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Brazoria County

Brazoria County reported 1.9 million barrels of oil and 3.7 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 52nd of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #52 of 224 for oil

1,888,083bbl oil, last 12 months−10% vs prior year
Producing leases
115of 395 on record
Operators
30
Fields
61

Own minerals in Brazoria County?

Upload a royalty check stub or a phone photo. We compare each month with the Jul 2026 state numbers for the leases below.

Where it sits

This county

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Brazoria County · RRC district 03
Gas, last 12 months
3,735,603 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Leases on record
395
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Brazoria County

Monthly totals for every lease the Railroad Commission places in this county. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Oil output in Brazoria County fell 10% over the last 12 months

1.9M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2022, 260k bbl.

Oil output in Brazoria County fell 10% over the last 12 months1.9M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2022, 260k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0100k200k300kPeak 260k (May 22)150k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Brazoria County fell 10% over the last 12 months1.9M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2022, 260k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0100k200k300kPeak 260k (May 22)150k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Brazoria County rose 10% over the last 12 months

3.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 3.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 1.1M mcf.

Gas output in Brazoria County rose 10% over the last 12 months3.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 3.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 1.1M mcf.Gas, mcf per month0250k500k750k1M1.3MPeak 1.1M (Oct 21)331k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Brazoria County rose 10% over the last 12 months3.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 3.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 1.1M mcf.Gas, mcf per month0250k500k750k1M1.3MPeak 1.1M (Oct 21)331k'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, county totals of every lease. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Leases

The biggest leases in Brazoria County

Ranked by what they produced in the last 12 months. Sort, filter by operator or field, and open any lease for its month-by-month ledger.

Showing 25 of 115.

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.

In Brazoria County

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Your royalty check comes from the operator. These are the ones with the most output here.

Recent drilling permits in Brazoria County

For owners

Minerals in Brazoria County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
52 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.1%
Producing leases
115
Operators
30

If you inherited mineral rights in Brazoria County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Denbury Onshore, LLC, among 30 operators with producing leases.

Each lease has a name, a Railroad Commission district and a lease number. Your check stub prints them, or a version of them. Search the name on your stub, open the lease, and compare the “oil sold” and “gas sold” volumes for the month with the barrels and mcf on your stub.

We hold 395 leases in Brazoria County, of which 115 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.