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Matagorda County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Markham

  • 319wells
  • 6drilling locations in two years
  • 45producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Markham

Map of Markham, Texas: 319 wells and 6 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations6Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells139On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing104Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged76The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (28.96026, -96.06524); 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 Markham are falling: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before. Most of them are north-east of town: 4 of 6 lie on that side. The nearest is 4.0 miles east of the town's point. 319 wells and 6 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Markham, each where the state puts it. 45 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Markham

The 6 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 3E 1SE S SW W 1NW 1
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 6 permits

  • 3finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.
  • 1drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 2still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 1 starts inside and ends outside. 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.

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Markham

wells with a location on the state's map
319
drilling permits in the last 24 months
6
producing leases with a well in the circle
45
operators running them
14
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
54,627 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
571,602 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 Markham sold for

The 45 producing leases with a well near Markham sold about $6.0 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
$6.0 million
oil and condensate sold
53,677 bbl
gas sold
523,012 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$65,894

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Markham comes to about $659 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 Markham

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 Markham
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-03-09SMITH, LEWIS EDWIN ET AL 4vertical · API 42-321-32464 · permit 0913910Underground Services Markham,llc5.2 mi W28.98646, -96.14548 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-30H. SMITH 1vertical · API 42-321-32463 · permit 0911471Underground Services Markham,llc5.7 mi NW28.99449, -96.15014 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-09-23ANDERSON 1vertical · API 42-321-32361 · permit 0910613Magnum Producing, LP4.0 mi E28.96532, -96.00027 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-07-14BUNK 1vertical · API 42-321-32444 · permit 0909087Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLC8.4 mi NE29.02862, -95.95118 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-15NORRIS 3vertical · API 42-321-31914 · permit 0906689Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLC10.0 mi NE29.02920, -95.92058 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-03NORRIS 2vertical · API 42-321-32437 · permit 0897896Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLC10.0 mi NE29.03189, -95.92160 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-09-17NORRIS 1vertical · API 42-321-32427 · permit 0897908Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLC9.9 mi NE29.03112, -95.92244 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-04-17BUNK 1vertical · API 42-321-32444 · permit 0898218Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLC8.4 mi NE29.02862, -95.95118 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 Markham

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-68 PARKER, H2 permits, newest March 9, 2026
  • A-22 CUMMINS, M, section 352 permits, newest April 15, 2025
  • A-45 HALL, E1 permit, newest September 23, 2025
  • A-256 I&GN RR CO, block 4, section 91 permit, newest July 14, 2025

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

Who is on the county roll

31 mineral accounts near Markham are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 1,689 accounts under 953 owner names on 53 leases with a well near Markham.
mineral accounts on the roll
1,689
owner names
953
appraised value of those accounts
$8.8 million
the middle account's appraised value
$260
the middle account in all of Matagorda County
$390
accounts titled to an estate
31

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 $19,470 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Markham, 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 Matagorda County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Markham

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. 1Express2,058 bbl · 112,130 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Highwire7,573 bbl · 56,793 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Saha-Petersen Gas Unit1,453 bbl · 90,290 mcf a yearSquare Mile Energy, L.L.C. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Runnells Gas Unit1,063 bbl · 69,545 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Ohio-Sun Unit9,323 bbl · 4,834 mcf a yearGoldking Minerals Mgmt, L.L.C. · Matagorda County · 37 wells in the circle
  6. 6Lewis55 bbl · 39,802 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Pierce Est. Oil & Gas Ints.660 bbl · 30,091 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8F. G. Cobb "A"5,160 bbl · 3,000 mcf a yearTexian Operating Company, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Lewis, J. C. "C"1,114 bbl · 26,510 mcf a yearAtlas Operating LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Heffelfinger "A"203 bbl · 24,647 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Cobb, F. G. -B-3,453 bbl · 3,000 mcf a yearTexian Operating Company, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Cobb, F. G. -B-3,316 bbl · 1,440 mcf a yearTexian Operating Company, LLC · Matagorda County · 6 wells in the circle
  13. 13Bass Gu0 bbl · 19,496 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Johnson, Sallie2,778 bbl · 2,400 mcf a yearTexian Operating Company, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Runnells3,130 bbl · 0 mcf a yearFairway Operating, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Badouh, E. M. Heirs0 bbl · 18,624 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Ohio-Sun Unit2,951 bbl · 162 mcf a yearGoldking Minerals Mgmt, L.L.C. · Matagorda County · 23 wells in the circle
  18. 18Bass Gu0 bbl · 17,682 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Santos-Lewis Gu665 bbl · 12,989 mcf a yearAtlas Operating LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Slone, L. M.1,976 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRusk Energy Operating LLC · Matagorda County · 3 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Markham

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 45 producing leases near Markham. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.33 leases
  • TRUTH RESOURCES, L.P.6 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM5 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY5 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC4 leases

Gas

  • COKINOS ENERGY, L.L.C.13 leases
  • ENTERPRISE HYDROCARBONS, L.P.7 leases
  • WILMAR PIPELINES, INC.5 leases
  • ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC3 leases
  • KINDER MORGAN TEJAS PIPELINE LLC3 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 Markham 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.

38 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.

  • Runnells Gas Unit 1 · Arcadia Operating, LLClast report July 2025
  • Ware · Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLClast report May 2025
  • McWilliams Oil Unit · Atlas Operating LLClast report May 2025
  • Holloway · Frio Resources, LLClast report March 2025
  • Huebner · Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.last report January 2025
  • Huebner G · Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.last report January 2025
  • Wilson Creek · Gemarmi Inc.last report November 2024
  • Anderson · Deguello Operating LLClast report August 2024
  • Insall Gas Unit · Deguello Operating LLClast report August 2024
  • Sartwelle · Langston Oil, LLClast report March 2024

Is my lease still active?

43 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 Markham, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2021: 1,981,793 mcf of gas. 2025 was 718,701, 64% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Markham, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far36,738363,352
202563,589718,701
202479,076959,608
2023127,1491,647,310
2022127,3571,615,002
2021117,1221,981,793
2020136,7431,420,534

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, 140 of these leases reported 9,350,592 bbl of oil and condensate and 156,609,987 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

The wells near Markham, and what a lease has gone for

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 14 of its own tracts in Matagorda County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $200 an acre, the usual royalty 25%, the usual term 5 years; the newest is dated September 5, 2023. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Matagorda 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 Markham

Markham has more wells than 7 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Markham is in ZIP code 77456: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Markham

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 Matagorda County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Markham?

319 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Markham: 139 on leases that are producing, 104 not producing and 76 plugged. The state also issued 6 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 Markham?

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 Matagorda County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Markham picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Markham are falling: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before. Most of them are north-east of town: 4 of 6 lie on that side. The nearest is 4.0 miles east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Markham worth?

The 45 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $6.0 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 Markham and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 31 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Markham. 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 Markham, 38 leases went quiet and 43 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Markham?

31 accounts near Markham 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 Matagorda County

Sources

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