Skip to content
Royalty Clerk

Smith County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Lindale

  • 247wells
  • 2drilling locations in two years
  • 40producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Lindale

Map of Lindale, Texas: 247 wells and 2 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations2Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells146On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing17Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged84The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (32.51570, -95.40940); 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.

See the whole Texas well map

Drilling permits near Lindale are holding steady: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 5.1 miles south-west of the town's point. 247 wells and 2 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Lindale, each where the state puts it. 40 producing leases have a well in the circle.
Watch Smith CountySee the map
Use this map on your site

You may show this map on any site, unchanged. Keep the credit line and its link to Royalty Clerk under the map. The picture updates by itself as the state records new wells and permits.

Download the picture (WebP)
<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/lindale-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/town-wells/lindale-tx.svg" alt="Map of Lindale, Texas: 247 wells and 2 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/lindale-tx">Lindale, 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 Lindale

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

What became of the 2 permits

  • 2drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 1 well starts outside the 10-mile circle and ends inside it. So a well can drain land a mile or two from the spot where it shows on a map.

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.

When a new well starts paying

First checks coming due near Lindale

First checks fell due on leases near Lindale in the last month. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.

The date is the earliest the law allows a first payment to be late (Texas Natural Resources Code 91.402), worked out from the first month of production on file. It is not a promise of a check: title questions and unsigned division orders can hold one back. Work out a first-check date · What to do before the first check

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Lindale

wells with a location on the state's map
247
drilling permits in the last 24 months
2
producing leases with a well in the circle
40
operators running them
14
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
505,169 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
70,406 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 Lindale sold for

The 40 producing leases with a well near Lindale sold about $38 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
$38 million
oil and condensate sold
505,263 bbl
gas sold
20,113 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$419,844

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Lindale comes to about $4,198 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 Lindale

The 8 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Lindale
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-02-09ALLEN 3vertical · API 42-499-32220 · permit 0913221Strand Energy, L.c.8.6 mi NE32.60549, -95.30711 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-09-02KNOX HEIRS UNIT 1vertical · API 42-423-32478 · permit 0910155Stroud Petroleum, Inc.5.1 mi SW32.47702, -95.48463 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-10-25HOPPER 1vertical · API 42-423-32471 · permit 0903538Strand Energy, L.c.9.2 mi S32.38936, -95.46250 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-14SAND FLAT UNIT 52vertical · API 42-423-30198 · permit 0899694Vess Oil Corporation9.2 mi E32.47061, -95.26092 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-12-27AFG 2vertical · API 42-423-32468 · permit 0895960Maximus Operating, Ltd.3.1 mi N32.56090, -95.40875 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-13WEST TYLER (PALUXY BANKHEAD) 6Avertical · API 42-423-32467 · permit 0894963Weathers Exploration, Inc.9.0 mi S32.38525, -95.40118 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-10-23NEWTON, W F (ST02) 1Xvertical · API 42-423-31345 · permit 0894719Maximus Operating, Ltd.7.9 mi S32.40509, -95.44270 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-10-02FAMILY LAND 1vertical · API 42-499-32210 · permit 0893857Strand Energy, L.c.8.7 mi NE32.59581, -95.29307 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 Lindale

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-618 WEBB, J1 permit, newest February 9, 2026
  • A-700 MALLIGAN, W1 permit, newest September 2, 2025

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

Who is on the county roll

29 mineral accounts near Lindale are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 2,237 accounts under 1,291 owner names on 40 leases with a well near Lindale.
mineral accounts on the roll
2,237
owner names
1,291
appraised value of those accounts
$43 million
the middle account's appraised value
$780
the middle account in all of Smith County
$278
accounts titled to an estate
29

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 $38,251 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Lindale, 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 Smith County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Lindale

