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
- Producing leases
- 88of 188 on record
- Operators
- 18
- Fields
- 49
- Top operator
- High River Res Operating, LLC
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
- 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
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.
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.
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
523,436bbl oil−29% on the year before
113,872bbl oil−15% on the year before
76,801bbl oil+26% on the year before
36,786bbl oil−20% on the year before
34,432bbl oilno full prior year
31,590bbl oil−1% on the year before
30,452bbl oil−17% on the year before
27,347bbl oil−7% on the year before
22,488bbl oil+42% on the year before
20,236bbl oil+5% on the year before
19,029bbl oil+12% on the year before
18,404bbl oil−58% on the year before
18,075bbl oil−2% on the year before
17,204bbl oil+11% on the year before
16,237bbl oilno full prior year
14,994bbl oil−13% on the year before
9,856bbl oil−25% on the year before
9,830bbl oil0% on the year before
7,631bbl oilno full prior year
6,489bbl oil−9% on the year before
5,909bbl oil+7% on the year before
5,731bbl oil+8% on the year before
5,672bbl oil+9% on the year before
5,592bbl oil−1% on the year before
5,361bbl oil−3% on the year before
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
Operators in King County, by oil
High River Res Operating leads
- High River Res Operating, LLC23 producing leases here739kbbl
- Medders Oil Company, Inc.8 producing leases here175kbbl
- Burnett Oil Co., Inc.5 producing leases here84.2kbbl
- Gunn Oil Company5 producing leases here53kbbl
- New Height Energy, LLC4 producing leases here35.8kbbl
- Sojourner Drilling Corporation10 producing leases here25.8kbbl
- Buck Wheat Resources, L.P.6 producing leases here20.2kbbl
- Salida Exploration, LLC4 producing leases here16.4kbbl
Fields in King County, by oil
Anne Tandy (Strawn) leads
- Anne Tandy (Strawn)6 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 03025400535kbbl
- Balt (Tannehill)8 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 05355380188kbbl
- Roberts Rift (Strawn 5500)2 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 77305375116kbbl
- Wild Hog (Bunger Sand)2 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 9735702542.7kbbl
- Legacy (Tannehill Sand)1 producing lease here · District 8A · Field 5296538034.4kbbl
- Bateman Ranch3 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 0606700133.5kbbl
- Christopher (Lower Tannehill)10 producing leases here · District 8A · Field 1809920032.8kbbl
- Captain Burk (Strawn Reef)1 producing lease here · District 8A · Field 1550550031.6kbbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in King County
BURNETT RANCH CO2 FLOOD 'PA1' #1BI
new drill · High River Res Operating, LLC · King County
Permit 0917996 · Sep 16, 2026
BURNETT RANCH CO2 FLOOD 'PA1' #1WI
new drill · High River Res Operating, LLC · King County
Permit 0917999 · Sep 9, 2026
LEGACY SOUTH #1
new drill · Halliburton Operating Company · King County
Permit 0918181 · Sep 1, 2026
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.