Deaf Smith County, Texas
Oil wells and drilling locations near Hereford
- 1well
- 4drilling locations in two years
Within 10 miles
Wells and drilling locations around Hereford
- Drilling locations4Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells0On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing1Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged0The state's wellbore record says plugged
The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (34.81521, -102.39932); 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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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/hereford-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/town-wells/hereford-tx.svg" alt="Map of Hereford, Texas: 1 wells and 4 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle." width="1000" height="1284" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/hereford-tx">Hereford, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>Which way it is heading
Where the new drilling is around Hereford
What became of the 4 permits
- 1drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
- 3still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.
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 Hereford
- wells with a location on the state's map
- 1
- drilling permits in the last 24 months
- 4
- producing leases with a well in the circle
- 0
- operators running them
- 0
- oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
- 0 bbl
- gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
- 0 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.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits near Hereford
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | BRAVO 4vertical · API 42-117-30122 · permit 0917514North Texas Carbon, LLC | 2.9 mi E34.81790, -102.34843 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | North Texas Carbon, LLC |
| 2026-07-31 | ALPHA 3vertical · API 42-117-30121 · permit 0917510North Texas Carbon, LLC | 2.9 mi E34.81790, -102.34860 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | North Texas Carbon, LLC |
| 2026-07-20 | OFL 2vertical · API 42-117-30120 · permit 0917225North Texas Carbon, LLC | 2.6 mi E34.82239, -102.35403 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | North Texas Carbon, LLC |
| 2025-12-16 | GOLDIE 1vertical · API 42-117-30119 · permit 0912255North Texas Carbon, LLC | 9.9 mi E34.78925, -102.22738 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | North Texas Carbon, LLC |
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 Hereford
- A-774 BRADLY, L R, block K3, section 402 permits, newest August 11, 2026
- A-1209 CLARK, R, block K3, section 421 permit, newest July 20, 2026
- A-882 BRADLEY, J W, block M7, section 21 permit, newest December 16, 2025
Not in the list? Search every survey in the county by name or abstract number.
Year by year
Production of the leases near Hereford, by year
| Year | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Around it
Towns near Hereford
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Watch the 10 miles around Hereford
Watching a place says nothing about who owns the land or the minerals there. For the whole county, or one survey, use the Deaf Smith County well watch.
FAQ
Questions people ask
How many oil and gas wells are near Hereford?
1 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Hereford: 0 on leases that are producing, 1 not producing and 0 plugged. The state also issued 4 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 Hereford?
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 Deaf Smith County roll lists it.
Is drilling near Hereford picking up or slowing down?
Drilling permits near Hereford are new: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 2.6 miles east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.
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.
Own land or minerals near Hereford?
See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.
Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.