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Hockley County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Sundown

  • 6,964wells
  • 41drilling locations in two years
  • 221producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Sundown

Map of Sundown, Texas: 6,964 wells and 41 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations41Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells4,955On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing49Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged1,960The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (33.45621, -102.48936); 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 Sundown are holding steady: 22 permits in the last 12 months, 19 in the 12 months before. They are spread around town, with no side clearly ahead. The nearest is under a mile east of the town's point. 6,964 wells and 41 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Sundown, each where the state puts it. 221 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Hockley County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Sundown

The 41 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 2NE 5E 8SE 1S 23SW 1W NW 1
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 41 permits

  • 12finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 1finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.
  • 5drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 23still 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: 8 north, 2 north-east, 3 east, 1 south-east, 13 south, 4 south-west, 10 west, 6 north-west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 1 well starts outside the 10-mile circle and ends inside it. 1 starts inside and ends 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 Sundown

3 first checks fall due on leases with a well near Sundown 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 Sundown

wells with a location on the state's map
6,964
drilling permits in the last 24 months
41
producing leases with a well in the circle
221
operators running them
40
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
8,231,344 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
7,112,706 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 Sundown sold for

The 221 producing leases with a well near Sundown sold about $648 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
$648 million
oil and condensate sold
8,223,291 bbl
gas sold
7,088,271 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$207,505

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Sundown comes to about $2,075 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 Sundown

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 Sundown
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-04FINLEY ESTATE 502vertical · API 42-219-30915 · permit 0919912Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.7.2 mi E33.44739, -102.36534 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30COONS, W. A. 80vertical · API 42-219-37588 · permit 0919640Hilcorp Energy Company4.9 mi S33.38986, -102.45846 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-29SOUTHEAST WHITEFACE UNIT 1801vertical · API 42-219-33734 · permit 0919768Raw Oil & Gas, Inc.9.9 mi NW33.57404, -102.58594 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-16CARTER, DAVID 1vertical · API 42-219-37587 · permit 0919282Rogers, S. K. Oil, Inc.7.0 mi E33.46806, -102.36905 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-14FRAZIER, W.G. 110Wvertical · API 42-219-32525 · permit 0918568Occidental Permian EOR, LLC4.6 mi S33.39266, -102.46337 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-14FRAZIER, W.G. 95vertical · API 42-219-31844 · permit 0918569Occidental Permian EOR, LLC4.5 mi S33.39449, -102.46586 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-21LINKER (LOWER CLEARFORK) UNIT 511vertical · API 42-219-37584 · permit 0918691Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC10.0 mi NE33.55497, -102.36334 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-16SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) UNIT 7RWvertical · API 42-445-32514 · permit 0918679Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC9.6 mi S33.32150, -102.52876 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-15SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) UNIT 12Wvertical · API 42-445-32513 · permit 0918589Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC9.4 mi S33.32476, -102.53019 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-20SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) UNIT 605vertical · API 42-445-32512 · permit 0917776Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC10.0 mi S33.31444, -102.52516 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-20HAMILTON, B. C. 6vertical · API 42-219-37583 · permit 0917224Rogers, S. K. Oil, Inc.9.2 mi NE33.51798, -102.34791 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-16SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) UNIT 520vertical · API 42-445-32510 · permit 0916980Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC9.2 mi S33.32639, -102.52833 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-18SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) UNIT 521vertical · API 42-445-32509 · permit 0916525Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC9.7 mi S33.32010, -102.53234 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-03FINLEY ESTATE 505Wvertical · API 42-219-31480 · permit 0916163Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.7.3 mi E33.44957, -102.36320 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-27LINKER (LOWER CLEARFORK) UNIT 510vertical · API 42-219-37578 · permit 0915824Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC9.7 mi NE33.55142, -102.36620 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-24COONS, W.A. 23vertical · API 42-219-31458 · permit 0914314Hilcorp Energy Company4.8 mi SE33.39349, -102.45253 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-22COONS, W.A. 25vertical · API 42-445-30577 · permit 0914324Hilcorp Energy Company5.0 mi S33.38810, -102.45863 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-07STATE REDLANDS 6vertical · API 42-445-32506 · permit 0914553Cory, Kenneth W. Ltd.8.6 mi S33.33550, -102.52832 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-07STATE REDLANDS 5vertical · API 42-445-32505 · permit 0914552Cory, Kenneth W. Ltd.8.5 mi S33.33539, -102.51845 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-25SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) UNIT 518vertical · API 42-445-32504 · permit 0914058Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC9.2 mi S33.32568, -102.52470 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-20SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) UNIT 517vertical · API 42-445-32501 · permit 0913508Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC9.3 mi S33.32613, -102.52981 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-08SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) UNIT 516vertical · API 42-445-32500 · permit 0912078Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC9.5 mi S33.32392, -102.53250 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-04SLAUGHTER 34-20 4vertical · API 42-219-37566 · permit 0911525V-F Petroleum Inc.5.1 mi E33.45724, -102.40118 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-30BUSTER 2003vertical · API 42-445-32495 · permit 0911468Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC7.8 mi S33.34269, -102.49880 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-30BUSTER 2002vertical · API 42-445-32494 · permit 0911467Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC7.9 mi S33.34243, -102.49850 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 Sundown