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. 1Sand Flat Unit93,294 bbl · 3,113 mcf a yearVess Oil Corporation · Smith County · 56 wells in the circle
  2. 2Anderson Charitable Trust54,114 bbl · 0 mcf a yearMaximus Operating, Ltd. · Smith County · 5 wells in the circle
  3. 3Hopper, Bradie O.35,200 bbl · 0 mcf a yearMaximus Operating, Ltd. · Smith County · 2 wells in the circle
  4. 4Tyler State Park "C"30,708 bbl · 0 mcf a yearVess Oil Corporation · Smith County · 3 wells in the circle
  5. 5Ray27,653 bbl · 2,752 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Wood County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Matthews- Ford26,584 bbl · 1,245 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Wood County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Paluxy "B" Sand Unit25,241 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCulver & Cain Production LLC · Smith County · 8 wells in the circle
  8. 8Sand Flat, West (Paluxy A)unit23,609 bbl · 4,338 mcf a yearGoldston Oil Corporation · Smith County · 6 wells in the circle
  9. 9Matthews22,688 bbl · 1,818 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Wood County · 2 wells in the circle
  10. 10Pruitt, J. J.18,361 bbl · 760 mcf a yearVess Oil Corporation · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Sand Flat N. Paluxy Unit No. 116,734 bbl · 4,362 mcf a yearGoldston Oil Corporation · Smith County · 3 wells in the circle
  12. 12Matthews-Ray16,381 bbl · 2,734 mcf a yearStrand Energy, L.c. · Wood County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13West Tyler (Paluxy Bankhead)12,970 bbl · 0 mcf a yearWeathers Exploration, Inc. · Smith County · 5 wells in the circle
  14. 14Shamburger Lake Unit9,573 bbl · 3,610 mcf a yearValence Operating Company · Smith County · 41 wells in the circle
  15. 15Sand Flat, West(paluxy "B") Unit7,772 bbl · 4,380 mcf a yearGoldston Oil Corporation · Smith County · 5 wells in the circle
  16. 16Hitts Lake Oil Unit8,195 bbl · 0 mcf a yearVess Oil Corporation · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Rex R. Coulter, Et Al6,770 bbl · 4,284 mcf a yearGoldston Oil Corporation · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18West Tyler Paluxy -B- Sand Unit6,855 bbl · 0 mcf a yearWeathers Exploration, Inc. · Smith County · 2 wells in the circle
  19. 19Covington5,673 bbl · 4 mcf a yearValence Operating Company · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Adams-Matthews5,229 bbl · 0 mcf a yearEqv Operating LLC · Wood County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Lindale

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 40 producing leases near Lindale. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • DK TRADING & SUPPLY, LLC27 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC10 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.3 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY1 lease
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM1 lease

Gas

  • MIDCOAST PIPELINES (E TX) L.P.3 leases
  • ORION PIPELINE, LLC2 leases
  • OLD UNION OPERATING COMPANY1 lease
  • SYMMETRY ENERGY SOLUTIONS, 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 Lindale 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.

9 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?

7 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 Lindale, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2023: 761,679 bbl of oil. 2025 was 538,122, 29% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Lindale, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far328,19346,957
2025538,12266,840
2024585,49270,246
2023761,679166,271
2022711,771312,292
2021525,756361,012
2020534,478420,939

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, 62 of these leases reported 19,471,238 bbl of oil and condensate and 31,484,046 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Lindale

Lindale has more wells than 4 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Lindale is in ZIP code 75771: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Lindale

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 Smith County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Lindale?

247 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Lindale: 146 on leases that are producing, 17 not producing and 84 plugged. The state also issued 2 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 Lindale?

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 Smith County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Lindale picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Lindale are holding steady: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 5.1 miles south-west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Lindale start paying royalties?

Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale to send the first payment (Natural Resources Code 91.402). The date is the earliest a first payment becomes late, not a promise: a title question or an unsigned division order can hold a check back.

Work out a first-check date

How much are the oil and gas near Lindale worth?

The 40 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $38 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 Lindale and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 29 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Lindale. 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 Lindale, 9 leases went quiet and 7 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Lindale?

29 accounts near Lindale 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 Smith County

Sources

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