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McMullen County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Tilden

  • 2,188wells
  • 104drilling locations in two years
  • 895producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Tilden

Map of Tilden, Texas: 2,188 wells and 104 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations104Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells1,897On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing194Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged97The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (28.46194, -98.54918); 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 Tilden are falling: 29 permits in the last 12 months, 75 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-west of town: 68 of 104 lie on that side. The nearest is under a mile north-east of the town's point. 2,188 wells and 104 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Tilden, each where the state puts it. 895 producing leases have a well in the circle.

McMullen County is one of the 27 counties of the Eagle Ford Shale

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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Tilden

The 104 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 8NE 16E 3SE 3S 25SW 34W 9NW 6
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 104 permits

  • 60finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 19drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 25still 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: 4 north, 11 north-east, 1 east, 3 south-east, 7 south, 6 west, 11 north-west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 108 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 122 start inside and end 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 Tilden

4 first checks fall due on leases with a well near Tilden from today on. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
  • Quintanilla Hc5due by November 28, 2026
  • Quintanilla Hc1due by November 28, 2026
  • Quintanilla Hc4due by November 28, 2026
  • Quintanilla Hc3due by November 28, 2026

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 Tilden

wells with a location on the state's map
2,188
drilling permits in the last 24 months
104
producing leases with a well in the circle
895
operators running them
32
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
11,117,721 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
59,851,323 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 Tilden sold for

The 895 producing leases with a well near Tilden sold about $1.0 billion of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$1.0 billion
oil and condensate sold
10,886,185 bbl
gas sold
53,672,570 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$110,229

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Tilden comes to about $1,102 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 Tilden

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 Tilden
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-06SAUTERELLE UNIT A 2Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37739 · permit 0919908Verdun Oil & Gas LLC9.3 mi NE28.54076, -98.42412 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-06SAUTERELLE UNIT A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37738 · permit 0919907Verdun Oil & Gas LLC9.3 mi NE28.54081, -98.42416 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-14RICKENBACKER B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37727 · permit 0919174Verdun Oil & Gas LLC4.9 mi W28.48156, -98.62676 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-13RICKENBACKER A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37726 · permit 0919171Verdun Oil & Gas LLC4.9 mi W28.48157, -98.62682 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-21B.K. AERY D 3Hhorizontal · API 42-311-35203 · permit 0918572Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC4.1 mi NE28.49969, -98.49638 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01SWAIM 2vertical · API 42-311-37685 · permit 0915908Kaler Energy Corp.5.7 mi N28.54167, -98.52276 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-15CCW T 3Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37672 · permit 0913836Gulftex Energy, LLC7.5 mi E28.43562, -98.42915 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-15CCW S 2Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37671 · permit 0913834Gulftex Energy, LLC7.5 mi E28.43569, -98.42915 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-15CCW R 1Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37670 · permit 0913819Gulftex Energy, LLC7.5 mi E28.43576, -98.42915 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-26RAFE FRANKLIN C 3Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37679 · permit 0914312Gulftex Energy, LLC9.3 mi N28.59474, -98.57994 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-26RAFE FRANKLIN B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37678 · permit 0914301Gulftex Energy, LLC9.3 mi N28.59474, -98.58002 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-26RAFE FRANKLIN A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37677 · permit 0914300Gulftex Energy, LLC9.3 mi N28.59474, -98.58009 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-24MURRAY FRANKLIN C 3Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37676 · permit 0914273Gulftex Energy, LLC9.3 mi N28.59474, -98.58017 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-24MURRAY FRANKLIN B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37675 · permit 0914272Gulftex Energy, LLC9.3 mi N28.59474, -98.58025 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-24MURRAY FRANKLIN A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37674 · permit 0914270Gulftex Energy, LLC9.3 mi N28.59474, -98.58033 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-30GW DG UNIT 5-NICHOLS 1 SA 11 11Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37662 · permit 0912842BPX Operating Company7.2 mi S28.35853, -98.56513 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-30GW DG UNIT 5-NICHOLS 1 SA 10 10Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37661 · permit 0912841BPX Operating Company7.2 mi S28.35857, -98.56513 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-30GW DG UNIT 5-NICHOLS R SA 9 9Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37660 · permit 0912840BPX Operating Company7.2 mi S28.35862, -98.56513 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-30GW DG UNIT 5-NICHOLS R SA 8 8Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37659 · permit 0912839BPX Operating Company7.2 mi S28.35866, -98.56513 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-30GW DG UNIT 5-NICHOLS R SA 7 7Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37658 · permit 0912838BPX Operating Company7.2 mi S28.35870, -98.56513 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-30GW DG UNIT 5-NICHOLS R SA 6 6Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37657 · permit 0912837BPX Operating Company7.2 mi S28.35874, -98.56513 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-27MILESTONE SWD 2vertical · API 42-311-36918 · permit 0913086Evx Operating LLC6.9 mi W28.48186, -98.66048 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-16QUINTANILLA MCM D 1Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37652 · permit 0912128Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC4.2 mi NE28.50197, -98.49728 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-16QUINTANILLA HC2 E 3Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37651 · permit 0912126Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC4.2 mi NE28.50196, -98.49713 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-16QUINTANILLA HC1 E 2Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37650 · permit 0912125Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC4.2 mi NE28.50197, -98.49721 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 Tilden

