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Jefferson County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Groves

  • 346wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 27producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Groves

Map of Groves, Texas: 346 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells102On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing135Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged109The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.94827, -93.91712); 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 Groves in the last two years. The nearest one is 10 miles north-west of town, issued October 20, 2025. 346 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Groves, each where the state puts it. 27 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Groves

wells with a location on the state's map
346
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
27
operators running them
7
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
99,173 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
261,151 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 Groves sold for

The 27 producing leases with a well near Groves sold about $8.3 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
$8.3 million
oil and condensate sold
99,515 bbl
gas sold
232,850 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$169,469

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Groves comes to about $1,695 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 Groves

The newest permit with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Groves
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2024-11-12CATHODIC PROTECTION 21vertical · API 42-245-32918 · permit 0903843Texas Pipeline LLC8.6 mi S29.83087, -93.96522 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

40 mineral accounts near Groves are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 1,740 accounts under 729 owner names on 31 leases with a well near Groves.
mineral accounts on the roll
1,740
owner names
729
appraised value of those accounts
$5.4 million
the middle account's appraised value
$50
accounts titled to an estate
40

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 $8,400 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Groves, 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 Jefferson County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Groves

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. 1State Tract 2922,402 bbl · 238,462 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Jefferson County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Sonny V15,656 bbl · 4,098 mcf a yearOlipdp II, LLC · Jefferson County · 2 wells in the circle
  3. 3MMK8,391 bbl · 7,157 mcf a yearOlipdp II, LLC · Jefferson County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Hager, Gulf Lee Fee7,705 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOrangefield East Corp · Orange County · 23 wells in the circle
  5. 5Federal Royalty5,970 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 6 wells in the circle
  6. 6Stark5,760 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKodiak Oil & Gas, Inc. · Orange County · 8 wells in the circle
  7. 7Winfree, William4,522 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 5 wells in the circle
  8. 8McGuire, Adelia3,934 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 3 wells in the circle
  9. 9Polk, J. V. -B- O/A3,556 bbl · 725 mcf a yearTorrent Oil LLC · Orange County · 20 wells in the circle
  10. 10Gordon, W. D.2,889 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 6 wells in the circle
  11. 11McLean, Marrs "A"2,339 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 6 wells in the circle
  12. 12Cow Bayou State -A-2,222 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 5 wells in the circle
  13. 13Corbello -A-2,211 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 3 wells in the circle
  14. 14Moore, Lutcher2,103 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 8 wells in the circle
  15. 15Winfree1,994 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 5 wells in the circle
  16. 16Polk, J. V., -A-0 bbl · 9,317 mcf a yearTorrent Oil LLC · Orange County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Chesson -B-1,317 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 3 wells in the circle
  18. 18Paraffine1,185 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 2 wells in the circle
  19. 19Chesson -C-1,125 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 5 wells in the circle
  20. 20Odp1a McGuire1,102 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. · Orange County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Groves

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 27 producing leases near Groves. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • TRUTH RESOURCES, L.P.15 leases
  • MARTIN CRUDE MARKETING CO.5 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.3 leases
  • ENDEAVOR TANK & TRANSPORT LLC2 leases
  • 4J ENERGY, LLC1 lease

Gas

  • TORRENT OIL LLC5 leases
  • COKINOS ENERGY, L.L.C.2 leases
  • BALLARD NATURAL GAS II, 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 Groves 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.

23 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.

  • Gulf WM. Winfree Fee · Orangefield Operating Corporatiolast report April 2025
  • Michel -B- · Orangefield Operating Corporatiolast report April 2025
  • Lauren · Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.last report January 2025
  • Harmon, Jessie M., -A- · Orangefield East Corplast report January 2025
  • Peveto, F. T. -A- · Orangefield Operating Corporatiolast report November 2024
  • Peveto, F. T. · Orangefield Operating Corporatiolast report May 2024
  • Leon · Orangefield Operating Corporatiolast report April 2024
  • Granger, M. Heirs · Orangefield Operating Corporatiolast report April 2024
  • Oj · Dartex Energy Corporationlast report August 2023
  • Lang, Boise · Dartex Energy Corporationlast report July 2023

Is my lease still active?

4 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 Groves, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2022: 149,965 bbl of oil. 2025 was 100,734, 33% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Groves, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far65,078168,421
2025100,734291,834
2024102,577306,489
2023117,966389,795
2022149,965543,557
2021153,813496,878
2020150,889395,486

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, 75 of these leases reported 8,770,090 bbl of oil and condensate and 15,646,359 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

The wells near Groves, and what a lease has gone for

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 4 of its own tracts in Jefferson County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $353 an acre, the usual royalty 25%, the usual term 5 years; the newest is dated May 7, 2024. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Jefferson County?

Depth and well type from the Railroad Commission's well records, where the record has them. State lease figures from the Texas General Land Office.

Around it

Towns near Groves

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

Groves is in ZIP code 77619: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Groves

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 Jefferson County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Groves?

346 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Groves: 102 on leases that are producing, 135 not producing and 109 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 Groves?

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 Jefferson County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Groves picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Groves in the last two years. The nearest one is 10 miles north-west of town, issued October 20, 2025. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Groves worth?

The 27 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $8.3 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 Groves and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 40 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Groves. 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 Groves, 23 leases went quiet and 4 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Groves?

40 accounts near Groves 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.