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Texas county · RRC district 8A

King County

King County reported 1.1 million barrels of oil and 44,629 mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 66th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #66 of 224 for oil

1,113,146bbl oil, last 12 months−16% vs prior year
Producing leases
88of 188 on record
Operators
18
Fields
49

Own minerals in King 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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King County · RRC district 8A
Gas, last 12 months
44,629 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Leases on record
188
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in King 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 King County fell 16% over the last 12 months

1.1M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2024, 167k bbl.

Oil output in King County fell 16% over the last 12 months1.1M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2024, 167k bbl.Oil, bbl per month050k100k150k200kPeak 167k (Nov 24)29.8k20222023202420252026
Oil output in King County fell 16% over the last 12 months1.1M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2024, 167k bbl.Oil, bbl per month050k100k150k200kPeak 167k (Nov 24)29.8k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in King County fell 4% over the last 12 months

44.6k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 46.7k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 11.1k mcf.

Gas output in King County fell 4% over the last 12 months44.6k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 46.7k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 11.1k mcf.Gas, mcf per month02,5005,0007,50010k12.5kPeak 11.1k (Mar 22)33320222023202420252026
Gas output in King County fell 4% over the last 12 months44.6k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 46.7k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 11.1k mcf.Gas, mcf per month02,5005,0007,50010k12.5kPeak 11.1k (Mar 22)333'22'23'24'25'26

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 King 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 88.

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

In King 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 King County

For owners

Minerals in King County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
66 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.1%
Producing leases
88
Operators
18

If you inherited mineral rights in King County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is High River Res Operating, LLC, among 18 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 188 leases in King County, of which 88 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.