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The Texas record · 224 producing counties · 222,614 leases

Texas oil and gas

Texas reported 2.01 billion barrels of oil and 13.70 billion mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. Every lease, operator, field and county below comes from the Railroad Commission, and links to the others around it. Pick a county on the map to open its dossier.

12 months to Jul 2026
County dossier · #2 of 254 for oil
Midland County
239,689,782bbl oil, last 12 months-2% vs prior year
Producing leases3,550
Top operatorPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.

See every lease, operator and field in Midland County, with monthly production from the state.

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Oil sold by county

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Permian BasinMartinMidlandLovingReevesUptonKarnes
Last 12 mo
Oil, last 12 months
2,010,399,325 bbl
Gas, last 12 months
13,703,962,272 mcf
Producing leases
145,221of 222,614 on record
Operators
4,489
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of Texas output

Monthly totals across every lease. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Oil output in Texas fell 4% over the last 12 months

2B bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1B bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2024, 181M bbl.

Oil output in Texas fell 4% over the last 12 months2B bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1B bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2024, 181M bbl.Oil, bbl per month050M100M150M200MPeak 181M (Oct 24)147M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Texas fell 4% over the last 12 months2B bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1B bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2024, 181M bbl.Oil, bbl per month050M100M150M200MPeak 181M (Oct 24)147M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Texas held steady over the last 12 months

14B mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 13B mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 1.2B mcf.

Gas output in Texas held steady over the last 12 months14B mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 13B mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 1.2B mcf.Gas, mcf per month0250M500M750M1B1.3BPeak 1.2B (Dec 25)1.1B20222023202420252026
Gas output in Texas held steady over the last 12 months14B mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 13B mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 1.2B mcf.Gas, mcf per month0250M500M750M1B1.3BPeak 1.2B (Dec 25)1.1B'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, all leases. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Counties

Where the oil and gas come from

The ten counties with the most oil and the most gas in the last 12 months. Open one for its leases, operators and fields.

Top oil counties, last 12 months

Martin leads

  1. Martin County3,887 producing leases258Mbbl
  2. Midland County3,550 producing leases240Mbbl
  3. Loving County2,720 producing leases172Mbbl
  4. Reeves County4,475 producing leases169Mbbl
  5. Upton County2,721 producing leases110Mbbl
  6. Karnes County2,536 producing leases80Mbbl
  7. Howard County2,216 producing leases80Mbbl
  8. Reagan County2,102 producing leases74Mbbl
  9. Andrews County2,107 producing leases65Mbbl
  10. Ward County1,646 producing leases63Mbbl

Top gas counties, last 12 months

Webb leads

  1. Webb County6,453 producing leases1.3Bmcf
  2. Reeves County4,475 producing leases1.2Bmcf
  3. Midland County3,550 producing leases1Bmcf
  4. Martin County3,887 producing leases793Mmcf
  5. Loving County2,720 producing leases699Mmcf
  6. Panola County4,535 producing leases684Mmcf
  7. Culberson County1,176 producing leases587Mmcf
  8. Reagan County2,102 producing leases533Mmcf
  9. Harrison County2,134 producing leases491Mmcf
  10. Upton County2,721 producing leases475Mmcf
All 224 counties, A to Z

Operators and fields

The companies that write the checks

Your royalty check comes from an operator. Each page shows its leases, where it works, and how to read its statement.

Top operators by oil, last 12 months

Pioneer Natural Res. USA leads

  1. Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.5,675 leases228Mbbl
  2. Diamondback E&P LLC4,777 leases220Mbbl
  3. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC1,472 leases85Mbbl
  4. EOG Resources, Inc.4,570 leases84Mbbl
  5. Burlington Resources O & G Co LP1,399 leases59Mbbl
  6. Apache Corporation2,301 leases58Mbbl
  7. XTO Energy Inc.2,331 leases57Mbbl
  8. Cog Operating LLC1,492 leases53Mbbl
  9. BPX Operating Company1,702 leases52Mbbl
  10. Chevron U. S. A. Inc.982 leases45Mbbl

Top fields by oil, last 12 months

Spraberry (Trend Area) leads

  1. Spraberry (Trend Area)11,348 producing leases · District 08700Mbbl
  2. Phantom (Wolfcamp)6,282 producing leases · District 08308Mbbl
  3. Spraberry (Trend Area)4,002 producing leases · District 7C167Mbbl
  4. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)2,699 producing leases · District 02123Mbbl
  5. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1)4,378 producing leases · District 01118Mbbl
  6. Sandbar (Bone Spring)987 producing leases · District 0856Mbbl
  7. Ford, West (Wolfcamp)1,123 producing leases · District 0848Mbbl
  8. Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford)4,401 producing leases · District 0144Mbbl

New drilling

The latest drilling permits

A permit is the state's approval to drill. New wells near your lease can change what it produces.

Newest W-1 permits

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, drilling permit (W-1) master file, through Sep 25, 2026.

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