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Smith County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Tyler

  • 327wells
  • 6drilling locations in two years
  • 53producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Tyler

Map of Tyler, Texas: 327 wells and 6 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations6Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells190On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing46Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged91The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (32.35126, -95.30106); 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 Tyler are rising: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-west of town: 4 of 6 lie on that side. The nearest is 5.2 miles east of the town's point. 327 wells and 6 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Tyler, each where the state puts it. 53 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Tyler

The 6 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 1NE E 1SE S 1SW 3W NW
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 6 permits

  • 2finished, no production reported yetA completion is on file. The first production report follows weeks or months later.
  • 4still 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: 1 north of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 3 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 Tyler

1 first check falls due on leases with a well near Tyler 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 Tyler

wells with a location on the state's map
327
drilling permits in the last 24 months
6
producing leases with a well in the circle
53
operators running them
18
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
484,151 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
161,706 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 Tyler sold for

The 53 producing leases with a well near Tyler sold about $37 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
$37 million
oil and condensate sold
482,211 bbl
gas sold
104,469 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$310,107

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Tyler comes to about $3,101 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 Tyler

The 13 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Tyler
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-02-18CP #26-03 CATHODIC PROTECTION 36vertical · API 42-423-32486 · permit 0913167Atmos Pipeline - Texas8.1 mi S32.24232, -95.25106 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-12THEDFORD 2Hhorizontal · API 42-423-32485 · permit 0913392Valence Operating Company8.9 mi SW32.25303, -95.40065 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-30LUSCOMBE B (ALLOC) 9Hhorizontal · API 42-423-32484 · permit 0913146Valence Operating Company8.9 mi SW32.25310, -95.40066 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-12MCCRARY 1Hhorizontal · API 42-423-32480 · permit 0912495Valence Operating Company8.9 mi SW32.25317, -95.40067 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-02-06FENDER 1vertical · API 42-423-32475 · permit 0905713Texakoma E & P, LLC9.3 mi N32.47714, -95.24330 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-12-31JONES 'A' 1vertical · API 42-423-31624 · permit 09048823-T Exploration, Inc.5.2 mi E32.36347, -95.21335 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-10-25HOPPER 1vertical · API 42-423-32471 · permit 0903538Strand Energy, L.c.9.8 mi W32.38936, -95.46250 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-10-18DARE UNIT 1Hhorizontal · API 42-423-32470 · permit 0902821Geosouthern Operating II, LLC9.7 mi W32.37391, -95.46502 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-14SAND FLAT UNIT 52vertical · API 42-423-30198 · permit 0899694Vess Oil Corporation8.6 mi N32.47061, -95.26092 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-04-05COX UNIT 1vertical · API 42-423-32469 · permit 08972293-T Exploration, Inc.9.5 mi S32.22383, -95.36344 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-13WEST TYLER (PALUXY BANKHEAD) 6Avertical · API 42-423-32467 · permit 0894963Weathers Exploration, Inc.6.3 mi W32.38525, -95.40118 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-10-23NEWTON, W F (ST02) 1Xvertical · API 42-423-31345 · permit 0894719Maximus Operating, Ltd.9.1 mi NW32.40509, -95.44270 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-01-19ANTONY 1Hhorizontal · API 42-423-32465 · permit 0887313Valence Operating Company6.2 mi SW32.29442, -95.38323 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 Tyler

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-18 QUEVEDO, T3 permits, newest February 12, 2026
  • A-610 LOUPEY, V1 permit, newest February 18, 2026
  • A-113 BRUNETT, T F, section 8051 permit, newest February 6, 2025
  • A-102 BELCHER, W G1 permit, newest December 31, 2024

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

Who is on the county roll

38 mineral accounts near Tyler are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 3,020 accounts under 1,879 owner names on 53 leases with a well near Tyler.
mineral accounts on the roll
3,020
owner names
1,879
appraised value of those accounts
$39 million
the middle account's appraised value
$698
the middle account in all of Smith County
$278
accounts titled to an estate
38

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 $60,042 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Tyler, their name may be one of them.

