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Oil wells and drilling locations near Monahans

  • 4,679wells
  • 71drilling locations in two years
  • 237producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Monahans

Map of Monahans, Texas: 4,679 wells and 71 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations71Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells2,738On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing208Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged1,733The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (31.59430, -102.89265); 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 Monahans are rising: 39 permits in the last 12 months, 32 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-east of town: 42 of 71 lie on that side. The nearest is 2.3 miles east of the town's point. 4,679 wells and 71 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Monahans, each where the state puts it. 237 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Ward 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 Monahans

The 71 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 18NE E 4SE 33S 5SW 1W 4NW 6
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 71 permits

  • 17finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 4finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.
  • 18drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 32still 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: 7 north, 1 east, 3 south-west, 2 north-west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 7 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 45 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 Monahans

First checks fell due on leases near Monahans 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 Monahans

wells with a location on the state's map
4,679
drilling permits in the last 24 months
71
producing leases with a well in the circle
237
operators running them
38
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
3,591,177 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
10,502,821 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 Monahans sold for

The 237 producing leases with a well near Monahans sold about $306 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
$306 million
oil and condensate sold
3,564,772 bbl
gas sold
10,159,241 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$151,706

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Monahans comes to about $1,517 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 Monahans

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 Monahans
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-02C. W. EDWARDS ET AL 17vertical · API 42-475-33893 · permit 0919002Pitts Energy Co.4.7 mi SE31.55507, -102.82731 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-18EDWARDS, JACK -H- 1vertical · API 42-475-10370 · permit 0917808Pitts Energy Co.5.9 mi SE31.54759, -102.80836 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-15EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL 14vertical · API 42-475-33833 · permit 0917935Pitts Energy Co.4.2 mi SE31.56605, -102.82893 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-11SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION 4301Hhorizontal · API 42-475-39111 · permit 0918175Occidental Permian Ltd.3.2 mi N31.64072, -102.89792 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-10EDWARDS, JNO. ET AL B 4vertical · API 42-475-33944 · permit 0916693Pitts Energy Co.3.2 mi SE31.57398, -102.84406 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-04SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION 4303Hhorizontal · API 42-475-39118 · permit 0918213Occidental Permian Ltd.3.2 mi N31.64077, -102.89770 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-04SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION 4302Hhorizontal · API 42-475-39117 · permit 0918211Occidental Permian Ltd.3.2 mi N31.64075, -102.89781 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-02EDWARDS, JACK ET AL 2vertical · API 42-475-10773 · permit 0916725Pitts Energy Co.5.4 mi SE31.55409, -102.81475 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-27EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL 4vertical · API 42-475-10037 · permit 0917337Pitts Energy Co.4.9 mi SE31.55984, -102.82072 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26EDWARDS, JACK -J- 2vertical · API 42-475-31860 · permit 0917567Pitts Energy Co.6.2 mi SE31.54451, -102.80438 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-20EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL 19vertical · API 42-475-33977 · permit 0917934Pitts Energy Co.3.5 mi SE31.57103, -102.83900 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-17EDWARDS 4 2vertical · API 42-475-35276 · permit 0917882Williams Oil Company7.4 mi SE31.52891, -102.79320 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-13EDWARDS, JACK -L- 3vertical · API 42-475-33646 · permit 0917761Pitts Energy Co.6.6 mi SE31.53729, -102.80350 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-10C. W. EDWARDS ET AL 8vertical · API 42-475-10041 · permit 0917642Pitts Energy Co.4.2 mi SE31.56043, -102.83417 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-10EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL 9vertical · API 42-475-10042 · permit 0917524Pitts Energy Co.4.7 mi SE31.56345, -102.82149 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-04EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL 15vertical · API 42-475-31983 · permit 0917374Pitts Energy Co.5.2 mi SE31.55725, -102.81549 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-23KOEHN 8vertical · API 42-475-37710 · permit 0915374Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC9.0 mi SE31.47968, -102.82072 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-20SEALY SMITH SA9503 1Hhorizontal · API 42-495-35196 · permit 0916453Bosque Texas Oil LLC7.2 mi NW31.65882, -102.98811 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-10EDWARDS, JNO. ET AL 'B' 9vertical · API 42-475-34003 · permit 0917025Pitts Energy Co.3.1 mi E31.57747, -102.84420 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-10EDWARDS, JNO. ET AL 'B' 7vertical · API 42-475-33959 · permit 0917004Pitts Energy Co.3.4 mi SE31.57492, -102.83995 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-10EDWARDS, JNO. ETAL -B- 6vertical · API 42-475-33958 · permit 0917000Pitts Energy Co.2.7 mi SE31.57554, -102.85339 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-07EDWARDS, JNO. ET AL B 3vertical · API 42-475-33930 · permit 0916700Pitts Energy Co.2.9 mi SE31.57706, -102.84810 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-02SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION -A- 330Hhorizontal · API 42-495-35200 · permit 0916636Blackbeard Operating, LLC8.4 mi N31.71177, -102.93060 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-02SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION -A- 329Hhorizontal · API 42-495-35199 · permit 0916635Blackbeard Operating, LLC8.4 mi N31.71175, -102.93069 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-01EDWARDS, JNO. ET AL B 5vertical · API 42-475-33943 · permit 0916749Pitts Energy Co.2.7 mi SE31.57776, -102.85191 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 Monahans

