Oil and gas leases in Van Zandt County — page 2

Van Zandt County, Texas has 411 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 05. 329 of them are oil leases and 82 are gas leases. Between them they carry 1,484 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 34.5 million barrels of oil and 184.5 million Mcf of gas. 58 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Van Zandt County

How many oil and gas leases are in Van Zandt County?: Van Zandt County has 411 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Van Zandt County produced?: Leases in Van Zandt County have reported 34,508,183 barrels of oil (bbl) and 184,533,483 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Van Zandt County?: 58 operators file production returns for leases in Van Zandt County.
How much are mineral rights in Van Zandt County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Van Zandt County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 411 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Leases — page 2 of 3

C. L. YORK — oil, GMS Oil Operations, Inc., Van Zandt County, 36 thousand reported
SHIVERS, J.R. 12 — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 35 thousand reported
TAYLOR, T. J. — oil, Griffin Operating, Inc., Van Zandt County, 35 thousand reported
SVRUC 29 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 35 thousand reported
GILBERT, H. C. 43 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 34 thousand reported
SMITH, L. R. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 34 thousand reported
ROWAN — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 34 thousand reported
FOWLER, B. M. 303 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 33 thousand reported
BRITT — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 33 thousand reported
CRIM, B. E. 15 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 33 thousand reported
PALMER, J. M. OIL UNIT — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 33 thousand reported
BRAWNER, L. M. — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 33 thousand reported
FIFE, D.C. — oil, Crawford Energy Operating Co, Van Zandt County, 32 thousand reported
LEONARD, J. H. 30 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 32 thousand reported
YORK, W.A. 13 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 32 thousand reported
COX — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 32 thousand reported
YORK, C. L. — oil, Hawkins Oil & Gas, Inc., Van Zandt County, 32 thousand reported
PALMER-METCALF -B- — oil, Crawford And Cameron Group, Van Zandt County, 32 thousand reported
HOWELL, R. A. 44 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 31 thousand reported
TAYLOR-TJ — oil, Griffin Operating, Inc., Van Zandt County, 31 thousand reported
PARKER — gas, Vaughn Petroleum, Inc., Van Zandt County, 30 thousand reported
DEWEY COX — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 30 thousand reported
MILLER, I. D. 34 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 30 thousand reported
WEST HEIRS — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 30 thousand reported
FREEMAN, L. V. 208 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 30 thousand reported
MCKENZIE — oil, Owens Drilling & Services, Van Zandt County, 29 thousand reported
HEARNE, BEN — gas, Ep Operating Limited Partnership, Van Zandt County, 29 thousand reported
BRAWNER, L. M. 10 — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 27 thousand reported
SWAIN, W. F. 9 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 27 thousand reported
HEIDLE — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 27 thousand reported
NEELY — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 27 thousand reported
ROWAN, A. M. ETAL — oil, Knight, Edwin & Ronald, Van Zandt County, 27 thousand reported
DAVIS HEIRS — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 27 thousand reported
OLIVER, J. R., 207 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 26 thousand reported
DAVIS — oil, Ocean Energy, Inc., Van Zandt County, 26 thousand reported
MCPHEARSON, J. F. 206 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 26 thousand reported
COOK 42 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 25 thousand reported
SWAIN, W. F. 9 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 25 thousand reported
YORK, W. A. 13 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 24 thousand reported
BRAWNER -10- — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 24 thousand reported
CLEM, O.E. — oil, Powerline Energy Corp., Van Zandt County, 24 thousand reported
CAMPER, B. W. 110 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 24 thousand reported
CAMPBELL, F. — gas, Oxy USA Inc., Van Zandt County, 24 thousand reported
PETERS, R. H. 29 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 23 thousand reported
THOMPSON, I.W. 401 — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 22 thousand reported
MOORE — gas, Seal Exploration, Inc., Van Zandt County, 22 thousand reported
SWAIN, W. F. 14 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 21 thousand reported
BRAWNER, L. M. 10 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 21 thousand reported
MAXFIELD 38 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 21 thousand reported
TURNER — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 21 thousand reported
TIDWELL, THOMAS — oil, Ocean Energy, Inc., Van Zandt County, 21 thousand reported
COKER HRS. "A" — oil, Cynpat Oil & Gas, Inc., Van Zandt County, 21 thousand reported
RAY, S. R. — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 20 thousand reported
CRIM, B. E. 15 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 20 thousand reported
SHIVERS, J. R. 12 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 19 thousand reported
BURRAGE — oil, Parten Operating Inc., Van Zandt County, 19 thousand reported
SWAIN, O. L. 11 "A-C" — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 19 thousand reported
