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Karnes County

Karnes County reported 80 million barrels of oil and 250 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 6th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #6 of 224 for oil

80,135,929bbl oil, last 12 months−22% vs prior year
Producing leases
2,536of 3,214 on record
Operators
43
Fields
44
Top operator
Burlington Resources O & G Co LP

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Where it sits

This county

Karnes CountyKarnesAtascosaGoliadWilsonGonzalesDe WittBexarKarnes County
Karnes County · RRC district 02
Gas, last 12 months
249,623,829 mcf
Share of Texas oil
4.0%
Leases on record
3,214
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Karnes 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 Karnes County fell 22% over the last 12 months

80M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 103M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2022, 11M bbl.

Oil output in Karnes County fell 22% over the last 12 months80M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 103M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2022, 11M bbl.Oil, bbl per month02.5M5M7.5M10M13MPeak 11M (Jun 22)5.7M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Karnes County fell 22% over the last 12 months80M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 103M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2022, 11M bbl.Oil, bbl per month02.5M5M7.5M10M13MPeak 11M (Jun 22)5.7M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Karnes County fell 23% over the last 12 months

250M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 325M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2022, 29M mcf.

Gas output in Karnes County fell 23% over the last 12 months250M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 325M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2022, 29M mcf.Gas, mcf per month010M20M30MPeak 29M (Aug 22)18M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Karnes County fell 23% over the last 12 months250M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 325M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2022, 29M mcf.Gas, mcf per month010M20M30MPeak 29M (Aug 22)18M'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 Karnes 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 2,536 producing leases).

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

In Karnes 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.

Operators in Karnes County, by oil

Burlington Resources O & G Co leads

  1. Burlington Resources O & G Co LP318 producing leases here24Mbbl
  2. Marathon Oil Ef LLC932 producing leases here14Mbbl
  3. EOG Resources, Inc.337 producing leases here13Mbbl
  4. Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.225 producing leases here9Mbbl
  5. BPX Operating Company110 producing leases here5.1Mbbl
  6. Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA87 producing leases here4.6Mbbl
  7. Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC108 producing leases here3.5Mbbl
  8. Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC211 producing leases here2.3Mbbl

Fields in Karnes County, by oil

Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) leads

  1. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)1,330 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 2713575061Mbbl
  2. Sugarkane (Eagle Ford)819 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 8695060013Mbbl
  3. Sugarkane (Austin Chalk)307 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 869503005.7Mbbl
  4. De Witt (Eagle Ford Shale)3 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 2449250014.3kbbl
  5. Porter, N. (Pettus)1 producing lease here · District 02 · Field 724645009,289bbl
  6. Kenedy (Wilcox 5770)1 producing lease here · District 02 · Field 488440706,100bbl
  7. Panna Maria (Edwards)2 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 689435005,929bbl
  8. Hysaw (4394)2 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 440288755,508bbl

More operators here

OperatorGulftex Energy, LLC26OperatorVerdun Oil & Gas LLC24OperatorFW Eagle Ford I, LLC16OperatorCaturus Energy, LLC9
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Minerals in Karnes County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
6 of 224
Share of Texas oil
4.0%
Producing leases
2,536
Operators
43

If you inherited mineral rights in Karnes County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, among 43 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 3,214 leases in Karnes County, of which 2,536 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.