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Calhoun County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Seadrift

  • 13wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 2producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Seadrift

Map of Seadrift, Texas: 13 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells4On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing7Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged2The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (28.41528, -96.71359); 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 Seadrift in the last two years. The nearest one is 14 miles north of town, issued April 21, 2026. 13 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Seadrift, each where the state puts it. 2 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/seadrift-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/town-wells/seadrift-tx.svg" alt="Map of Seadrift, Texas: 13 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle." width="1000" height="1284" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/seadrift-tx">Seadrift, 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 Seadrift

wells with a location on the state's map
13
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
2
operator running them
1
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
9,887 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
0 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 Seadrift sold for

The 2 producing leases with a well near Seadrift sold about $752,784 of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$752,784
oil and condensate sold
10,160 bbl
gas sold
0 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$376,392

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Seadrift comes to about $3,764 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 Seadrift

The newest permit with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Seadrift
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2024-06-21DOUBLE DOWNN 2vertical · API 42-057-31826 · permit 0900061Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.8.5 mi N28.53714, -96.69633 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.

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Seadrift

The 2 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. 1Hahn5,835 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Calhoun County · 3 wells in the circle
  2. 2Double Down4,052 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Calhoun County · 2 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Seadrift

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

Oil and condensate

  • DORADO OIL COMPANY2 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 Seadrift 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.

3 leases reported nothing for a year or more

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

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.

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 Seadrift, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2024: 14,964 bbl of oil. 2025 was 14,120, 6% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Seadrift, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far5,9700
202514,1203,929
202414,96410,711
202313,58511,514
202214,9697,754
202111,5408,361
20209,5295,659

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, 6 of these leases reported 482,525 bbl of oil and condensate and 1,276,513 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

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

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 9 of its own tracts in Calhoun County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $150 an acre, the usual royalty 25%, the usual term 5 years; the newest is dated May 7, 2024. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Calhoun 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.

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Seadrift

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 Calhoun County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Seadrift?

13 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Seadrift: 4 on leases that are producing, 7 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 Seadrift?

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 Calhoun County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Seadrift picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Seadrift in the last two years. The nearest one is 14 miles north of town, issued April 21, 2026. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Seadrift worth?

The 2 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $752,784 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 Seadrift, 3 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 Seadrift?

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