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Kaufman County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Kemp

  • 50wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 4producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Kemp

Map of Kemp, Texas: 50 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells7On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing32Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged11The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (32.44264, -96.22998); 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 Kemp in the last two years. The nearest one is 11 miles north of town, issued April 14, 2025. 50 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Kemp, each where the state puts it. 4 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/kemp-tx">Kemp, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Kemp

wells with a location on the state's map
50
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
4
operators running them
2
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
4,970 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.

In dollars

What the oil and gas near Kemp sold for

The 4 producing leases with a well near Kemp sold about $400,960 of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$400,960
oil and condensate sold
5,227 bbl
gas sold
0 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$69,237

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Kemp comes to about $692 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 Kemp

The newest permit with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Kemp
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2023-10-25PRAIRIE SMOKE 1vertical · API 42-257-30445 · permit 0894736Mud Creek Operating, LLC4.6 mi E32.45566, -96.15324 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

What the county mineral roll lists near Kemp

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 139 accounts under 82 owner names on 9 leases with a well near Kemp.
mineral accounts on the roll
139
owner names
82
appraised value of those accounts
$247,563
the middle account's appraised value
$440
the middle account in all of Kaufman County
$440

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Kemp

The 4 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. 1Tuggle, J. M.3,083 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSouthwest Operating, Inc.-Tyler · Kaufman County · 3 wells in the circle
  2. 2Jordan, Vernon Et Al938 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSouthwest Operating, Inc.-Tyler · Kaufman County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Hendricks, Jesse E.680 bbl · 0 mcf a yearUphill Consulting LLC · Kaufman County · 3 wells in the circle
  4. 4Hendricks, Jesse E. "B"269 bbl · 0 mcf a yearUphill Consulting LLC · Kaufman County · 2 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Kemp

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 4 producing leases near Kemp. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • DK TRADING & SUPPLY, LLC2 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC2 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 Kemp 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.

3 leases 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?

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 Kemp, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 33,912 bbl of oil. 2025 was 16,087, 53% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Kemp, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far3,8150
202516,0870
202425,7200
202327,5510
202232,4040
202130,7780
202033,9120

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, 25 of these leases reported 2,141,940 bbl of oil and condensate and 637,968 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Kemp

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

Kemp is in ZIP code 75143: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Kemp

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 Kaufman County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Kemp?

50 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Kemp: 7 on leases that are producing, 32 not producing and 11 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 Kemp?

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 Kaufman County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Kemp picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Kemp in the last two years. The nearest one is 11 miles north of town, issued April 14, 2025. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Kemp worth?

The 4 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $400,960 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 Kemp, 3 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 Kemp?

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.