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Harris County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Sheldon

  • 111wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 22producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Sheldon

Map of Sheldon, Texas: 111 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells36On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing30Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged45The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.86800, -95.12826); 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 Sheldon in the last two years. The nearest one is 11 miles east of town, issued February 13, 2026. 111 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Sheldon, each where the state puts it. 22 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Sheldon

wells with a location on the state's map
111
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
22
operators running them
6
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
69,355 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
2,533,570 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 Sheldon sold for

The 22 producing leases with a well near Sheldon sold about $14 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
$14 million
oil and condensate sold
70,176 bbl
gas sold
2,487,207 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$431,621

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Sheldon comes to about $4,316 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 Sheldon

The newest permit with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Sheldon
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2024-01-29SUSAN B. MICHALSKY ET AL 1vertical · API 42-201-33006 · permit 0894707Castex Energy, Inc.3.7 mi E29.88474, -95.06926 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 Sheldon

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. 1Houston Ship Channel Unit -A-6,774 bbl · 611,225 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Houston Ship Channel Unit4,137 bbl · 374,624 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3West Channelview Townsite4,099 bbl · 341,290 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Channelview Townsite "B"3,752 bbl · 290,766 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Channelview Townsite6,571 bbl · 229,500 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Channelview Townsite "A"4,833 bbl · 139,479 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7McWhorter1,077 bbl · 132,968 mcf a yearFaulconer Energy, LLC · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Rein Trust1,157 bbl · 101,595 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Collins Gas Unit604 bbl · 97,484 mcf a yearEvolution Resources, LLC · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Deussen Estate681 bbl · 68,689 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11R J S Unit7,627 bbl · 9,095 mcf a yearWRD Operating LLC · Harris County · 3 wells in the circle
  12. 12Jesse Bishop Unit9,080 bbl · 0 mcf a yearEtoco, L.P. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Tharp, Kathleen612 bbl · 49,382 mcf a yearNordstrand Engineering, Inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Nunan101 bbl · 46,030 mcf a yearNordstrand Engineering, Inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15State of Texas Deep Unit6,532 bbl · 0 mcf a yearEtoco, L.P. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Dyersdale5,985 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17State Lease 108878705 bbl · 28,253 mcf a yearBallard Exploration Company,inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Marshall, A.b. Fee3,014 bbl · 2,432 mcf a yearWRD Operating LLC · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Tharp, Kathleen228 bbl · 10,758 mcf a yearNordstrand Engineering, Inc. · Harris County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Tharp788 bbl · 0 mcf a yearWRD Operating LLC · Harris County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Sheldon

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 22 producing leases near Sheldon. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC10 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM5 leases
  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC5 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.5 leases
  • AMJ INC2 leases

Gas

  • BALLARD NATURAL GAS II, LLC10 leases
  • KINDER MORGAN TEXAS PIPELINE LLC4 leases
  • CENTERPOINT ENERGY INTRA P/L,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 Sheldon 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.

16 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.

  • Geaccone Heirs · Ballard Exploration Company,inc.last report August 2025
  • State Lease 108750 · Ballard Exploration Company,inc.last report July 2025
  • Fedex · Ballard Exploration Company,inc.last report June 2025
  • Osage · Ballard Exploration Company,inc.last report May 2025
  • Channelview Townsite "C" · Ballard Exploration Company,inc.last report March 2025
  • James/Fielder Unit · Rodeo Resources, L.L.C.last report December 2024
  • Murff, Billy · Phoenix Hydrocarbons Operatinglast report February 2024
  • Briarcove Unit · Phoenix Hydrocarbons Operatinglast report January 2024
  • Rampart Holdings · Phoenix Hydrocarbons Operatinglast report January 2024
  • Lakewood Gas Unit · Phoenix Hydrocarbons Operatinglast report January 2024

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 Sheldon, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 5,086,211 mcf of gas. 2025 was 2,745,252, 46% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Sheldon, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far43,1771,592,456
202574,7912,745,252
202464,8132,263,773
202382,2563,114,697
202279,5583,956,984
202175,6313,605,611
2020112,5165,086,211

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, 69 of these leases reported 7,690,461 bbl of oil and condensate and 236,708,533 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

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

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 7 of its own tracts in Harris 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 October 21, 2025. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Harris 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 Sheldon

Sheldon has more wells than 3 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Sheldon is in ZIP code 77049: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Sheldon

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 Harris County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Sheldon?

111 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Sheldon: 36 on leases that are producing, 30 not producing and 45 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 Sheldon?

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 Harris County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Sheldon picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Sheldon in the last two years. The nearest one is 11 miles east of town, issued February 13, 2026. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Sheldon worth?

The 22 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $14 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 Sheldon, 16 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 Sheldon?

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.