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Wharton County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Wharton

  • 257wells
  • 4drilling locations in two years
  • 52producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Wharton

Map of Wharton, Texas: 257 wells and 4 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations4Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells133On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing47Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged77The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.31164, -96.10274); 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 Wharton are holding steady: 2 permits in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 7.3 miles north of the town's point. 257 wells and 4 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Wharton, each where the state puts it. 52 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Wharton

The 4 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 3NE E SE S SW 1W NW
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 4 permits

  • 2finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 2still 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: 2 north of town.

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 Wharton

1 first check falls due on leases with a well near Wharton from today on. Texas law gives the payor 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
  • Ednamayedue by December 29, 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 Wharton

wells with a location on the state's map
257
drilling permits in the last 24 months
4
producing leases with a well in the circle
52
operators running them
14
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
106,436 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
985,260 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 Wharton sold for

The 52 producing leases with a well near Wharton sold about $11 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
$11 million
oil and condensate sold
106,128 bbl
gas sold
878,975 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$87,342

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Wharton comes to about $873 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 Wharton

The 5 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Wharton
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-03-20KUBELA 3vertical · API 42-481-35329 · permit 0914240Amexco, LLC9.9 mi SW29.24664, -96.24903 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-19EDNAMAYE 2vertical · API 42-481-35519 · permit 0912266Ricochet Energy, Inc.7.3 mi N29.41052, -96.14552 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-08-04EDNAMAYE 1vertical · API 42-481-35516 · permit 0909649Ricochet Energy, Inc.7.3 mi N29.41071, -96.14557 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-06-27ROCKY STONE 1vertical · API 42-481-35515 · permit 0908942Ricochet Energy, Inc.7.6 mi N29.41615, -96.14546 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2019-01-17RIEGER 1vertical · API 42-481-35386 · permit 0848837Magnum Producing, LP7.5 mi SE29.21559, -96.04248 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 Wharton

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-4 AUSTIN, S F, section 23 permits, newest December 19, 2025
  • A-660 GIFFORD, G C, section 41 permit, newest March 20, 2026

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

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Wharton

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. 1Ednamaye5,300 bbl · 149,661 mcf a yearRicochet Energy, Inc. · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Forgason Deep G.u.1,405 bbl · 152,452 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Dorothy Hite Gas Unit0 bbl · 147,585 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  4. 4Pierce Estates14,666 bbl · 7,146 mcf a yearRemora Management, LLC · Wharton County · 6 wells in the circle
  5. 5Peach Creek Gas Unit126 bbl · 94,380 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Pierce Estates -A-15,535 bbl · 365 mcf a yearRemora Management, LLC · Wharton County · 22 wells in the circle
  7. 7Pierce Estates, Inc.14,891 bbl · 2,572 mcf a yearMcGowan Working Partners, Inc. · Wharton County · 33 wells in the circle
  8. 8Pierce Estates13,365 bbl · 6,437 mcf a yearRemora Management, LLC · Wharton County · 13 wells in the circle
  9. 9Peach Creek Gas Unit121 bbl · 84,631 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Pierce Ranch N 4900 Unit11,411 bbl · 13,640 mcf a yearMcGowan Working Partners, Inc. · Wharton County · 13 wells in the circle
  11. 11Northington Unit 21,410 bbl · 59,526 mcf a yearMueller Exploration, Inc. · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Whorton0 bbl · 59,468 mcf a yearMountain V Texas, LLC · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Peach Creek Gas Unit58 bbl · 33,539 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Pierce Estates, Inc.5,088 bbl · 1,356 mcf a yearMcGowan Working Partners, Inc. · Wharton County · 17 wells in the circle
  15. 15Pierce Ranch N 4850 Unit4,357 bbl · 4,422 mcf a yearMcGowan Working Partners, Inc. · Wharton County · 6 wells in the circle
  16. 16Peach Creek Gas Unit34 bbl · 26,204 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Duson4,114 bbl · 0 mcf a yearAmexco, LLC · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18Peach Creek Gas Unit33 bbl · 24,275 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Hlavinka3,766 bbl · 0 mcf a yearCharolais Energy, LLC · Wharton County · 3 wells in the circle
  20. 20Forgason Deep Unit323 bbl · 20,463 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Wharton County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Wharton

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 52 producing leases near Wharton. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.36 leases
  • ENTERPRISE CRUDE OIL LLC10 leases
  • SHELL TRADING (US) COMPANY10 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER MARKETING & TERM6 leases
  • TRUTH RESOURCES, L.P.5 leases

Gas

  • HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY10 leases
  • HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY LP7 leases
  • REPUBLIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC7 leases
  • DCP OPERATING COMPANY, LP6 leases
  • TEXAS ENERGY MANAGEMENT CORP.4 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 Wharton 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.

16 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?

22 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 Wharton, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 2,394,365 mcf of gas. 2025 was 927,513, 61% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Wharton, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far72,783680,529
2025103,221927,513
2024110,715968,207
2023118,6191,064,143
2022112,3011,244,753
2021113,2151,487,156
2020143,2622,394,365

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, 130 of these leases reported 7,695,255 bbl of oil and condensate and 135,924,399 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Wharton

Wharton has more wells than 4 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Wharton is in ZIP code 77488: its wells and permits

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

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Wharton

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 Wharton County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Wharton?

257 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Wharton: 133 on leases that are producing, 47 not producing and 77 plugged. The state also issued 4 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 Wharton?

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 Wharton County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Wharton picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Wharton are holding steady: 2 permits in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 7.3 miles north of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

When does a new well near Wharton 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 Wharton 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 Wharton worth?

The 52 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $11 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 Wharton, 16 leases went quiet and 22 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Wharton?

The next first check near Wharton 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.