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-70 C&M RR CO, block D14, section 139 permits, newest September 16, 2026
  • A-5 BAYLOR CSL, section 334 permits, newest November 4, 2026
  • A-1260 PRESTON, T B, block D14, section 123 permits, newest April 7, 2026
  • A-720 ROSS, P J, block D11, section 203 permits, newest October 30, 2025
  • A-267 COWAN, S, block X, section 112 permits, newest October 30, 2026
  • A-273 FRAZIER, L, block X, section 102 permits, newest October 14, 2026
  • A-204 RUSK CSL, section 292 permits, newest September 21, 2026
  • A-139 WHARTON CSL2 permits, newest July 20, 2026

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Sundown

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. 1Levelland Unit1,008,547 bbl · 819,119 mcf a yearOccidental Permian EOR, LLC · Hockley County · 564 wells in the circle
  2. 2West Sundown Unit861,860 bbl · 515,604 mcf a yearOXY USA EOR, LLC · Hockley County · 232 wells in the circle
  3. 3Sundown Slaughter Unit691,147 bbl · 1,147,119 mcf a yearBce-Mach III LLC · Hockley County · 559 wells in the circle
  4. 4Slaughter Consolidated334,058 bbl · 1,534,605 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Hockley County · 104 wells in the circle
  5. 5Southeast Levelland Unit487,713 bbl · 426,419 mcf a yearOccidental Permian EOR, LLC · Hockley County · 382 wells in the circle
  6. 6Central Mallet Unit448,998 bbl · 515,734 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Hockley County · 360 wells in the circle
  7. 7West RKM Unit379,257 bbl · 246,843 mcf a yearOccidental Permian EOR, LLC · Hockley County · 303 wells in the circle
  8. 8Slaughter Estate Unit346,663 bbl · 354,181 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Hockley County · 405 wells in the circle
  9. 9Mallet Unit317,724 bbl · 208,276 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Hockley County · 288 wells in the circle
  10. 10Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit259,273 bbl · 22,249 mcf a yearBasin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC · Hockley County · 19 wells in the circle
  11. 11North Central Levelland Unit248,618 bbl · 51,035 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Hockley County · 15 wells in the circle
  12. 12Northwest Mallet Unit217,971 bbl · 107,847 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Hockley County · 179 wells in the circle
  13. 13Suntura (Lower Clear Fork) Unit223,383 bbl · 20,593 mcf a yearBasin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC · Terry County · 37 wells in the circle
  14. 14West Levelland Unit178,936 bbl · 45,176 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Cochran County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15East Mallet Unit118,003 bbl · 269,069 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Hockley County · 170 wells in the circle
  16. 16Igoe-Smith Oper. Area126,157 bbl · 76,751 mcf a yearOccidental Permian EOR, LLC · Cochran County · 111 wells in the circle
  17. 17Central Levelland Unit129,580 bbl · 44,352 mcf a yearOccidental Permian EOR, LLC · Hockley County · 300 wells in the circle
  18. 18Boyd118,050 bbl · 99,584 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Cochran County · 75 wells in the circle
  19. 19Sundown Unit110,311 bbl · 62,419 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Hockley County · 103 wells in the circle
  20. 20Woodley, F. L.85,734 bbl · 69,978 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Cochran County · 101 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Sundown

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 221 producing leases near Sundown. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION, LLC129 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY39 leases
  • LPC CRUDE III, LLC23 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.16 leases
  • PLAINS PIPELINE L.P.14 leases

Gas

  • OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.60 leases
  • TARGA MIDSTREAM SERVICES LLC20 leases
  • BULLIN, R. E. OPERATING INC.8 leases
  • LUBBOCK GAS GATHERING LTD., LLP8 leases
  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP3 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 Sundown 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.

13 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?

129 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 Sundown, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 11,288,009 bbl of oil. 2025 was 8,631,844, 24% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Sundown, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far5,396,7685,013,991
20258,631,8445,701,028
20249,321,3396,156,262
20239,855,2536,622,144
202210,522,5925,862,943
202110,823,6716,020,047
202011,288,0096,354,673

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, 258 of these leases reported 519,952,434 bbl of oil and condensate and 653,505,592 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Sundown

Sundown has the most wells of the 5 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Sundown is in ZIP code 79372: its wells and permits

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

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Writing about Sundown? 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 · PDFSundown, Texas6,964wells within 10 miles4,955on producing leases2,009not producing or plugged22permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 6,964 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Sundown: 4,955 on producing leases, 49 not producing and 1,960 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 22 drilling permits within 10 miles of Sundown in the last 12 months, the newest dated November 4, 2026.
  • The 221 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 40 operators, reported 8,231,344 barrels of oil and 7,112,706 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 Sundown, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/sundown-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 Sundown

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 Hockley County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Sundown?

6,964 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Sundown: 4,955 on leases that are producing, 49 not producing and 1,960 plugged. The state also issued 41 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 Sundown?

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 Hockley County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Sundown picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Sundown are holding steady: 22 permits in the last 12 months, 19 in the 12 months before. They are spread around town, with no side clearly ahead. The nearest is under a mile east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Sundown 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 Sundown 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 Sundown worth?

The 221 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $648 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 Sundown, 13 leases went quiet and 129 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Sundown?

The next first check near Sundown 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.

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Sources

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