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Loving County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Mentone

  • 1,890wells
  • 317drilling locations in two years
  • 716producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Mentone

Map of Mentone, Texas: 1,890 wells and 317 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations317Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells1,123On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing562Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged205The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (31.70513, -103.59935); 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 Mentone are rising: 182 permits in the last 12 months, 135 in the 12 months before. Most of them are east of town: 188 of 317 lie on that side. The nearest is 1.2 miles west of the town's point. 1,890 wells and 317 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Mentone, each where the state puts it. 716 producing leases have a well in the circle.

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

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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Mentone

The 317 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 19NE 55E 82SE 51S 44SW 13W 13NW 40
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 317 permits

  • 61finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 16finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.
  • 115drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 125still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

Wells finished in the last two years: 1 north, 76 north-east, 18 east, 21 south-east, 7 south, 1 south-west, 3 west, 10 north-west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 165 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 131 start inside and end 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.

When a new well starts paying

First checks coming due near Mentone

10 first checks fall due on leases with a well near Mentone from today on. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
  • State Link VJ Ranch 37-48due by November 28, 2026
  • State Link VJ Ranch 37-48due by November 28, 2026
  • State Link VJ Ranch 37-48due by November 28, 2026
  • State Link VJ Ranch 37-48due by November 28, 2026
  • Rainbow State 53-54-70 Ddue by December 29, 2026
  • Rainbow State 53-54-70 Adue by December 29, 2026
  • Rainbow State 53-54-70 Cdue by December 29, 2026
  • Dolly Varden 33-69due by December 29, 2026
  • Rainbow State 53-54-70 Fdue by December 29, 2026
  • Rainbow State 53-54-70 Bdue by December 29, 2026

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 Mentone

wells with a location on the state's map
1,890
drilling permits in the last 24 months
317
producing leases with a well in the circle
716
operators running them
27
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
36,674,776 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
160,413,626 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 Mentone sold for

The 716 producing leases with a well near Mentone sold about $3.4 billion of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$3.4 billion
oil and condensate sold
36,667,088 bbl
gas sold
152,278,501 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$2.7 million

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Mentone comes to about $26,785 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 Mentone

The 25 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Mentone
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-06STAPLETON FLOWERS 302BChorizontal · API 42-389-42389 · permit 0919971Admiral Permian Operating LLC7.9 mi SE31.60362, -103.53837 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-06STAPLETON FLOWERS 301BChorizontal · API 42-389-42388 · permit 0919970Admiral Permian Operating LLC7.9 mi SE31.60376, -103.53848 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-29WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 I 55Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38051 · permit 0919757Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70659, -103.48316 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-29WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 H 64Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38050 · permit 0919756Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70664, -103.48323 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-29WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 G 54Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38049 · permit 0919755Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70669, -103.48329 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 F 63Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38048 · permit 0919754Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70674, -103.48336 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 E 53Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38047 · permit 0919753Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70679, -103.48343 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 D 62Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38046 · permit 0919752Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70684, -103.48350 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 C 52Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38045 · permit 0919751Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70689, -103.48357 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 B 61Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38044 · permit 0919750Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70694, -103.48363 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28WEIZEN 1-0-50-52 A 51Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38043 · permit 0919749Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC6.8 mi E31.70699, -103.48370 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-27LUCKY TEXAN SWD 1vertical · API 42-389-42374 · permit 0919694Layne SWD, LLC4.8 mi S31.63584, -103.58871 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-27STAPLETON FLOWERS 202SHhorizontal · API 42-389-42373 · permit 0919542Admiral Permian Operating LLC7.9 mi SE31.60369, -103.53843 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-27STAPLETON FLOWERS 201SHhorizontal · API 42-389-42372 · permit 0919540Admiral Permian Operating LLC7.8 mi SE31.60383, -103.53854 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-20LINDLEY 92 3Hhorizontal · API 42-301-37987 · permit 0918790Circle-S Energy, LLC5.7 mi NW31.76228, -103.66843 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-20LINDLEY 92 2Hhorizontal · API 42-301-37986 · permit 0918789Circle-S Energy, LLC5.7 mi NW31.76232, -103.66848 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-20LINDLEY 92 1Hhorizontal · API 42-301-37985 · permit 0918788Circle-S Energy, LLC5.7 mi NW31.76235, -103.66853 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-19LINDLEY 92 33Hhorizontal · API 42-301-37998 · permit 0918798Circle-S Energy, LLC5.7 mi NW31.76207, -103.66860 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-19LINDLEY 92 31Hhorizontal · API 42-301-37994 · permit 0918796Circle-S Energy, LLC5.7 mi NW31.76221, -103.66833 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-19LINDLEY 92 24Hhorizontal · API 42-301-37990 · permit 0918795Circle-S Energy, LLC5.6 mi NW31.76203, -103.66809 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-19LINDLEY 92 23Hhorizontal · API 42-301-38008 · permit 0918794Circle-S Energy, LLC5.7 mi NW31.76210, -103.66865 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-19LINDLEY 92 22Hhorizontal · API 42-301-37989 · permit 0918793Circle-S Energy, LLC5.7 mi NW31.76218, -103.66828 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-13WILLIAMS 1Dvertical · API 42-389-42342 · permit 0919196TRP Operating LLC9.7 mi S31.56754, -103.56476 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-13SLASH 1Dvertical · API 42-389-42341 · permit 0919193TRP Operating LLC9.5 mi S31.57342, -103.54901 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-13COTTONMOUTH STATE 33-72 D W301HBhorizontal · API 42-389-42343 · permit 0919127Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC5.3 mi S31.63004, -103.57921 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 Mentone

