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Culberson County

Culberson County reported 48 million barrels of oil and 587 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 13th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #13 of 224 for oil

48,485,285bbl oil, last 12 months−1% vs prior year
Producing leases
1,176of 1,486 on record
Operators
14
Fields
9

Own minerals in Culberson 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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Culberson County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
587,157,924 mcf
Share of Texas oil
2.4%
Leases on record
1,486
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Culberson 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 Culberson County held steady over the last 12 months

48M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 49M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 4.8M bbl.

Oil output in Culberson County held steady over the last 12 months48M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 49M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 4.8M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3M4M5MPeak 4.8M (Dec 25)3.1M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Culberson County held steady over the last 12 months48M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 49M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 4.8M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3M4M5MPeak 4.8M (Dec 25)3.1M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Culberson County rose 9% over the last 12 months

587M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 537M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 55M mcf.

Gas output in Culberson County rose 9% over the last 12 months587M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 537M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 55M mcf.Gas, mcf per month020M40M60MPeak 55M (Dec 25)46M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Culberson County rose 9% over the last 12 months587M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 537M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 55M mcf.Gas, mcf per month020M40M60MPeak 55M (Dec 25)46M'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 Culberson 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 150 (the 150 largest of 1,176 producing leases).

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

In Culberson 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 Culberson County

For owners

Minerals in Culberson County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
13 of 224
Share of Texas oil
2.4%
Producing leases
1,176
Operators
14

If you inherited mineral rights in Culberson County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Coterra Energy Operating Co., among 14 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 1,486 leases in Culberson County, of which 1,176 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.