Counted the other way: 46,477 royalty-interest records on Texas county mineral rolls (rolls of 2024 to 2026) carry Tyler as their mailing city, wherever in Texas the minerals lie. See the count for every city

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Tyler

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. 1Sand Flat Unit93,294 bbl · 3,113 mcf a yearVess Oil Corporation · Smith County · 55 wells in the circle
  2. 2Hopper, Bradie O.35,200 bbl · 0 mcf a yearMaximus Operating, Ltd. · Smith County · 2 wells in the circle
  3. 3South Tyler Paluxy Unit34,399 bbl · 0 mcf a yearLinder, John Operating Co., LLC · Smith County · 8 wells in the circle
  4. 4Tyler State Park "C"30,708 bbl · 0 mcf a yearVess Oil Corporation · Smith County · 3 wells in the circle
  5. 5Cleo28,639 bbl · 6,478 mcf a yearValence Operating Company · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Paluxy "B" Sand Unit25,241 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCulver & Cain Production LLC · Smith County · 8 wells in the circle
  7. 7Sand Flat, West (Paluxy A)unit23,609 bbl · 4,338 mcf a yearGoldston Oil Corporation · Smith County · 6 wells in the circle
  8. 8Pruitt, J. J.18,361 bbl · 760 mcf a yearVess Oil Corporation · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Sand Flat N. Paluxy Unit No. 116,734 bbl · 4,362 mcf a yearGoldston Oil Corporation · Smith County · 2 wells in the circle
  10. 10Antony14,374 bbl · 5,302 mcf a yearValence Operating Company · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Clay13,156 bbl · 9,538 mcf a yearValence Operating Company · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12West Tyler (Paluxy Bankhead)12,970 bbl · 0 mcf a yearWeathers Exploration, Inc. · Smith County · 5 wells in the circle
  13. 13Lane Chapel (Paluxy A) Unit12,429 bbl · 0 mcf a yearPWR Operating, LLC · Smith County · 16 wells in the circle
  14. 14Wilson, Janet Et Al10,195 bbl · 0 mcf a yearMaximus Operating, Ltd. · Henderson County · 2 wells in the circle
  15. 15Shamburger Lake Unit9,573 bbl · 3,610 mcf a yearValence Operating Company · Smith County · 41 wells in the circle
  16. 16Thedford9,699 bbl · 2,154 mcf a yearValence Operating Company · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Lane Chapel, W. (Paluxy B) Unit8,728 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAtlantis Oil Company, Inc. · Smith County · 13 wells in the circle
  18. 18Sand Flat, West(paluxy "B") Unit7,772 bbl · 4,380 mcf a yearGoldston Oil Corporation · Smith County · 5 wells in the circle
  19. 19Hitts Lake Oil Unit8,195 bbl · 0 mcf a yearVess Oil Corporation · Smith County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Rex R. Coulter, Et Al6,770 bbl · 4,284 mcf a yearGoldston Oil Corporation · Smith County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Tyler

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 53 producing leases near Tyler. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • DK TRADING & SUPPLY, LLC37 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC20 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.4 leases

Gas

  • MIDCOAST G & P (EAST TEXAS) L.P.8 leases
  • SYMMETRY ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC3 leases
  • CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX2 leases
  • MIDCOAST PIPELINES (E TX) L.P.2 leases
  • ORION PIPELINE, LLC2 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 Tyler 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?

8 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 Tyler, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 709,415 bbl of oil. 2025 was 527,465, 26% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Tyler, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far310,41395,956
2025527,465204,198
2024608,381332,750
2023554,608494,119
2022528,991681,339
2021512,753759,735
2020709,415927,255

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, 92 of these leases reported 22,658,827 bbl of oil and condensate and 54,886,213 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Tyler

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

Tyler is in ZIP code 75702: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Tyler

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 Smith County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Tyler?

327 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Tyler: 190 on leases that are producing, 46 not producing and 91 plugged. The state also issued 6 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 Tyler?

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 Smith County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Tyler picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Tyler are rising: 4 permits in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before. Most of them are south-west of town: 4 of 6 lie on that side. The nearest is 5.2 miles east of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Tyler 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 Tyler 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 Tyler worth?

The 53 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $37 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 Tyler and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 38 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Tyler. 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 Tyler, 13 leases went quiet and 8 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Tyler?

The next first check near Tyler 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.

Search a family nameWatch Smith County

Sources

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