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San Jacinto County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Shepherd

  • 153wells
  • 1drilling location in two years
  • 35producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Shepherd

Map of Shepherd, Texas: 153 wells and 1 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations1Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells50On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing81Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged22The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (30.49798, -94.99660); 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 Shepherd are holding steady: 0 permits in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 8.3 miles north-east of the town's point. 153 wells and 1 drilling location permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Shepherd, each where the state puts it. 35 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/shepherd-tx">Shepherd, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Shepherd

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

What became of the 1 permit

  • 1still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

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.

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Shepherd

wells with a location on the state's map
153
drilling permits in the last 24 months
1
producing leases with a well in the circle
35
operators running them
11
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
42,513 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
284,627 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 Shepherd sold for

The 35 producing leases with a well near Shepherd sold about $4.1 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
$4.1 million
oil and condensate sold
42,560 bbl
gas sold
241,131 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$86,032

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Shepherd comes to about $860 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 Shepherd

The newest permit with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Shepherd
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2025-09-10PIXLEY 1vertical · API 42-373-30492 · permit 0908706H.e.r. Operating, LLC8.3 mi NE30.59716, -94.91711 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 Shepherd

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-77 VIESCA, A1 permit, newest September 10, 2025

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

Who is on the county roll

31 mineral accounts near Shepherd are still in the name of an estate

The 2025 county mineral roll lists 2,153 accounts under 708 owner names on 50 leases with a well near Shepherd.
mineral accounts on the roll
2,153
owner names
708
appraised value of those accounts
$948,689
the middle account's appraised value
$0
the middle account in all of San Jacinto County
$0
accounts titled to an estate
31

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 $6,536 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Shepherd, 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 San Jacinto County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Shepherd

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. 1Trinity561 bbl · 89,767 mcf a yearEqv Operating LLC · Polk County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Lazy M950 bbl · 60,865 mcf a yearUpland Operating, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Ogletree4,956 bbl · 12,780 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Ogletree2,063 bbl · 29,986 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Morian1,838 bbl · 19,784 mcf a yearUpland Operating, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Sanray1,024 bbl · 22,056 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Foster Lumber Co. A4,604 bbl · 0 mcf a yearOretta Holdings LLC · San Jacinto County · 2 wells in the circle
  8. 8Emily Langham "A"3,940 bbl · 1,657 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Bergman Atchley3,783 bbl · 1,650 mcf a yearEnpower Resources Inc. · Polk County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Cannon2,912 bbl · 2,974 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Hood1,364 bbl · 10,872 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Nutt1,501 bbl · 4,628 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Lazy M1,821 bbl · 0 mcf a yearUpland Operating, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Morian0 bbl · 10,314 mcf a yearUpland Operating, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Granbury, C.b.1,608 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHD Operating Co, LLC · Polk County · 6 wells in the circle
  16. 16Copeland Creek1,216 bbl · 0 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · Polk County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Granbury, C. B. ETAL1,174 bbl · 0 mcf a yearTexas Operating Partners LLC · Polk County · 3 wells in the circle
  18. 18Southland1,142 bbl · 0 mcf a yearIV Standard, LLC · Polk County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Allar612 bbl · 2,814 mcf a yearArcadia Operating, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Morian0 bbl · 6,443 mcf a yearUpland Operating, LLC · San Jacinto County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Shepherd

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 35 producing leases near Shepherd. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.22 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM9 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC3 leases
  • ENDEAVOR TANK & TRANSPORT LLC3 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY1 lease

Gas

  • ARM ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC9 leases
  • ARCADIA OPERATING, LLC7 leases
  • GULF COAST ENERGY, INC.7 leases
  • ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC2 leases
  • KINDER MORGAN TEXAS PIPELINE LLC2 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 Shepherd 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.

14 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.

Is my lease still active?

55 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 Shepherd, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 1,913,315 mcf of gas. 2025 was 351,905, 82% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Shepherd, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far27,822182,494
202557,399351,905
202469,034584,808
202371,402787,052
202280,0671,266,955
202197,1231,739,933
202095,7771,913,315

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, 121 of these leases reported 5,418,724 bbl of oil and condensate and 93,178,633 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Shepherd

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

Shepherd is in ZIP code 77371: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Shepherd

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 San Jacinto County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Shepherd?

153 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Shepherd: 50 on leases that are producing, 81 not producing and 22 plugged. The state also issued 1 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 Shepherd?

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 San Jacinto County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Shepherd picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Shepherd are holding steady: 0 permits in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 8.3 miles north-east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Shepherd worth?

The 35 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $4.1 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 Shepherd and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 31 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Shepherd. 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 Shepherd, 14 leases went quiet and 55 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Shepherd?

31 accounts near Shepherd 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.

Search a family nameWatch San Jacinto County

Sources

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