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Tarrant County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Watauga

  • 1,231wells
  • 0drilling locations in two years
  • 894producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Watauga

Map of Watauga, Texas: 1,231 wells and 0 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells894On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing285Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged52The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (32.85791, -97.25474); 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 Watauga in the last two years. The nearest one is 14 miles north of town, issued October 13, 2026. 1,231 wells and 0 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Watauga, each where the state puts it. 894 producing leases have a well in the circle.

Tarrant County is one of the 25 counties of the Barnett Shale

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When a new well starts paying

First checks coming due near Watauga

2 first checks fall due on leases with a well near Watauga 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 Watauga

wells with a location on the state's map
1,231
drilling permits in the last 24 months
0
producing leases with a well in the circle
894
operators running them
7
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
0 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
71,892,572 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 Watauga sold for

The 894 producing leases with a well near Watauga sold about $252 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
$252 million
oil and condensate sold
0 bbl
gas sold
70,505,851 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$202,009

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Watauga comes to about $2,020 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 Watauga

The 2 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Watauga
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2023-11-13MCCULLAR RUDDER BOXER MIPA 2Hhorizontal · API 42-439-37338 · permit 0895034Tep Barnett USA, LLC3.6 mi S32.80605, -97.25879 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2005-10-19RAILHEAD SOUTH UNIT 6Hhorizontal · API 42-439-31376 · permit 0608038BKV North Texas, LLC5.4 mi W32.83621, -97.34372 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

752 mineral accounts near Watauga are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 123,952 accounts under 40,002 owner names on 526 leases with a well near Watauga.
mineral accounts on the roll
123,952
owner names
40,002
appraised value of those accounts
$8.7 million
the middle account's appraised value
$330
accounts titled to an estate
752

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 $38,150 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Watauga, 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 Tarrant County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Watauga

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. 1Lancaster Mipa0 bbl · 630,104 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Bewley Rudder Snow0 bbl · 590,769 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Lancaster Mipa0 bbl · 563,390 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Bewley Snow0 bbl · 554,980 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Bewley Rudder0 bbl · 549,675 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6RPV Hills B Mipa0 bbl · 548,592 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7Lancaster-Canucks Mipa0 bbl · 543,090 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8RPV Hawk B Mipa0 bbl · 530,561 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9Anderson Mipa Unit0 bbl · 499,798 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Mount Tabor Mipa Unit0 bbl · 495,783 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11Carden-Heidi-Little Mipa0 bbl · 448,466 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Diamond Lynch Mipa0 bbl · 448,319 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Little Mipa0 bbl · 442,135 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Carden-Heidi-Little0 bbl · 439,137 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Lorikeet TRT0 bbl · 420,216 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Little-Pvi Mipa0 bbl · 411,362 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Carden-Heidi-Little0 bbl · 396,454 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18HLC Mipa0 bbl · 390,662 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Diamond Birdville Hills Mipa0 bbl · 390,488 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Diamond Volunteer Hills Mipa0 bbl · 387,577 mcf a yearTep Barnett USA, LLC · Tarrant County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Watauga

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 894 producing leases near Watauga. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC297 leases
  • PTT PREMIER TRADING AND TRAN LLC133 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM96 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER CRUDE OIL CO,LLC3 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY2 leases

Gas

  • BKV MARKETING, LLC375 leases
  • TOTAL GAS & POWER NA, INC.318 leases
  • BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC90 leases
  • DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC43 leases
  • TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER NORTH18 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 Watauga 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.

35 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?

224 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 Watauga, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 112,769,452 mcf of gas. 2025 was 77,077,128, 32% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Watauga, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far046,992,423
2025077,077,128
2024082,415,846
2023194,513,229
202214099,613,634
20213697,550,590
20201112,769,452

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 2002 on, 1,197 of these leases reported 1,305 bbl of oil and condensate and 2,130,196,447 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Watauga

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

Watauga is in ZIP code 76148: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Watauga

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 Tarrant County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Watauga?

1,231 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Watauga: 894 on leases that are producing, 285 not producing and 52 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 Watauga?

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 Tarrant County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Watauga picking up or slowing down?

The state issued no drilling permit with a well location within 10 miles of Watauga in the last two years. The nearest one is 14 miles north of town, issued October 13, 2026. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Watauga 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 Watauga is December 29, 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 Watauga worth?

The 894 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $252 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 Watauga and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 752 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Watauga. 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 Watauga, 35 leases went quiet and 224 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Watauga?

The next first check near Watauga falls due by December 29, 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.