089 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 Gail sold for

The 45 producing leases with a well near Gail 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
371,562 bbl
gas sold
53,602 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$156,880

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Gail comes to about $1,569 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 Gail

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 Gail
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-07-24CRAZY HORSE 24-12 4MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32859 · permit 0917367Surge Operating, LLC6.5 mi S32.68011, -101.41467 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-24CRAZY HORSE 24-12 3JHhorizontal · API 42-033-32858 · permit 0917366Surge Operating, LLC6.5 mi S32.68009, -101.41475 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-22MIRACLES 19-29 6AHhorizontal · API 42-033-32844 · permit 0915815Surge Operating, LLC6.4 mi SE32.70547, -101.36576 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-22MIRACLES 19-29 5AHhorizontal · API 42-033-32843 · permit 0915814Surge Operating, LLC6.4 mi SE32.70545, -101.36584 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-06CORAL REEFER 25-37 6AHhorizontal · API 42-033-32775 · permit 0907759Surge Operating, LLC6.6 mi S32.68082, -101.40645 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-06DESTROYERS 17-07 1AHhorizontal · API 42-033-32774 · permit 0907758Surge Operating, LLC6.6 mi S32.68086, -101.40629 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-06CRICKETS 26-36 1AHhorizontal · API 42-033-32773 · permit 0907757Surge Operating, LLC6.6 mi S32.68084, -101.40637 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 Gail

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-1110 DURHAM, I E, block 30 T4N, section 263 permits, newest May 6, 2025
  • A-997 ROGERS, J, block 31 T4N, section 242 permits, newest July 24, 2026
  • A-181 T&P RR CO, block 30 T4N, section 192 permits, newest May 22, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

What the county mineral roll lists near Gail

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 1,419 accounts under 478 owner names on 42 leases with a well near Gail.
mineral accounts on the roll
1,419
owner names
478
appraised value of those accounts
$16 million
the middle account's appraised value
$410
the middle account in all of Borden County
$610

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Gail

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. 1Crickets 26-3675,949 bbl · 63,100 mcf a yearSurge Operating, LLC · Borden County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2West Jo-Mill Unit82,954 bbl · 0 mcf a yearJo Mill Oil Company LLC · Borden County · 3 wells in the circle
  3. 3Destroyers 17-0760,463 bbl · 38,357 mcf a yearSurge Operating, LLC · Borden County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Roy22,522 bbl · 40,447 mcf a yearWinn Operating, LLC · Borden County · 4 wells in the circle
  5. 5Trigger16,907 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAviator Energy, LLC · Borden County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Blackard Unit13,068 bbl · 6,608 mcf a yearEstancia Oil & Gas, LLC · Borden County · 7 wells in the circle
  7. 7Rebecca7,741 bbl · 26,111 mcf a yearWinn Operating, LLC · Borden County · 7 wells in the circle
  8. 8Muleshoe Ranch11,187 bbl · 2,465 mcf a yearYukon Exploration Operating, LLC · Borden County · 2 wells in the circle
  9. 9Tonya10,926 bbl · 627 mcf a yearWinn Operating, LLC · Borden County · 3 wells in the circle
  10. 10Martin, Nan "A"9,254 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAviator Energy, LLC · Borden County · 27 wells in the circle
  11. 11Mesquite Creek B2,363 bbl · 25,884 mcf a yearWinn Operating, LLC · Borden County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Coleman Ranch 466,534 bbl · 0 mcf a yearTacoma Operating LLC · Borden County · 3 wells in the circle
  13. 13Clinta5,485 bbl · 5,615 mcf a yearEstancia Oil & Gas, LLC · Borden County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Carmack, C. O. "A"5,970 bbl · 0 mcf a yearEstancia Oil & Gas, LLC · Borden County · 2 wells in the circle
  15. 15Hamilton 463,511 bbl · 0 mcf a yearExtex Operating Company · Borden County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Horseshoe 453,170 bbl · 0 mcf a yearTacoma Operating LLC · Borden County · 2 wells in the circle
  17. 17Clayton 42,620 bbl · 0 mcf a yearTacoma Operating LLC · Borden County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Silver2,604 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAviator Energy, LLC · Borden County · 3 wells in the circle
  19. 19Everett 72,582 bbl · 0 mcf a yearPie Operating, LLC · Borden County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20McLendon 472,478 bbl · 0 mcf a yearExtex Operating Company · Borden County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Gail

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 45 producing leases near Gail. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC17 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM12 leases
  • LION OIL TRADING & TRANS, LLC7 leases
  • BML, INC. B5 leases
  • DORADO OIL COMPANY5 leases

Gas

  • ET GATHERING & PROCESSING LLC16 leases
  • KINDER MORGAN CO2 COMPANY, L.P.7 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY1 lease
  • KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC1 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 Gail 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.

4 leases reported nothing for a year or more

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

  • Sprayberry Field Unit · Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLClast report August 2024
  • Traveller · Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLClast report June 2024
  • Youngblood · Marshall & Winston, Inc.last report March 2024
  • Madison · Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLClast report January 2023

Is my lease still active?

17 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 Gail, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 364,660 bbl of oil. 2025 was 308,840, 15% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Gail, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far271,822156,643
2025308,840165,458
2024312,282102,769
2023370,06287,151
2022320,843141,430
2021324,879114,164
2020364,660174,799

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, 53 of these leases reported 17,229,054 bbl of oil and condensate and 7,223,680 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Gail

Gail is in ZIP code 79738: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Gail

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 Borden County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Gail?

130 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Gail: 95 on leases that are producing, 10 not producing and 25 plugged. The state also issued 7 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 Gail?

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 Borden County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Gail picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Gail are rising: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south of town: 7 of 7 lie on that side. The nearest is 6.4 miles south-east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Gail worth?

The 45 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.

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 Gail, 4 leases went quiet and 17 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Gail?

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.