BLAKE, RUTH STARR — oil, Cameron, Paul E., JR., Inc., Van Zandt County, 19 thousand reported
HEIRS,DAVIS -B- — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 19 thousand reported
CRIM, R. C. 28 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 18 thousand reported
MCGEE, SALLY — oil, Owens Drilling & Services, Van Zandt County, 18 thousand reported
CRIM, J. F. 16 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 18 thousand reported
SWAIN, W. F. 9 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 18 thousand reported
OXFORD — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 17 thousand reported
DOWDLE, L. A. 205 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 17 thousand reported
SMITH 104 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 17 thousand reported
CADE, D. F. OIL UNIT — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 17 thousand reported
SANGER — oil, Map Production Co., Inc., Van Zandt County, 16 thousand reported
SWAIN, W F 9 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 16 thousand reported
BROWNING, L.P. — gas, Crawford Energy Operating Co, Van Zandt County, 16 thousand reported
LOHR, BOB — oil, Spence, Ralph Oil Company, Inc., Van Zandt County, 15 thousand reported
SOUTHEAST VAN LEWISVILLE UNIT — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 15 thousand reported
CULVER-DAVIS HEIRS -B- OIL UNIT — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 15 thousand reported
SWAIN, O. L. 11B — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 15 thousand reported
MORRIS, W. E. 601 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 14 thousand reported
PRESSWOOD (TRAVIS PEAK) UNIT — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 14 thousand reported
SWAIN, O. L. #11 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 14 thousand reported
PALMER "B" — oil, Omni Oil & Gas, Inc., Van Zandt County, 14 thousand reported
ROWAN, A. M. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 13 thousand reported
BRACKEN, J.A. 503 — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 13 thousand reported
J.A. BRACKEN 35 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 12 thousand reported
SMITH, L. A. 103 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 12 thousand reported
STEWART, J. C. 48 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 12 thousand reported
CRIM, BILL — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 12 thousand reported
KIRBY — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 12 thousand reported
BLAKE, R. S. "A" — oil, Cameron, Paul E., JR., Inc., Van Zandt County, 11 thousand reported
MAYFIELD — gas, Ep Operating Limited Partnership, Van Zandt County, 11 thousand reported
VIEN LAM — oil, Parten Operating Inc., Van Zandt County, 11 thousand reported
OLIVER, J. R. — oil, Crawford Energy, Incorporated, Van Zandt County, 11 thousand reported
PALMER-METCALF — oil, Crawford Energy, Incorporated, Van Zandt County, 11 thousand reported
SYDNEY — oil, Hawkins Oil & Gas, Inc., Van Zandt County, 10 thousand reported
HARTT 128 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 10 thousand reported
PETTY, J. T. 39 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 10 thousand reported
COOK, W. H. 42 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 10 thousand reported
BOLIN, M. R. 51 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 10 thousand reported
WHITE, W.H. 501 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 9 thousand reported
OLIVER,J.R. 207 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 9 thousand reported
ROBERT MICHAEL — oil, Knight, Edwin & Ronald, Van Zandt County, 9 thousand reported
SARA ELIZABETH — oil, Knight, Edwin & Ronald, Van Zandt County, 9 thousand reported
MAXFIELD — oil, Brammer Engineering, Inc., Van Zandt County, 9 thousand reported
CRIM, B. E. 15 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 9 thousand reported
CLYDE BARBER — oil, Jamex, Inc., Van Zandt County, 8 thousand reported
CORBIN — oil, Knight, Edwin & Ronald, Van Zandt County, 8 thousand reported
BRACKEN, J. A. 35 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 8 thousand reported
TUNNELL, A. G. 8 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 8 thousand reported
THOMPSON, J. T. 49 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 8 thousand reported
TUNNELL, A.R.'59' — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 8 thousand reported
CRIM, R. C. 28 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 8 thousand reported
BLAKE, R. S. — oil, Cameron, Paul E., JR., Inc., Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
BRAWNER, L. M. 10 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
NORTH GRAND SALINE — oil, Mud Creek Operating, LLC, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
BLAKE, R.S. B — oil, Cameron, Paul E., JR., Inc., Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
WALLACE, T. J. 402 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
WALLACE, T. J. 402 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
CRIM, B. E. 15 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
THOMPSON, I. W. 401 — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
STOUT — gas, Matador Production Company, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
RUSHING, G. W. — gas, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
CARTER, GEO. W. — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
CRIM — gas, Crawford And Cameron Group, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
CRIM, J. F. 16 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
SWINNEY, DORWIN "C" — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 7 thousand reported
MORRIS, W. E. 62 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 6 thousand reported
PALMER-METCALF — oil, Crawford Energy, Incorporated, Van Zandt County, 6 thousand reported
DAVIS HEIRS — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 6 thousand reported
