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Carson County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Panhandle

  • 125wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 27producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Panhandle

Map of Panhandle, Texas: 125 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells56On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing34Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged35The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (35.34560, -101.38044); 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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The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Panhandle in the last two years. The nearest one is 26 miles north-west of town, issued April 16, 2025. 125 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Panhandle, each where the state puts it. 27 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Carson County is one of the 26 counties of the Granite Wash

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In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Panhandle

wells with a location on the state's map
125
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
27
operators running them
8
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
920 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
352,867 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 Panhandle sold for

The 27 producing leases with a well near Panhandle sold about $1.3 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
$1.3 million
oil and condensate sold
965 bbl
gas sold
344,040 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$35,506

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Panhandle comes to about $355 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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Panhandle

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. 1Burnett B Unit0 bbl · 54,654 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Seiber0 bbl · 34,055 mcf a yearPonderosa TX Operating LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Burnett D0 bbl · 31,422 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Burnett0 bbl · 24,058 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Burnett Aa Unit0 bbl · 22,901 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Burnett0 bbl · 22,469 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Burnett Ab Unit0 bbl · 19,728 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Burnett0 bbl · 16,763 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Burnett, M.c.0 bbl · 16,669 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Burnett Z Unit0 bbl · 13,776 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Burnett0 bbl · 10,978 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Burnett0 bbl · 9,893 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Simms0 bbl · 9,440 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Burnett W Unit0 bbl · 9,071 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Burnett U Unit0 bbl · 7,917 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Burnett B Unit0 bbl · 7,518 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Burnett X Unit0 bbl · 6,943 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Burnett0 bbl · 6,269 mcf a yearHigh River Res Operating, LLC · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Meaker0 bbl · 5,524 mcf a yearQuesta Energy Corporation · Carson County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Thompson, Estate0 bbl · 5,400 mcf a yearPantera Energy Company · Carson County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Panhandle

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 27 producing leases near Panhandle. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • CP ENERGY, L.L.C.3 leases
  • MISSION PETROLEUM CARRIERS, INC.2 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC1 lease

Gas

  • SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC16 leases
  • ET GATHERING & PROCESSING LLC4 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY3 leases
  • IACX ROCK CREEK LLC2 leases
  • NATURAL GAS P/L CO OF AMER 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 Panhandle 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.

27 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 Panhandle, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 442,385 mcf of gas. 2025 was 350,077, 21% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Panhandle, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far584235,067
20252,470350,077
20244,216388,428
20234,035429,919
20223,345422,624
20214,054385,273
20203,541442,385

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, 42 of these leases reported 340,552 bbl of oil and condensate and 25,055,506 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Panhandle

Panhandle has more wells than 2 of the 5 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Panhandle is in ZIP code 79068: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Panhandle

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 Carson County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Panhandle?

125 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Panhandle: 56 on leases that are producing, 34 not producing and 35 plugged. The state issued no drilling permit 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 Panhandle?

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 Carson County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Panhandle picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Panhandle in the last two years. The nearest one is 26 miles north-west of town, issued April 16, 2025. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Panhandle worth?

The 27 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $1.3 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.

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 Panhandle, 0 leases went quiet and 27 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Panhandle?

See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.

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Sources

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