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Denton County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Ponder

  • 3,077wells
  • 32drilling locations in two years
  • 2,340producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Ponder

Map of Ponder, Texas: 3,077 wells and 32 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations32Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells2,337On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing485Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged255The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (33.18290, -97.28724); 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 Ponder are holding steady: 15 permits in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-west of town: 15 of 32 lie on that side. The nearest is 1.2 miles west of the town's point. 3,077 wells and 32 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Ponder, each where the state puts it. 2,340 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Denton County is one of the 25 counties of the Barnett Shale

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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Ponder

The 32 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 4NE 3E 5SE 1S 7SW 3W 5NW 4
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 32 permits

  • 15finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 6drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 11still 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: 3 north, 3 north-east, 3 east, 5 south-east, 2 south, 2 south-west, 5 west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 35 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 Ponder

5 first checks fall due on leases with a well near Ponder from today on. 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 Ponder

wells with a location on the state's map
3,077
drilling permits in the last 24 months
32
producing leases with a well in the circle
2,340
operators running them
21
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
145,781 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
125,378,404 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 Ponder sold for

The 2,340 producing leases with a well near Ponder sold about $451 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
$451 million
oil and condensate sold
151,349 bbl
gas sold
122,356,041 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$95,187

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Ponder comes to about $952 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 Ponder

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 Ponder
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-12SEXTON 5 (AW) 5Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34671 · permit 0919879BKV Barnett II, LLC3.9 mi S33.12914, -97.26845 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-14BILTMORE 4 (AW) 4Hhorizontal · API 42-121-32379 · permit 0919210BKV Barnett, LLC3.3 mi E33.16574, -97.23407 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-24MASON, ROSE 6 (AW) 6Hhorizontal · API 42-497-38168 · permit 0918656BKV Barnett, LLC7.8 mi NW33.24682, -97.39860 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-24MASON, ROSE 4 (AW) 4Hhorizontal · API 42-497-38166 · permit 0918003BKV Barnett, LLC7.8 mi NW33.24679, -97.39847 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-18ADAMS-DAY HEIRS (SA) 1Hhorizontal · API 42-121-33869 · permit 0918558BKV Barnett, LLC9.5 mi S33.05531, -97.34798 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-11MASON, ROSE 5 (AW) 5Hhorizontal · API 42-497-38167 · permit 0918005BKV Barnett, LLC7.8 mi NW33.24680, -97.39853 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-11MASON, ROSE 3 (AW) 3Hhorizontal · API 42-497-38165 · permit 0918002BKV Barnett, LLC7.8 mi NW33.24677, -97.39841 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-06HARDEMAN, DOROTHY JEAN 11 (AW) 11Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34664 · permit 0917578BKV Barnett, LLC8.2 mi S33.06385, -97.29929 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-04DCCO 2 - DCCO 4 (SA) 1Hhorizontal · API 42-121-33120 · permit 0917487BKV Barnett, LLC6.6 mi SW33.11721, -97.37072 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-16HARDEMAN, DOROTHY JEAN 10 (AW) 10Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34663 · permit 0916437BKV Barnett, LLC8.2 mi S33.06390, -97.29931 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-16ADAMS, CORINNE 8 (AW) 8Hhorizontal · API 42-121-32214 · permit 0916435BKV Barnett, LLC9.6 mi S33.05318, -97.34660 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-13NORTH, JERRY 7 (AW) 7Hhorizontal · API 42-121-32718 · permit 0913952BKV Barnett II, LLC1.7 mi W33.18557, -97.31691 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-06ROBSON RANCH 505Hhorizontal · API 42-121-33910 · permit 0913794BKV Barnett II, LLC2.5 mi SE33.15200, -97.26408 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-11HADDOCK, E. L. GU 21 (AW) 21Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34662 · permit 0912086BKV Barnett, LLC9.4 mi SW33.06483, -97.36903 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-11HADDOCK, E. L. GU 20 (AW) 20Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34661 · permit 0912082BKV Barnett, LLC9.4 mi SW33.06488, -97.36902 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-05YARBROUGH B ET AL GU 7 (AW) 7Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34659 · permit 0910607BKV Barnett, LLC3.3 mi E33.18133, -97.23055 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-05YARBROUGH B ET AL GU 6 (AW) 6Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34658 · permit 0910606BKV Barnett, LLC3.3 mi E33.18133, -97.23061 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-04YARBROUGH B ET AL GU 5 (AW) 5Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34657 · permit 0910605BKV Barnett, LLC3.3 mi E33.18133, -97.23068 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-03YARBROUGH B ET AL GU 8 (AW) U 8Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34660 · permit 0910609BKV Barnett, LLC3.3 mi E33.18133, -97.23048 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-08-14COX 9 (AW) 9Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34656 · permit 0909772BKV Barnett, LLC1.2 mi W33.18695, -97.30764 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-08-14COX 8 (AW) 8Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34653 · permit 0909770BKV Barnett, LLC1.2 mi W33.18694, -97.30770 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-08-13COX 11 (AW) 11Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34655 · permit 0909775BKV Barnett, LLC1.2 mi W33.18693, -97.30777 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-08-13COX 10 (AW) 10Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34654 · permit 0909774BKV Barnett, LLC1.2 mi W33.18693, -97.30783 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-29SANDFIELD L P 20 (AW) 20Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34652 · permit 0908231BKV Barnett, LLC2.1 mi N33.21149, -97.27451 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-29SANDFIELD L P 19 (AW) 19Hhorizontal · API 42-121-34651 · permit 0908227BKV Barnett, LLC2.1 mi N33.21144, -97.27449 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 Ponder

