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Texas county · RRC district 08

Loving County

Loving County reported 172 million barrels of oil and 699 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 3rd of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #3 of 224 for oil

171,542,700bbl oil, last 12 months−4% vs prior year
Producing leases
2,720of 3,708 on record
Operators
40
Fields
21

Own minerals in Loving 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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Loving County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
698,683,999 mcf
Share of Texas oil
8.5%
Leases on record
3,708
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Loving 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 Loving County fell 4% over the last 12 months

172M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 178M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2024, 16M bbl.

Oil output in Loving County fell 4% over the last 12 months172M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 178M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2024, 16M bbl.Oil, bbl per month05M10M15M20MPeak 16M (Oct 24)13M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Loving County fell 4% over the last 12 months172M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 178M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2024, 16M bbl.Oil, bbl per month05M10M15M20MPeak 16M (Oct 24)13M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Loving County held steady over the last 12 months

699M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 690M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2025, 62M mcf.

Gas output in Loving County held steady over the last 12 months699M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 690M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2025, 62M mcf.Gas, mcf per month025M50M75MPeak 62M (Jul 25)57M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Loving County held steady over the last 12 months699M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 690M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2025, 62M mcf.Gas, mcf per month025M50M75MPeak 62M (Jul 25)57M'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 Loving 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 2,720 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 Loving 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 Loving County

For owners

Minerals in Loving County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
3 of 224
Share of Texas oil
8.5%
Producing leases
2,720
Operators
40

If you inherited mineral rights in Loving County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, among 40 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 3,708 leases in Loving County, of which 2,720 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.