Grayson County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Preston

Name: Oil and gas wells and drilling permits within 10 miles of Preston, Texas
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
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32wells
0drilling locations in two years
26producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Preston

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Preston in the last two years. The nearest one is 10 miles south of town, issued October 8, 2026. 32 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Preston, each where the state puts it. 26 producing leases have a well in the circle.

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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/preston-tx">Preston, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Preston

wells with a location on the state's map: 32
drilling permits in the last 24 months: 0
producing leases with a well in the circle: 26
operators running them: 8
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months: 37,769 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months: 404,536 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 Preston sold for

The 26 producing leases with a well near Preston sold about $4.3 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: $4.3 million
oil and condensate sold: 37,223 bbl
gas sold: 403,418 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less: $101,117

Your share of a lease, as the decimal on a division order

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Preston comes to about $1,011 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 Preston

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 Preston
Issued	Lease and well	Where	Operator
2024-09-06	BKM-MCADAMS 1vertical · API 42-181-31645 · permit 0902469BKM Production	8.7 mi SW33.76624, -96.69168 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)	BKM Production
2024-08-28	TABITHA 1vertical · API 42-181-31644 · permit 0902306BKM Production	9.8 mi SW33.75260, -96.70221 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)	BKM Production
2024-08-22	LOONEY 1vertical · API 42-181-31643 · permit 0902174BKM Production	8.9 mi S33.75939, -96.68030 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)	BKM Production
2024-05-09	LEE 1Rvertical · API 42-181-31024 · permit 0899425Younger Energy Company	9.5 mi S33.74662, -96.66072 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)	Younger Energy Company

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.

Who is on the county roll

18 mineral accounts near Preston are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 635 accounts under 433 owner names on 25 leases with a well near Preston.

mineral accounts on the roll: 635
owner names: 433
appraised value of those accounts: $7.4 million
the middle account's appraised value: $835
the middle account in all of Grayson County: $678
accounts titled to an estate: 18

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 $50,729 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Preston, 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 Grayson County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Preston

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.

1Holland4,582 bbl · 69,909 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
2Turner8,526 bbl · 29,983 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
3Fulton, C. T.3,562 bbl · 52,068 mcf a yearRobertson-Bryce Management, LLC · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
4Hudgins4,839 bbl · 33,379 mcf a yearKornye-Tillman Company · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
5Lee1,140 bbl · 36,311 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
6Cullar Unit264 bbl · 39,675 mcf a yearXTO Energy Inc. · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
7Russell-Spears3,388 bbl · 13,385 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
8William2,614 bbl · 11,270 mcf a yearTatanka Operating, LLC · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
9Thomas, Max L.656 bbl · 22,844 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
10Bryant1,079 bbl · 19,931 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
11General Patton885 bbl · 18,047 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
12Strickland West Gas Unit0 bbl · 20,265 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
13Covington944 bbl · 7,885 mcf a yearPetex · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
14Chiles, Amy487 bbl · 6,658 mcf a yearHarbor Resources LLC · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
15Hudgins1,283 bbl · 1,660 mcf a yearKornye-Tillman Company · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
16Yates264 bbl · 6,621 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
17Hudgins, Harry, No. 4 ETAL218 bbl · 5,424 mcf a yearPetex · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
18PLK772 bbl · 1,969 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
19Whitfill, J. R.523 bbl · 2,964 mcf a yearPetex · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle
20Myron921 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBKM Production · Grayson County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Preston

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 26 producing leases near Preston. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

PTT PREMIER TRADING AND TRAN LLC19 leases
ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC4 leases
ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM2 leases
ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC1 lease
GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.1 lease

Gas

BRANCH ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC24 leases
TARGA MIDSTREAM SERVICES 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 Preston 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.

1 lease reported nothing for a year or more

Leases that reported within the last four years and then stopped. The newest to stop first.

Kris · BKM Productionlast report October 2023

Is my lease still active?

1 lease 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.

R&S TrustYounger Energy Company to BKM ProductionDecember 2024

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 Preston, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2021: 554,719 mcf of gas. 2025 was 413,978, 25% lower.

Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Preston, by year
Year	Oil, bbl	Gas, mcf
2026 so far	24,665	264,751
2025	41,224	413,978
2024	42,486	430,189
2023	44,707	431,838
2022	49,322	517,917
2021	62,907	554,719
2020	56,177	528,595

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, 30 of these leases reported 1,188,317 bbl of oil and condensate and 18,768,387 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Preston

Preston has more wells than 0 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Preston is in ZIP code 75076: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Preston

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 Grayson County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Preston?

32 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Preston: 26 on leases that are producing, 4 not producing and 2 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 Preston?

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 Grayson County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Preston picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Preston in the last two years. The nearest one is 10 miles south of town, issued October 8, 2026. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Preston worth?

The 26 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $4.3 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.

A relative owned minerals near Preston and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 18 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Preston. 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 Preston, 1 leases went quiet and 1 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Preston?

18 accounts near Preston 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.

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Sources

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