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Galveston County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near La Marque

  • 183wells
  • 3drilling locations in two years
  • 19producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around La Marque

Map of La Marque, Texas: 183 wells and 3 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations3Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells42On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing75Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged66The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.36857, -94.97131); 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 La Marque are holding steady: 2 permits in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 5.3 miles west of the town's point. 183 wells and 3 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of La Marque, each where the state puts it. 19 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around La Marque

The 3 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 1S SW W 2NW
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 3 permits

  • 2finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 1finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.

Wells finished in the last two years: 1 south-west, 1 west of town.

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 La Marque

wells with a location on the state's map
183
drilling permits in the last 24 months
3
producing leases with a well in the circle
19
operators running them
7
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
190,380 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
140,910 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 La Marque sold for

The 19 producing leases with a well near La Marque sold about $15 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
$15 million
oil and condensate sold
190,535 bbl
gas sold
112,571 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$215,591

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near La Marque comes to about $2,156 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 La Marque

The 5 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of La Marque
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-04-16MOODY ESTATE TRUSTEE 1vertical · API 42-167-31198 · permit 0914839Sandpoint Texas LLC9.3 mi SE29.25429, -94.88898 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-19FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT 3vertical · API 42-167-31374 · permit 0911788Hilcorp Energy Company5.3 mi W29.37211, -95.05917 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-06-24FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT 4vertical · API 42-167-31373 · permit 0908798Hilcorp Energy Company5.3 mi W29.37204, -95.05917 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-08-06SUNNY ERNST 1vertical · API 42-167-31352 · permit 0901798Quidnet Energy Deployment LLC6.6 mi SW29.33051, -95.07135 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-06E.W. CRAIG 9vertical · API 42-167-31549 · permit 0899354Hilcorp Energy Company6.9 mi SW29.29674, -95.05216 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 La Marque

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-161 PACE, J R2 permits, newest November 19, 2025
  • A-121 HALL & JONES1 permit, newest April 16, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

25 mineral accounts near La Marque are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 692 accounts under 518 owner names on 18 leases with a well near La Marque.
mineral accounts on the roll
692
owner names
518
appraised value of those accounts
$21 million
the middle account's appraised value
$0
the middle account in all of Galveston County
$0
accounts titled to an estate
25

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 $60,743 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near La Marque, 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 Galveston County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near La Marque

The 19 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. 1William Rubel43,501 bbl · 15,126 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Stewart, Maco -A- 30039,832 bbl · 0 mcf a yearGcows Operating LLC · Galveston County · 9 wells in the circle
  3. 3E.w. Craig36,608 bbl · 7,396 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Tacquard4,602 bbl · 113,187 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Federal Gayatt18,916 bbl · 5,189 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 2 wells in the circle
  6. 6Franks /8900 Sand/ Unit17,123 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 21 wells in the circle
  7. 7Stewart8,489 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Outterside, A. J.5,586 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRedbird Oilfield Services Corp. · Galveston County · 3 wells in the circle
  9. 9M. Gilby Et Al Oil Unit2,943 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Camp Wallace2,734 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHouston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Deats-Holmes2,499 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSTS Petroleum LLC · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Stewart, Maco /A/ 3901,900 bbl · 0 mcf a yearGcows Operating LLC · Galveston County · 11 wells in the circle
  13. 13San Leon Farms ETAL Unit1,727 bbl · 12 mcf a yearHouston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Gordon1,525 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Siercovich, Et Al Unit1,144 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOrangefield East Corp · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Aronsfeld Oil Unit946 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 2 wells in the circle
  17. 17Halls Bayou Ranch245 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHome Petroleum Corp. · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Gilby, M. Et Al G. U.42 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Tacquard18 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near La Marque

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 19 producing leases near La Marque. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • HARVEST MARKETING & TRADING, LLC9 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.5 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.5 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY3 leases
  • AMJ INC2 leases

Gas

  • HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY5 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 La Marque 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.

20 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.

Is my lease still active?

3 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 La Marque, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2025, the newest one: 206,018 bbl of oil.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of La Marque, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far131,61294,578
2025206,018192,169
2024147,125117,225
2023133,321161,316
202288,162205,306
202194,226213,904
2020118,900330,485

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, 58 of these leases reported 9,195,294 bbl of oil and condensate and 43,046,002 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

The wells near La Marque, and what a lease has gone for

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 39 of its own tracts in Galveston County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $110 an acre, the usual royalty 25%, the usual term 5 years; the newest is dated May 12, 2026. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Galveston 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 La Marque

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

La Marque is in ZIP code 77568: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around La Marque

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 Galveston County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near La Marque?

183 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of La Marque: 42 on leases that are producing, 75 not producing and 66 plugged. The state also issued 3 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 La Marque?

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 Galveston County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near La Marque picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near La Marque are holding steady: 2 permits in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 5.3 miles west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near La Marque worth?

The 19 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $15 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 La Marque and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 25 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near La Marque. 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 La Marque, 20 leases went quiet and 3 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near La Marque?

25 accounts near La Marque 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 Galveston County

Sources

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