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-U7 UL, block 19, section 712 permits, newest January 22, 2026
  • A-252 ADAMS, A L, block 33, section 9210 permits, newest October 20, 2026
  • A-5088 SPARKS, I, block C19, section 2210 permits, newest July 23, 2026
  • A-174 W&NW RR CO, block 1, section 3910 permits, newest February 27, 2026
  • A-632 HARRISON, M A, W D & K N, block 29, section 2910 permits, newest April 8, 2025
  • A-1189 MYERS, B F, block 1, section 509 permits, newest October 29, 2026
  • A-1187 MYERS, B F, block C27, section 69 permits, newest September 2, 2026
  • A-42 T&P RR CO, block 53 T2, section 458 permits, newest September 25, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

394 mineral accounts near Mentone are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 29,105 accounts under 4,362 owner names on 693 leases with a well near Mentone.
mineral accounts on the roll
29,105
owner names
4,362
appraised value of those accounts
$4.5 billion
the middle account's appraised value
$2,297
the middle account in all of Loving County
$1,755
accounts titled to an estate
394

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 $6.1 million together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Mentone, 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 Loving County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Mentone

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. 1Centurion 53-2 Unit761,470 bbl · 4,105,775 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 5 wells in the circle
  2. 2Joey Chestnut925,441 bbl · 2,333,750 mcf a yearAdmiral Permian Operating LLC · Loving County · 5 wells in the circle
  3. 3Carthel 31-TTT-B02 WF612,623 bbl · 4,095,688 mcf a yearMatador Production Company · Loving County · 6 wells in the circle
  4. 4Centurion 53-2 Unit516,975 bbl · 2,928,264 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 4 wells in the circle
  5. 5Steelhead 54-2 Unit584,044 bbl · 1,817,408 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 7 wells in the circle
  6. 6Elmer 33-67666,193 bbl · 1,238,188 mcf a yearTRP Operating LLC · Loving County · 7 wells in the circle
  7. 7Seahawk600,417 bbl · 1,556,536 mcf a yearAdmiral Permian Operating LLC · Loving County · 4 wells in the circle
  8. 8Ad Hawk State 65-64613,851 bbl · 969,088 mcf a yearGreenlake Energy Operating, LLC · Loving County · 3 wells in the circle
  9. 9State 18-19435,814 bbl · 735,759 mcf a yearCircle-S Energy, LLC · Loving County · 4 wells in the circle
  10. 10Joey Chestnut413,263 bbl · 726,866 mcf a yearAdmiral Permian Operating LLC · Loving County · 3 wells in the circle
  11. 11Roosterfish 53-2-43 Lov Unit313,493 bbl · 1,093,675 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 11 wells in the circle
  12. 12Roan 53-2 Lov Unit349,776 bbl · 853,418 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 19 wells in the circle
  13. 13Ul 19 Stonefly I348,166 bbl · 618,387 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Bucco 54-2-41 Lov W Unit247,298 bbl · 1,122,141 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 2 wells in the circle
  15. 15Baxter213,347 bbl · 1,311,947 mcf a yearU.S. Energy Development Corp · Reeves County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Cyclone 54-2 State Unit228,639 bbl · 1,219,295 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 3 wells in the circle
  17. 17Baxter220,089 bbl · 1,082,684 mcf a yearU.S. Energy Development Corp · Reeves County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Constrictor 53-35 Q272,968 bbl · 671,244 mcf a yearPetro-Hunt Permian, LLC · Loving County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Galaxy 29-0-28-33 B311,857 bbl · 436,714 mcf a yearAnadarko E&P Onshore LLC · Loving County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20White Oak 53-2 A147,803 bbl · 1,403,826 mcf a yearPdeh LLC · Loving County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Mentone

