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Matagorda County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Palacios

  • 110wells
  • 3drilling locations in two years
  • 39producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Palacios

Map of Palacios, Texas: 110 wells and 3 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations3Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells40On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing44Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged26The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (28.70805, -96.21747); 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 Palacios are holding steady: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 3.1 miles west of the town's point. 110 wells and 3 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Palacios, each where the state puts it. 39 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Palacios

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 1NE E SE S 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

  • 1finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 1drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 1still 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 west of town.

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.

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Palacios

wells with a location on the state's map
110
drilling permits in the last 24 months
3
producing leases with a well in the circle
39
operators running them
13
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
120,607 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
3,736,653 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 Palacios sold for

The 39 producing leases with a well near Palacios sold about $22 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
$22 million
oil and condensate sold
117,739 bbl
gas sold
3,628,379 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$60,099

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Palacios comes to about $601 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 Palacios

The 4 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Palacios
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2025-11-19BOONIE JENSEN 1vertical · API 42-321-32417 · permit 0911812Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.3.1 mi W28.71015, -96.26828 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-06-26JENSEN 1vertical · API 42-321-32462 · permit 0908778Bruington Operating II, LLC3.9 mi W28.70636, -96.28173 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-02-05ELDER 1vertical · API 42-321-32461 · permit 0905056Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.5.7 mi N28.79099, -96.21862 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-09-12VIPER CHILEK 1vertical · API 42-321-32459 · permit 0893382Viper S.w.d., LLC6.7 mi E28.71126, -96.10764 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 Palacios

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-133 CROBY, E P1 permit, newest November 19, 2025
  • A-140 DUNCAN, J, section 51 permit, newest June 26, 2025
  • A-416 YEAMANS, H1 permit, newest February 5, 2025

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

Who is on the county roll

10 mineral accounts near Palacios are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 792 accounts under 476 owner names on 48 leases with a well near Palacios.
mineral accounts on the roll
792
owner names
476
appraised value of those accounts
$46 million
the middle account's appraised value
$475
the middle account in all of Matagorda County
$390
accounts titled to an estate
10

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 $36,440 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Palacios, 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 Palacios

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. 1Green55,307 bbl · 1,948,761 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Green26,806 bbl · 1,051,920 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Trull SWP2,913 bbl · 188,363 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Naomi Jensen Unit1,346 bbl · 189,862 mcf a yearBruington Operating II, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Nevada Blessing Unit2,262 bbl · 63,697 mcf a yearGTG Operating, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Weed A3,930 bbl · 42,761 mcf a yearTexas Independent Explor Ltd. · Jackson County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Trull SWP7,049 bbl · 9,646 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Blessing Unit No. 31,527 bbl · 37,295 mcf a yearGTG Operating, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Northwest Blessing1,275 bbl · 29,442 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Pheasant Blessing5,961 bbl · 0 mcf a yearDallas Petroleum Group, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11West Blessing1,738 bbl · 17,914 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Robeson44 bbl · 26,166 mcf a yearMagnum Producing, LP · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13South Blessing1,651 bbl · 14,771 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Yeamans Blessing687 bbl · 18,435 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15N. Harold Hunt516 bbl · 15,029 mcf a yearIbarra Oil LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16South Blessing138 bbl · 16,270 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17West Blessing Gas Unit B1,400 bbl · 7,132 mcf a yearDallas Petroleum Group, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18East Blessing Unit681 bbl · 9,949 mcf a yearGTG Operating, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Blessing 14 Unit O/A1,512 bbl · 3,120 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Larson34 bbl · 8,949 mcf a yearTrinidad Energy, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Palacios

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 39 producing leases near Palacios. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.25 leases
  • DORADO OIL COMPANY13 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY1 lease
  • TRUTH RESOURCES, L.P.1 lease

Gas

  • HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY LP8 leases
  • ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC6 leases
  • UPSTREAM ENERGY SERVICES6 leases
  • ORION PIPELINE, LTD.4 leases
  • CIMA ENERGY, LTD.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 Palacios 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.

12 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.

  • Pierce T · Cyber Enviro-Tech Inclast report July 2025
  • Pierce · Cyber Enviro-Tech Inclast report July 2025
  • Big Mac Blessing · Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.last report February 2025
  • Scout Blessing · Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.last report February 2025
  • Yeamans · Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.last report February 2025
  • West Blessing · Dallas Petroleum Group, LLClast report October 2023
  • West Blessing Gas Unit · Dallas Petroleum Group, LLClast report October 2023
  • West Blessing · Dallas Petroleum Group, LLClast report October 2023
  • Baptist Foundation · Magnum Producing, LPlast report February 2023
  • Alvena · North Lake Resources LLClast report October 2022

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 Palacios, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 8,658,792 mcf of gas. 2025 was 4,127,182, 52% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Palacios, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far75,8572,397,832
2025142,4774,127,182
2024159,1544,473,805
2023184,9025,065,773
2022198,2635,357,861
2021246,5816,949,336
2020291,9618,658,792

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, 86 of these leases reported 3,718,353 bbl of oil and condensate and 54,694,916 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

The wells near Palacios, 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 Palacios

Palacios has more wells than 1 of the 6 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Palacios is in ZIP code 77465: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Palacios

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 Palacios?

110 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Palacios: 40 on leases that are producing, 44 not producing and 26 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 Palacios?

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 Palacios picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Palacios are holding steady: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 3.1 miles west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Palacios worth?

The 39 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $22 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 Palacios and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 10 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Palacios. 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 Palacios, 12 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 Palacios?

10 accounts near Palacios 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.