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-1085 STEELE, W, section 216 permits, newest May 1, 2025
  • A-780 HENNESSY, A E, block 4, section 128 permits, newest January 30, 2026
  • A-828 STEELE, J, section 68 permits, newest April 2, 2025
  • A-167 CASTILLO, M I7 permits, newest September 21, 2026
  • A-180 EVANS, G E6 permits, newest March 26, 2026
  • A-1040 KUYKENDALL, T R, section 66 permits, newest September 4, 2025
  • A-1093 WEST, G C, section 66 permits, newest May 1, 2025
  • A-675 FRANKLIN, M, section 225 permits, newest November 19, 2024

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Tilden

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. 1Wheeler944,631 bbl · 824,424 mcf a yearIneos USA Oil & Gas LLC · McMullen County · 35 wells in the circle
  2. 2CCW I13,106 bbl · 4,138,165 mcf a yearGulftex Energy, LLC · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3CCW V7,830 bbl · 3,554,403 mcf a yearGulftex Energy, LLC · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4CCW J9,192 bbl · 3,280,769 mcf a yearGulftex Energy, LLC · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5GW DG Unit 5-GW DG Unit 1 Sa 1231,274 bbl · 1,708,584 mcf a yearBPX Operating Company · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6KW Unit 1-GW DG Unit 3 Sa 1227,722 bbl · 1,694,482 mcf a yearBPX Operating Company · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Flammenwerfer Unit384,861 bbl · 702,496 mcf a yearVerdun Oil & Gas LLC · McMullen County · 5 wells in the circle
  8. 8KW Unit 1-GW DG Unit 3 Sa 2196,219 bbl · 1,763,253 mcf a yearBPX Operating Company · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9KW Unit 1-GW DG Unit 3 Sa 3186,389 bbl · 1,473,037 mcf a yearBPX Operating Company · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10GW DG Unit 5-Marlin Sa 3145,554 bbl · 1,449,498 mcf a yearBPX Operating Company · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11GW DG Unit 5-Marlin Sa 2130,407 bbl · 1,158,641 mcf a yearBPX Operating Company · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12GW DG Unit 5-Marlin Sa 4119,945 bbl · 1,076,140 mcf a yearBPX Operating Company · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13CCW A2,141 bbl · 1,750,152 mcf a yearGulftex Energy, LLC · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Dilworth Ranch165,709 bbl · 586,377 mcf a yearRosewood Resources, Inc. · McMullen County · 6 wells in the circle
  15. 15CCW B1,706 bbl · 1,404,041 mcf a yearGulftex Energy, LLC · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Antrim Cook Unit168,965 bbl · 331,407 mcf a yearEOG Resources, Inc. · McMullen County · 18 wells in the circle
  17. 17Tom Franklin E163,830 bbl · 105,641 mcf a yearGulftex Energy, LLC · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Tom Franklin A160,137 bbl · 98,095 mcf a yearGulftex Energy, LLC · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Palisades F144,764 bbl · 168,582 mcf a yearEOG Resources, Inc. · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Tom Franklin C155,523 bbl · 99,163 mcf a yearGulftex Energy, LLC · McMullen County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Tilden

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 895 producing leases near Tilden. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.402 leases
  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC296 leases
  • TRAFIGURA TRADING LLC288 leases
  • BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC.184 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC153 leases

Gas

  • VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY,278 leases
  • BP ENERGY CO.145 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY82 leases
  • INEOS ENERGY MARKETING USA LLC59 leases
  • REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC58 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 Tilden 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.

23 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?

446 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 Tilden, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 13,101,319 bbl of oil. 2025 was 11,354,429, 13% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Tilden, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far6,948,28338,501,010
202511,354,42955,487,814
202410,219,21847,473,040
202311,033,60759,056,512
202210,524,45846,159,009
202111,607,24542,487,537
202013,101,31950,802,948

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, 915 of these leases reported 156,266,113 bbl of oil and condensate and 727,200,337 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Tilden

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

Tilden is in ZIP code 78072: its wells and permits

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

Press and community kit

Writing about Tilden? 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 · PDFTilden, Texas2,188wells within 10 miles1,897on producing leases291not producing or plugged29permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 2,188 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Tilden: 1,897 on producing leases, 194 not producing and 97 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 29 drilling permits within 10 miles of Tilden in the last 12 months, the newest dated November 6, 2026.
  • The 895 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 32 operators, reported 11,117,721 barrels of oil and 59,851,323 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 Tilden, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/tilden-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

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Watch the 10 miles around Tilden

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 McMullen County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Tilden?

2,188 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Tilden: 1,897 on leases that are producing, 194 not producing and 97 plugged. The state also issued 104 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 Tilden?

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 McMullen County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Tilden picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Tilden are falling: 29 permits in the last 12 months, 75 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-west of town: 68 of 104 lie on that side. The nearest is under a mile north-east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Tilden 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 Tilden 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 Tilden worth?

The 895 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $1.0 billion 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 Tilden, 23 leases went quiet and 446 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Tilden?

The next first check near Tilden 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.