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 716 producing leases near Mentone. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.232 leases
  • DBM OIL SERVICES LLC166 leases
  • PLAINS PIPELINE L.P.152 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC122 leases
  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC81 leases

Gas

  • ANADARKO ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY175 leases
  • VAQUERO PERMIAN PROCESSING LLC135 leases
  • DELAWARE BASIN MIDSTREAM LLC91 leases
  • CARDINAL DELAWARE BASIN, LLC88 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY69 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 Mentone 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.

62 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?

179 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 Mentone, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2023: 37,683,266 bbl of oil. 2025 was 30,814,355, 18% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Mentone, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far25,839,046113,496,283
202530,814,355140,905,692
202432,775,477153,812,198
202337,683,266155,572,617
202232,772,643132,792,571
202134,527,547133,885,462
202037,962,774143,946,179

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, 656 of these leases reported 150,052,420 bbl of oil and condensate and 714,821,142 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

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

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 29 of its own tracts in Loving County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $7,601 an acre, the usual royalty 12.5%, the usual term 3 years; the newest is dated January 23, 2026. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Loving 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 Mentone

Mentone is in ZIP code 79754: its wells and permits

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

Press and community kit

Writing about Mentone? Take what you need

For a local paper, a county office, a school or a community group: the figures, the map and the words, free to use with the credit line. Data as of November 15, 2026.
Fact sheet · one page · PDFMentone, Texas1,890wells within 10 miles1,123on producing leases767not producing or plugged182permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 1,890 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Mentone: 1,123 on producing leases, 562 not producing and 205 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 182 drilling permits within 10 miles of Mentone in the last 12 months, the newest dated November 6, 2026.
  • The 716 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 27 operators, reported 36,674,776 barrels of oil and 160,413,626 thousand cubic feet of gas over their latest 12 months.

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How to cite

Railroad Commission of Texas records of the wells and drilling permits within 10 miles of Mentone, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/mentone-tx), data as of November 15, 2026.

Under a map or a chart: Source: Railroad Commission of Texas · Map: Royalty Clerk, with a link to this page.

The figures say where the state's records put wells and permits, not who owns the land or the minerals. Kits for other Texas towns

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Mentone

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 Loving County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Mentone?

1,890 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Mentone: 1,123 on leases that are producing, 562 not producing and 205 plugged. The state also issued 317 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 Mentone?

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 Loving County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Mentone picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Mentone are rising: 182 permits in the last 12 months, 135 in the 12 months before. Most of them are east of town: 188 of 317 lie on that side. The nearest is 1.2 miles west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Mentone 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 next date on file for a lease near Mentone is November 28, 2026. 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 Mentone worth?

The 716 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $3.4 billion 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 Mentone and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 394 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Mentone. 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 Mentone, 62 leases went quiet and 179 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Mentone?

The next first check near Mentone falls due by November 28, 2026. 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 Loving County

Sources

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