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-273 ESTILL, M, section 224 permits, newest September 24, 2026
  • A-993 POLK, M4 permits, newest August 6, 2026
  • A-132 BURN, J A4 permits, newest November 5, 2025
  • A-1060 RUDDER, N4 permits, newest August 14, 2025
  • A-991 PIZANO, E4 permits, newest May 29, 2025
  • A-789 MANCHACA, HRS C3 permits, newest April 24, 2025
  • A-225 CHESHIER, J2 permits, newest September 18, 2026
  • A-679 JACK, J C2 permits, newest December 11, 2025

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

Who is on the county roll

1,274 mineral accounts near Ponder are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 106,362 accounts under 6,345 owner names on 1,471 leases with a well near Ponder.
mineral accounts on the roll
106,362
owner names
6,345
appraised value of those accounts
$863 million
the middle account's appraised value
$210
the middle account in all of Denton County
$350
accounts titled to an estate
1,274

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 $3.3 million together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Ponder, their name may be one of them.

Counted the other way: 4,249 royalty-interest records on Texas county mineral rolls (rolls of 2024 to 2026) carry Ponder as their mailing city, wherever in Texas the minerals lie. See the count for every city

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 Denton County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Ponder

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. 1Nicholson 17 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,930,840 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Nicholson 16 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,504,816 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Carl McCurley 4 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,271,734 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Smith, H. A. 12 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,153,853 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Carl McCurley 2 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,143,893 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Nicholson 15 (Aw)0 bbl · 1,012,976 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Smith, H. A. 11 (Aw)0 bbl · 986,465 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Cole Frazier 4 (Aw)0 bbl · 918,628 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Cole Frazier 3 (Aw)0 bbl · 810,144 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Dcco 3 - J H Riggs 11 (Aw)0 bbl · 695,243 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11RCB LTD 3 (Aw)0 bbl · 688,269 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Carl McCurley 3 (Aw)0 bbl · 679,677 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Dcco 3 - J H Riggs 14 (Aw)0 bbl · 652,468 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Dcco 3 - J H Riggs 13 (Aw)0 bbl · 640,027 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Sandfield L P 20 (Aw)0 bbl · 611,901 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Sandfield L P 19 (Aw)0 bbl · 607,911 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Dcco 3 - J H Riggs 12 (Aw)0 bbl · 600,692 mcf a yearBKV Barnett, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Enis Ah11,218 bbl · 583,580 mcf a yearLime Rock Resources IV-A, L.P. · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Turner C (Aw)0 bbl · 588,359 mcf a yearBKV Barnett II, LLC · Denton County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Lea Ah29,989 bbl · 520,815 mcf a yearLime Rock Resources IV-A, L.P. · Denton County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Ponder

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 2,340 producing leases near Ponder. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • PTT PREMIER TRADING AND TRAN LLC2,077 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM88 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC69 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.37 leases
  • SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION, LLC12 leases

Gas

  • BKV MARKETING, LLC1,468 leases
  • LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.333 leases
  • TARGA MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC157 leases
  • ONEOK GAS MARKETING, L.P.150 leases
  • ETC MARKETING, LTD.63 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 Ponder 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.

137 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.

  • Nobles Charitable Trust · Eagleridge Operating, LLClast report August 2025
  • McCurdy · Lime Rock Resources IV-A, L.P.last report August 2025
  • Nicholson · BKV Barnett, LLClast report August 2025
  • Nicholson · BKV Barnett, LLClast report August 2025
  • Lea "B" Unit · Briley Operating, LLClast report August 2025
  • Bickle Unit · Lime Rock Resources IV-A, L.P.last report August 2025
  • Lea "B" · Briley Operating, LLClast report August 2025
  • Nicholson, Clyde · BKV Barnett, LLClast report August 2025
  • Hickey, Don · BKV Barnett, LLClast report August 2025
  • Smith Unit · Eagleridge Operating, LLClast report August 2025

Is my lease still active?

428 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 Ponder, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2023: 136,645,330 mcf of gas. 2025 was 125,733,747, 8% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Ponder, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far87,51781,078,705
2025193,321125,733,747
2024221,679123,326,760
2023251,780136,645,330
2022274,298127,727,535
2021153,163122,410,749
2020212,984135,107,614

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, 2,992 of these leases reported 8,835,173 bbl of oil and condensate and 3,161,328,874 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Ponder

Ponder has more wells than 8 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Ponder is in ZIP code 76259: its wells and permits

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

Press and community kit

Writing about Ponder? 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 · PDFPonder, Texas3,077wells within 10 miles2,337on producing leases740not producing or plugged15permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 3,077 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Ponder: 2,337 on producing leases, 485 not producing and 255 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 15 drilling permits within 10 miles of Ponder in the last 12 months, the newest dated November 12, 2026.
  • The 2,340 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 21 operators, reported 145,781 barrels of oil and 125,378,404 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 Ponder, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/ponder-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 Ponder

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 Denton County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Ponder?

3,077 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Ponder: 2,337 on leases that are producing, 485 not producing and 255 plugged. The state also issued 32 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 Ponder?

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 Denton County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Ponder picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Ponder are holding steady: 15 permits in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-west of town: 15 of 32 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 Ponder 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 Ponder 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 Ponder worth?

The 2,340 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $451 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 Ponder and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 1,274 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Ponder. 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 Ponder, 137 leases went quiet and 428 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Ponder?

The next first check near Ponder 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 Denton County

Sources

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