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Brazoria County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Sweeny

  • 329wells
  • 2drilling locations in two years
  • 57producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Sweeny

Map of Sweeny, Texas: 329 wells and 2 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations2Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells91On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing73Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged165The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.03886, -95.69856); 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 Sweeny are holding steady: 0 permits in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before. The nearest is under a mile west of the town's point. 329 wells and 2 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Sweeny, each where the state puts it. 57 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/sweeny-tx">Sweeny, 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 Sweeny

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

What became of the 2 permits

  • 2finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.

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 Sweeny

wells with a location on the state's map
329
drilling permits in the last 24 months
2
producing leases with a well in the circle
57
operators running them
10
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
122,573 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
1,951,506 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 Sweeny sold for

The 57 producing leases with a well near Sweeny sold about $13 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
$13 million
oil and condensate sold
121,011 bbl
gas sold
1,081,601 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$61,549

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Sweeny comes to about $615 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 Sweeny

The 3 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Sweeny
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2025-08-20OLD OCEAN UNIT 257vertical · API 42-039-33044 · permit 0909592Hilcorp Energy Company0.5 mi W29.03759, -95.70698 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-12-12TAYLOR RANCH 1vertical · API 42-321-32375 · permit 0904474Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLC8.3 mi W29.05140, -95.83557 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-23EAST HOGG 1vertical · API 42-039-33380 · permit 0899728Tag Operating Company, Inc.9.5 mi N29.16771, -95.64426 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 Sweeny

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-79 KEEP, I, section 421 permit, newest August 20, 2025
  • A-40 GEORGE, F, section 311 permit, newest December 12, 2024

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

Who is on the county roll

What the county mineral roll lists near Sweeny

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 166 accounts under 161 owner names on 8 leases with a well near Sweeny.
mineral accounts on the roll
166
owner names
161
appraised value of those accounts
$1.9 million
the middle account's appraised value
$390

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 Brazoria County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Sweeny

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. 1Old Ocean Unit7,932 bbl · 595,360 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Abrams, W. H.37,902 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSue-Ann Operating, L.c. · Brazoria County · 81 wells in the circle
  3. 3Old Ocean Unit2,800 bbl · 209,780 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Old Ocean Unit2,728 bbl · 203,939 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Old Ocean Unit1,864 bbl · 138,995 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Old Ocean Unit1,453 bbl · 109,127 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Hogg, W. C. NCT-216,181 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSue-Ann Operating, L.c. · Brazoria County · 55 wells in the circle
  8. 8Johnson Foundation3,522 bbl · 66,857 mcf a yearTri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Phillips, J. G. O/A11,018 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSue-Ann Operating, L.c. · Brazoria County · 40 wells in the circle
  10. 10Old Ocean Unit753 bbl · 56,154 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Old Ocean Unit1,916 bbl · 46,568 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Old Ocean Unit670 bbl · 50,127 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Old Ocean Unit623 bbl · 46,918 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Old Ocean Unit7,025 bbl · 6,865 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 3 wells in the circle
  15. 15Old Ocean Unit857 bbl · 42,465 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Old Ocean Unit456 bbl · 34,082 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Devon Fee134 bbl · 34,369 mcf a yearBluestem Natural Gas LLC · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Bouldin-Taylor5,348 bbl · 0 mcf a yearPonderosa Oil & Gas, LLC · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Savage, H.s. Et Al688 bbl · 25,367 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Matagorda County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Old Ocean Unit375 bbl · 27,238 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Brazoria County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Sweeny

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 57 producing leases near Sweeny. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.49 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM41 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY35 leases
  • TRUTH RESOURCES, L.P.4 leases
  • 4J ENERGY, LLC1 lease

Gas

  • HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY42 leases
  • HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY LP2 leases
  • COKINOS ENERGY, L.L.C.1 lease
  • FORTRESS NATURAL GAS, LLC1 lease
  • FRIO PARTNERS 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 Sweeny 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.

12 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?

7 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.

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 Sweeny, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 3,858,261 mcf of gas. 2025 was 2,147,360, 44% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Sweeny, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far82,4431,278,849
2025130,2082,147,360
2024142,7731,680,933
2023159,6781,863,602
2022198,5782,766,983
2021225,0903,284,726
2020220,9903,858,261

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, 135 of these leases reported 7,995,686 bbl of oil and condensate and 206,996,792 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Sweeny

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

Sweeny is in ZIP code 77480: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Sweeny

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 Brazoria County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Sweeny?

329 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Sweeny: 91 on leases that are producing, 73 not producing and 165 plugged. The state also issued 2 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 Sweeny?

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 Brazoria County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Sweeny picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Sweeny are holding steady: 0 permits in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before. The nearest is under a mile west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Sweeny worth?

The 57 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $13 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 Sweeny, 12 leases went quiet and 7 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Sweeny?

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.