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-1216 EDWARDS, C & J, block B18, section 169 permits, newest October 2, 2026
  • A-1223 EDWARDS, C & J, section 66 permits, newest September 10, 2026
  • A-42 G&MMB&A, block A, section 476 permits, newest June 22, 2026
  • A-681 SHELBY, MRS C M, block B29, section 15 permits, newest July 23, 2026
  • A-1256 JOHNSON, W D, block 34, section 245 permits, newest July 15, 2025
  • A-20 G&MMB&A, block F, section 444 permits, newest April 7, 2025
  • A-603 CRAWFORD, G W, block B18, section 243 permits, newest September 18, 2026
  • A-959 G&MMB&A, block A, section 443 permits, newest September 11, 2026

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

Who is on the county roll

97 mineral accounts near Monahans are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 10,728 accounts under 1,814 owner names on 224 leases with a well near Monahans.
mineral accounts on the roll
10,728
owner names
1,814
appraised value of those accounts
$145 million
the middle account's appraised value
$230
the middle account in all of Ward County
$850
accounts titled to an estate
97

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 $234,341 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Monahans, 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 Ward County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Monahans

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. 1Obrien, G. W., ETAL419,534 bbl · 35,741 mcf a yearTwo P Partners, LLC · Ward County · 1213 wells in the circle
  2. 2Hutchings Stock Association258,950 bbl · 911,921 mcf a yearSundown Energy LP · Ward County · 147 wells in the circle
  3. 3Hutchings Stock Assn.387,091 bbl · 63,896 mcf a yearTwo P Partners, LLC · Ward County · 1282 wells in the circle
  4. 4Sealy Smith S250,052 bbl · 284,466 mcf a yearBosque Texas Oil LLC · Ward County · 3 wells in the circle
  5. 5Sealy Smith Foundation -A-148,278 bbl · 859,616 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County · 53 wells in the circle
  6. 6O'Brien, G. W. ETAL205,395 bbl · 447,278 mcf a yearSundown Energy LP · Ward County · 36 wells in the circle
  7. 7Sealy Smith Foundation -A-72,232 bbl · 948,360 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County · 12 wells in the circle
  8. 8Shield Maiden 47-46134,278 bbl · 243,997 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Billy Bones123,127 bbl · 309,341 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Billy Bones91,277 bbl · 439,962 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Sealy-Smith Foundation "B"68,325 bbl · 565,279 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County · 25 wells in the circle
  12. 12Nelson's Folly83,731 bbl · 229,665 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County · 3 wells in the circle
  13. 13Sealy Smith Foundation55,193 bbl · 395,002 mcf a yearOccidental Permian Ltd. · Ward County · 36 wells in the circle
  14. 14Spanish Main E47,080 bbl · 408,661 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County · 4 wells in the circle
  15. 15Kraken73,060 bbl · 135,712 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Sealy and Smith79,059 bbl · 48,019 mcf a yearBosque Texas Oil LLC · Ward County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17William Larue Weller43,819 bbl · 186,111 mcf a yearBlackbeard Operating, LLC · Crane County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Adams, Lucy36,594 bbl · 220,147 mcf a yearSundown Energy LP · Ward County · 13 wells in the circle
  19. 19Sealy & Smith Unit40,923 bbl · 177,702 mcf a yearBasin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC · Winkler County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Edwards, Jno. ETAL -B-50,513 bbl · 99,197 mcf a yearPitts Energy Co. · Ward County · 7 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Monahans

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 237 producing leases near Monahans. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION, LLC54 leases
  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC51 leases
  • EXPLORE LOGISTICS LLC44 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.38 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC28 leases

Gas

  • TARGA MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC154 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY64 leases
  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP25 leases
  • ET GATHERING & PROCESSING LLC7 leases
  • ONEOK WESTEX TRANSMISSION,L.L.C.2 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 Monahans 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.

25 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?

60 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 Monahans, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 4,800,996 bbl of oil. 2025 was 4,038,025, 16% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Monahans, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far2,254,2336,699,585
20254,038,02511,992,469
20243,872,09512,060,357
20234,008,45212,342,777
20223,999,65412,254,790
20214,069,10812,441,882
20204,800,99613,902,812

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, 326 of these leases reported 109,953,824 bbl of oil and condensate and 288,210,710 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

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

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 19 of its own tracts in Ward County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $3,000 an acre, the usual royalty 25%, the usual term 3 years; the newest is dated October 20, 2026. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Ward 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 Monahans

Monahans has more wells than 2 of the 3 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Monahans is in ZIP code 79756: its wells and permits

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

Press and community kit

Writing about Monahans? 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 · PDFMonahans, Texas4,679wells within 10 miles2,738on producing leases1,941not producing or plugged39permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 4,679 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Monahans: 2,738 on producing leases, 208 not producing and 1,733 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 39 drilling permits within 10 miles of Monahans in the last 12 months, the newest dated October 2, 2026.
  • The 237 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 38 operators, reported 3,591,177 barrels of oil and 10,502,821 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 Monahans, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/monahans-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 Monahans

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 Ward County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Monahans?

4,679 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Monahans: 2,738 on leases that are producing, 208 not producing and 1,733 plugged. The state also issued 71 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 Monahans?

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 Ward County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Monahans picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Monahans are rising: 39 permits in the last 12 months, 32 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-east of town: 42 of 71 lie on that side. The nearest is 2.3 miles east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Monahans 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 Monahans worth?

The 237 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $306 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 Monahans and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 97 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Monahans. 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 Monahans, 25 leases went quiet and 60 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Monahans?

97 accounts near Monahans 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 Ward County

Sources

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