Texas county · RRC district 03
Chambers County
Chambers County reported 1.2 million barrels of oil and 673,157 mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 61st of 224 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier · #61 of 224 for oil
- Producing leases
- 75of 240 on record
- Operators
- 20
- Fields
- 38
- Top operator
- Denbury Onshore, LLC
Own minerals in Chambers 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
- Gas, last 12 months
- 673,157 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- <0.1%
- Leases on record
- 240
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Chambers County
Oil output in Chambers County fell 14% over the last 12 months
1.2M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.4M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Sep 2021, 185k bbl.
Gas output in Chambers County rose 55% over the last 12 months
673k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 433k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2022, 187k mcf.
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 Chambers County
962,568bbl oil−14% on the year before
361,929mcf gasno full prior year
13,569bbl oil−40% on the year before
13,556bbl oil−1% on the year before
12,445bbl oil−2% on the year before
9,603bbl oil+16% on the year before
9,464bbl oil−4% on the year before
9,390bbl oil+77% on the year before
8,897bbl oil−18% on the year before
8,426bbl oil+5% on the year before
7,424bbl oil−1% on the year before
7,006bbl oil−16% on the year before
6,977bbl oil+121% on the year before
6,752bbl oil−10% on the year before
5,895bbl oil−9% on the year before
5,777bbl oil−34% on the year before
5,655bbl oil−5% on the year before
5,191bbl oil+2% on the year before
4,706bbl oil+1% on the year before
4,585bbl oil−7% on the year before
4,572bbl oil+32% on the year before
4,565bbl oil+27% on the year before
4,468bbl oil+15% on the year before
4,349bbl oil−11% on the year before
4,284bbl oil−28% on the year before
Showing 25 of 75.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.
In Chambers County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Chambers County, by oil
Denbury Onshore leads
- Denbury Onshore, LLC1 producing lease here963kbbl
- Rising Star Energy Partners II,10 producing leases here43.5kbbl
- Sandpoint Texas LLC16 producing leases here36.7kbbl
- McGowan Working Partners, Inc.6 producing leases here25.1kbbl
- Gcows Operating LLC9 producing leases here16.6kbbl
- S & S Operating Company, Inc.4 producing leases here16.5kbbl
- Hilcorp Energy Company1 producing lease here15kbbl
- Torrent Oil LLC1 producing lease here13.6kbbl
Fields in Chambers County, by oil
Oyster Bayou leads
- Oyster Bayou1 producing lease here · District 03 · Field 67947001963kbbl
- Anahuac11 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 0246800151.2kbbl
- Barbers Hill18 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 0565100147.7kbbl
- High Island2 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 4113900117.4kbbl
- Fig Ridge (Seabreeze)2 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 3082287016.6kbbl
- Ora (13400 Sand)1 producing lease here · District 03 · Field 6747550015kbbl
- Cedar Point (Upper Frio)1 producing lease here · District 03 · Field 1659995013.6kbbl
- Stowell (Intermediate U-2)2 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 864294038,849bbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Chambers County
BARROW #1
new drill · Kaler Energy Corp. · Chambers County
Permit 0918639 · Sep 16, 2026
RFR FRIO 15 GU #1
recompletion · Gulf Resource Recovery Corp. · Chambers County
Permit 0914637 · Apr 15, 2026
LOPEZ #1
new drill · Zachry Exploration, LLC · Chambers County
Permit 0912359 · Jan 7, 2026
TURNER UNIT #1
new drill · Magnetar Operating LLC · Chambers County
Permit 0912095 · Jan 6, 2026
FEE #3A
new drill · Oneok Hydrocarbon Southwest, LLC · Chambers County
Permit 0910362 · Sep 17, 2025
FEE #16A
new drill · Targa Downstream LLC · Chambers County
Permit 0908005 · May 16, 2025
For owners
Minerals in Chambers County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 61 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.1%
- Producing leases
- 75
- Operators
- 20
If you inherited mineral rights in Chambers County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Denbury Onshore, LLC, among 20 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 240 leases in Chambers County, of which 75 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.