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Texas county · RRC district 02

Live Oak County

Live Oak County reported 22 million barrels of oil and 153 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 23rd of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #23 of 224 for oil

22,253,734bbl oil, last 12 months0% vs prior year
Producing leases
942of 1,432 on record
Operators
50
Fields
94

Own minerals in Live Oak 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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Live Oak County · RRC district 02
Gas, last 12 months
153,242,715 mcf
Share of Texas oil
1.1%
Leases on record
1,432
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

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

22M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 22M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2024, 2.4M bbl.

Oil output in Live Oak County held steady over the last 12 months22M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 22M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2024, 2.4M bbl.Oil, bbl per month0500k1M1.5M2M2.5MPeak 2.4M (Aug 24)1.8M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Live Oak County held steady over the last 12 months22M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 22M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2024, 2.4M bbl.Oil, bbl per month0500k1M1.5M2M2.5MPeak 2.4M (Aug 24)1.8M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Live Oak County rose 16% over the last 12 months

153M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 132M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 15M mcf.

Gas output in Live Oak County rose 16% over the last 12 months153M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 132M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 15M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20MPeak 15M (Apr 26)15M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Live Oak County rose 16% over the last 12 months153M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 132M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 15M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20MPeak 15M (Apr 26)15M'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 Live Oak 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 942 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak County

For owners

Minerals in Live Oak County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
23 of 224
Share of Texas oil
1.1%
Producing leases
942
Operators
50

If you inherited mineral rights in Live Oak 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 50 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 1,432 leases in Live Oak County, of which 942 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.