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Lubbock County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Idalou

  • 364wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 50producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Idalou

Map of Idalou, Texas: 364 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells284On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing9Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged71The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (33.66647, -101.68294); 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 Idalou in the last two years. The nearest one is 11 miles south-west of town, issued March 17, 2026. 364 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Idalou, each where the state puts it. 50 producing leases have a well in the circle.

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

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In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Idalou

wells with a location on the state's map
364
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
50
operators running them
7
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
337,594 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
10,413 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 Idalou sold for

The 50 producing leases with a well near Idalou sold about $26 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
$26 million
oil and condensate sold
338,453 bbl
gas sold
7,718 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$101,517

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Idalou comes to about $1,015 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 Idalou

The newest permit with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Idalou
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2023-12-04NORTH STINNETT UNIT 102Hhorizontal · API 42-303-30536 · permit 0884503Texland Petroleum, L.P.8.3 mi SE33.55671, -101.62215 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

79 mineral accounts near Idalou are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 4,720 accounts under 1,700 owner names on 44 leases with a well near Idalou.
mineral accounts on the roll
4,720
owner names
1,700
appraised value of those accounts
$30 million
the middle account's appraised value
$280
the middle account in all of Lubbock County
$640
accounts titled to an estate
79

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 $119,750 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Idalou, 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 Lubbock County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Idalou

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. 1City of Lubbock Unit82,456 bbl · 6,239 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 36 wells in the circle
  2. 2Idalou Unit42,671 bbl · 172 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 30 wells in the circle
  3. 3Lif-Lubheirs32,287 bbl · 0 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 23 wells in the circle
  4. 4Se. Stinnett Unit28,936 bbl · 0 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 16 wells in the circle
  5. 5Harrison, W. Lee Unit26,357 bbl · 2,040 mcf a yearRaw Oil & Gas, Inc. · Lubbock County · 39 wells in the circle
  6. 6Sides Unit20,636 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCtoc Energy, LLC · Lubbock County · 56 wells in the circle
  7. 7Harrison, Lee Unit16,825 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCtoc Energy, LLC · Lubbock County · 43 wells in the circle
  8. 8North Stinnett Unit11,595 bbl · 0 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 15 wells in the circle
  9. 9Garrett Wheeler10,820 bbl · 947 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 5 wells in the circle
  10. 10Texas Tech10,430 bbl · 12 mcf a yearSocorro Exploration, Inc. · Lubbock County · 6 wells in the circle
  11. 11Kastman Oil Company, LLC6,559 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKastman Oil Company, LLC · Lubbock County · 6 wells in the circle
  12. 12Fiel4,366 bbl · 12 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 2 wells in the circle
  13. 13Wheeler, L. C.4,238 bbl · 583 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Adams "E"3,379 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCtoc Energy, LLC · Lubbock County · 2 wells in the circle
  15. 15Goodnight3,111 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSSC, Inc. · Lubbock County · 2 wells in the circle
  16. 16Burford2,710 bbl · 0 mcf a yearTexland Petroleum, L.P. · Lubbock County · 4 wells in the circle
  17. 17Fritz2,641 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSSC, Inc. · Lubbock County · 4 wells in the circle
  18. 18Peach2,220 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSSC, Inc. · Lubbock County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Collier1,991 bbl · 0 mcf a yearMcDonald Production, LLC · Lubbock County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Ashby1,923 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSSC, Inc. · Lubbock County · 5 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Idalou

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 50 producing leases near Idalou. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION, LLC25 leases
  • MISSION PETROLEUM CARRIERS, INC.22 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC2 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.1 lease

Gas

  • LUBBOCK GAS GATHERING LTD., LLP3 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 Idalou 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.

1 lease 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?

6 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 Idalou, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2021: 409,093 bbl of oil. 2025 was 351,879, 14% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Idalou, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far221,4656,274
2025351,87911,349
2024378,96910,542
2023408,15211,165
2022403,30212,147
2021409,09310,513
2020388,99511,243

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, 63 of these leases reported 19,411,046 bbl of oil and condensate and 464,546 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Idalou

Idalou has more wells than 6 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Idalou is in ZIP code 79329: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Idalou

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 Lubbock County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Idalou?

364 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Idalou: 284 on leases that are producing, 9 not producing and 71 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 Idalou?

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 Lubbock County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Idalou picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Idalou in the last two years. The nearest one is 11 miles south-west of town, issued March 17, 2026. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Idalou worth?

The 50 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $26 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 Idalou and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 79 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Idalou. 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 Idalou, 1 leases went quiet and 6 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Idalou?

79 accounts near Idalou 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.

Search a family nameWatch Lubbock County

Sources

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