BROWNING — oil, C&P Resources Operating Co,LLC, Van Zandt County, 6 thousand reported
SMITH, L. A. 103 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 6 thousand reported
CRIM, J. T. — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 6 thousand reported
BRAWNER -10- — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
GILBERT, H.C. 43 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
ISABELLE — oil, Owens Drilling & Services, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
ELLIOTT, C. E. GAS UNIT — gas, WGR, Inc., Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
CRIM, R. 28 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
STEWARD, G. W. 68 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
CRIM, J. F. 16 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
SMITH, L. R. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
FREEMAN, J. A. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
SHIVERS, J. R. 12 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 5 thousand reported
BROWNING, L. P. — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 4 thousand reported
PALMER-METCALF — oil, Crawford And Cameron Group, Van Zandt County, 4 thousand reported
YORK, C. L. "A" — oil, GMS Oil Operations, Inc., Van Zandt County, 4 thousand reported
PALMER - METCALF — oil, Crawford And Cameron Group, Van Zandt County, 4 thousand reported
WHITE, R. V. 502 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 4 thousand reported
PALMER-METCALF — oil, Crawford And Cameron Group, Van Zandt County, 4 thousand reported
CRIM,COY — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 4 thousand reported
SWAIN, W.F. 9 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
ELLISON, A. W. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
WHITE, C. 61 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
DOWDLE, L. A. 205 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
FRUITVALE (RODESSA 2) UNIT — oil, Wiley Capital Inc, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
FOWLER 303 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
CONSOLIDATION 79 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
FREEMAN, J. H. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
CHURCH LOT 108 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 3 thousand reported
WELLS, R. L. 47 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
SWINNEY, DORWIN — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
C. L. YORK — oil, GMS Oil Operations, Inc., Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
BLAKE, R. S. — oil, Cameron, Paul E., JR., Inc., Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
BLACKSTOCK, FRANK 106 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
J. F. CRIM 16 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
SMITH, L. R. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
CRIM, R.C. 28 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
BRINSON, BETTY CLARK — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
NATHANIEL — oil, Knight, Edwin & Ronald, Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
MAXFIELD, A. G. 38 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
MASON 11 — oil, Halo Energy L.L.C., Van Zandt County, 2 thousand reported
MURPHREE, J. J. 31 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 1 thousand reported
WHITE, R. V. 500 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 1 thousand reported
SWINNEY, DORWIN -B- — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 1 thousand reported
WOODRUM, J. C. — oil, Renegade Operating Company, Van Zandt County, 1 thousand reported
SUN OIL UNIT — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 1 thousand reported
PEDEN, J. A. -B- — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 1 thousand reported
CRIM — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 1 thousand reported
WHITE, C. 61 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 1 thousand reported
BLAKE, R.S. — oil, Cameron, Paul E., JR., Inc., Van Zandt County, 909 reported
PARKER, J. H., -A- GAS UNIT — gas, WGR, Inc., Van Zandt County, 860 reported
ELLISON, A.-NEILL HEIRS — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 792 reported
HARTT -128- — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 697 reported
BRANNON — oil, Hamilton, D. G., Van Zandt County, 684 reported
SHAW, MERLE OIL UNIT — oil, S & P Energy, Van Zandt County, 592 reported
COKER 'A' — oil, S N D Energy Company, Inc., Van Zandt County, 564 reported
MAXFIELD, A. G. 38 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 556 reported
YORK, C.L. A/C 1 — oil, Exxon Corp., Van Zandt County, 489 reported
ELLIOTT, BIRDIE N. OIL UNIT — oil, S & P Energy, Van Zandt County, 396 reported
CRIM, I. L. — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 310 reported
MITCHELL, J. E. — oil, S & P Energy, Van Zandt County, 296 reported
CRIM — oil, Crawford And Cameron Group, Van Zandt County, 288 reported
CRIM — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 259 reported
DOWDLE — oil, Crawford And Cameron Group, Van Zandt County, 255 reported
CARROLL HRS. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 246 reported
SMITH, L. R. — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 239 reported
SHIELDS, MARY T., ET AL — oil, S & P Energy, Van Zandt County, 231 reported
VAN SHALLOW UNIT — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 224 reported
ELLISON, A.W. -B- — oil, Rowan, Al, Van Zandt County, 202 reported
FOWLER, B. M. 303 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 167 reported
DOWDLE, L. A. 205 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 164 reported
PETERS, R.H. 29 — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Van Zandt County, 135 reported
SUN OIL UNIT — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 129 reported
YORK, J. T. — oil, Gross Energy Corp., Van Zandt County, 105 reported
RUSHING, G. W. — oil, Browning, L. P., Van Zandt County, 91 reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.