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San Patricio County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Taft

  • 362wells
  • 2drilling locations in two years
  • 49producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Taft

Map of Taft, Texas: 362 wells and 2 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations2Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells154On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing128Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged80The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (27.97891, -97.39860); 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 Taft are holding steady: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 4.0 miles north-east of the town's point. 362 wells and 2 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Taft, each where the state puts it. 49 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Taft

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 2E 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 2 permits

  • 2drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 2 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end 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 Taft

First checks fell due on leases near Taft in the last month. 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 Taft

wells with a location on the state's map
362
drilling permits in the last 24 months
2
producing leases with a well in the circle
49
operators running them
15
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
105,777 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
1,150,008 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 Taft sold for

The 49 producing leases with a well near Taft sold about $12 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
$12 million
oil and condensate sold
103,706 bbl
gas sold
984,993 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$99,827

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Taft comes to about $998 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 Taft

The 4 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Taft
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-03-06GORMAN 1vertical · API 42-409-33149 · permit 0913835MPG Petroleum, Inc.9.5 mi NE28.06827, -97.28109 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-12-20GODWIN FARMS 1vertical · API 42-409-33145 · permit 0904823Dove Creek Energy, Inc.4.0 mi NE28.03125, -97.37149 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-10-03DIMMICK 1vertical · API 42-409-33141 · permit 0894242Dove Creek Energy, Inc.5.2 mi NE28.04693, -97.35997 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-09-25BAPTIST FOUNDATION OF TX, ET AL 1vertical · API 42-409-32912 · permit 0893601Anderson Oil Ltd.5.2 mi NE28.04798, -97.36468 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 Taft

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-222 REYNOLDS, G1 permit, newest March 6, 2026
  • A-264 TABOR, G T1 permit, newest December 20, 2024

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

Who is on the county roll

17 mineral accounts near Taft are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 1,240 accounts under 972 owner names on 71 leases with a well near Taft.
mineral accounts on the roll
1,240
owner names
972
appraised value of those accounts
$12 million
the middle account's appraised value
$360
the middle account in all of San Patricio County
$7,960
accounts titled to an estate
17

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 $98,130 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Taft, 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 Patricio County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Taft

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. 1Portland Gas Unit "D"6,362 bbl · 320,676 mcf a yearSulphur River Exploration, Inc. · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Welder, E. H., -C-32,923 bbl · 44,362 mcf a yearMcGowan Working Partners, Inc. · San Patricio County · 51 wells in the circle
  3. 3Portland Gas Unit 'A'1,899 bbl · 171,136 mcf a yearSulphur River Exploration, Inc. · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4State Tract 9752,293 bbl · 122,474 mcf a yearPaleo Oil Company LLC · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Welder, Minnie S.11,073 bbl · 66,546 mcf a yearGoldking Minerals Mgmt, L.L.C. · San Patricio County · 66 wells in the circle
  6. 6State Tract 9741,608 bbl · 64,764 mcf a yearPaleo Oil Company LLC · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Nueces Bay State Tract 688809 bbl · 52,957 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8State Tract 9763,200 bbl · 33,858 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9McCann, Ola Gas Unit545 bbl · 43,002 mcf a yearMagnum Producing, LP · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Dimmick7,676 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAnderson Oil Ltd. · San Patricio County · 2 wells in the circle
  11. 11Kellogg Gas Unit0 bbl · 38,236 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Frwl6,178 bbl · 78 mcf a yearPoco LLC · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Welder, R.h. "B"5,754 bbl · 0 mcf a yearDallas Petroleum Group, LLC · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14McCann, Ola422 bbl · 30,314 mcf a yearMagnum Producing, LP · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15State Tract 9753,154 bbl · 11,048 mcf a yearPaleo Oil Company LLC · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16E. H. Welder 'C'3,317 bbl · 7,438 mcf a yearMcGowan Working Partners, Inc. · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Priday Unit1,557 bbl · 17,652 mcf a yearProline Energy Resources Inc · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18State Tract 690/746&750 Gu742 bbl · 19,696 mcf a yearOrx Resources, L.L.C. · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Portland Gas Unit "D"3,757 bbl · 944 mcf a yearSulphur River Exploration, Inc. · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Smith L614 bbl · 19,063 mcf a yearProline Energy Resources Inc · San Patricio County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Taft

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 49 producing leases near Taft. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.28 leases
  • DORADO OIL COMPANY21 leases
  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC4 leases
  • NGL CRUDE ASSETS AND MKTG, LLC2 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY2 leases

Gas

  • ENTERPRISE HYDROCARBONS, L.P.20 leases
  • KINDER MORGAN TEJAS PIPELINE LLC5 leases
  • TARGA SOUTHTEX CCNG GATHERING LT5 leases
  • GULF COAST ENERGY, INC.2 leases
  • MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP2 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 Taft 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.

52 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.

  • Hedrick · Rincon Petroleum Corporationlast report August 2025
  • Ewing -G- · Texas, Les & Co.last report August 2025
  • Ewing -F- · Texas, Les & Co.last report August 2025
  • Williams, James P. · Texas, Les & Co.last report August 2025
  • Williams, James P. · Texas, Les & Co.last report August 2025
  • Ewing -C- · Texas, Les & Co.last report August 2025
  • Beyer · Mag Exploration LLClast report August 2025
  • Beyer, Monroe · Hicks Exploration, LLClast report July 2025
  • Brooks Gas Unit · Orx Resources, L.L.C.last report May 2025
  • St 690/746 · Lamar Oil & Gas, Inc.last report May 2025

Is my lease still active?

16 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 Taft, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 2,943,443 mcf of gas. 2025 was 931,890, 68% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Taft, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far68,705774,261
2025114,233931,890
2024137,8951,061,539
2023172,5941,628,507
2022191,5201,953,297
2021204,4311,892,470
2020271,6982,943,443

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, 180 of these leases reported 14,025,162 bbl of oil and condensate and 183,656,592 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Taft

Taft has more wells than 9 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Taft is in ZIP code 78390: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Taft

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 Patricio County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Taft?

362 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Taft: 154 on leases that are producing, 128 not producing and 80 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 Taft?

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 Patricio County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Taft picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Taft are holding steady: 1 permit in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 4.0 miles north-east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Taft 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 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 Taft worth?

The 49 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $12 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 Taft and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 17 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Taft. 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 Taft, 52 leases went quiet and 16 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Taft?

17 accounts near Taft 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.

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Sources

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