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Trinity County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Trinity

  • 83wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 10producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Trinity

Map of Trinity, Texas: 83 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells61On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing16Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged6The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (30.94519, -95.37550); 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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The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Trinity in the last two years. The nearest one is 15 miles north-west of town, issued October 3, 2025. 83 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Trinity, each where the state puts it. 10 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/trinity-tx">Trinity, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Trinity

wells with a location on the state's map
83
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
10
operators running them
5
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
91,327 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
77,623 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 Trinity sold for

The 10 producing leases with a well near Trinity sold about $7.2 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
$7.2 million
oil and condensate sold
91,672 bbl
gas sold
69,563 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$245,447

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Trinity comes to about $2,454 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 Trinity

The 6 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Trinity
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2024-06-10HUFFMAN, L. W. 13vertical · API 42-225-31435 · permit 0900257Kodiak Oil & Gas, Inc.8.9 mi NW31.03026, -95.48884 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-04-22L. W. HUFFMAN 12vertical · API 42-225-31433 · permit 0898993Kodiak Oil & Gas, Inc.9.1 mi NW31.03212, -95.48995 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-04-16L. W. HUFFMAN 10vertical · API 42-225-31431 · permit 0898113Kodiak Oil & Gas, Inc.9.0 mi NW31.03054, -95.48960 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-03-13L. W. HUFFMAN 11vertical · API 42-225-31430 · permit 0898112Kodiak Oil & Gas, Inc.9.0 mi NW31.03108, -95.49005 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-01-09TRINITY STATE BANK 15vertical · API 42-225-31428 · permit 0889592Rusk Energy Operating LLC8.7 mi NW31.03093, -95.48217 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-01-09MOLLIE SHAW 31vertical · API 42-225-31426 · permit 0889587Rusk Energy Operating LLC8.7 mi NW31.03121, -95.48357 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.

Who is on the county roll

What the county mineral roll lists near Trinity

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 149 accounts under 65 owner names on 7 leases with a well near Trinity.
mineral accounts on the roll
149
owner names
65
appraised value of those accounts
$7.9 million
the middle account's appraised value
$1,750

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Trinity

The 10 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. 1Huffman, L. W.46,256 bbl · 0 mcf a yearKodiak Oil & Gas, Inc. · Houston County · 12 wells in the circle
  2. 2Shaw, Mollie28,018 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRusk Energy Operating LLC · Houston County · 25 wells in the circle
  3. 3Trinity State Bank10,458 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRusk Energy Operating LLC · Houston County · 17 wells in the circle
  4. 4Champion International Corp.1,150 bbl · 46,661 mcf a yearParten Operating Inc. · Trinity County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Horizon Properties1,970 bbl · 30,962 mcf a yearSmall, R.p. Corp. · Walker County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Mollie Shaw "G"2,245 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRusk Energy Operating LLC · Houston County · 3 wells in the circle
  7. 7Huffman614 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRusk Energy Operating LLC · Houston County · 2 wells in the circle
  8. 8Shaw, Mollie -B-573 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRusk Energy Operating LLC · Houston County · 3 wells in the circle
  9. 9Smithers22 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBlue Moon Operating, Inc. · Walker County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10May, Johnnie21 bbl · 0 mcf a yearBlue Moon Operating, Inc. · Walker County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Trinity

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 10 producing leases near Trinity. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC5 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.2 leases
  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC1 lease
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.1 lease
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY1 lease

Gas

  • COPANO FLD SER/UP GULF COAST LLC1 lease
  • KINDER MORGAN TEXAS PIPELINE 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 Trinity 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.

1 lease reported nothing for a year or more

Leases that reported within the last four years and then stopped. The newest to stop first.

  • Margaret V · Bosco Petroleum LLClast report February 2024

Is my lease still active?

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 Trinity, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 104,820 bbl of oil. 2025 was 100,713, 4% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Trinity, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far58,79551,068
2025100,71376,582
2024102,80137,527
202391,78169,877
202295,26057,943
2021101,04576,747
2020104,82081,492

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, 26 of these leases reported 1,880,979 bbl of oil and condensate and 3,859,989 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Trinity

Trinity has more wells than 7 of the 8 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Trinity is in ZIP code 75862: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Trinity

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 Trinity County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Trinity?

83 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Trinity: 61 on leases that are producing, 16 not producing and 6 plugged. The state issued no 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 Trinity?

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 Trinity County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Trinity picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Trinity in the last two years. The nearest one is 15 miles north-west of town, issued October 3, 2025. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Trinity worth?

The 10 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $7.2 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 Trinity, 1 leases went quiet and 0 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Trinity?

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 Trinity County

Sources

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