Texas county · RRC district 01
McMullen County
McMullen County reported 24 million barrels of oil and 200 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 21st of 224 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier · #21 of 224 for oil
- Producing leases
- 1,656of 2,051 on record
- Operators
- 60
- Fields
- 61
- Top operator
- BPX Operating Company
Own minerals in McMullen 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
- 199,940,643 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- 1.2%
- Leases on record
- 2,051
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in McMullen County
Oil output in McMullen County fell 22% over the last 12 months
24M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 31M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2024, 3M bbl.
Gas output in McMullen County held steady over the last 12 months
200M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 203M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2025, 20M 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 McMullen County
923,065bbl oil+85% on the year before
884,259bbl oil−24% on the year before
668,168bbl oil−7% on the year before
622,039bbl oilno full prior year
522,109bbl oil−49% on the year before
400,204bbl oil−19% on the year before
389,230bbl oil−43% on the year before
350,692bbl oilno full prior year
260,706bbl oil−38% on the year before
202,211bbl oil−9% on the year before
191,893bbl oilno full prior year
181,848bbl oilno full prior year
181,706bbl oilno full prior year
181,700bbl oilno full prior year
181,220bbl oil−19% on the year before
177,652bbl oilno full prior year
172,188bbl oil−33% on the year before
166,988bbl oil−8% on the year before
166,490bbl oilno full prior year
3,823,743mcf gasno full prior year
156,756bbl oil−56% on the year before
155,730bbl oil−18% on the year before
3,421,222mcf gasno full prior year
3,334,058mcf gasno full prior year
3,322,591mcf gasno full prior year
Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 1,656 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 McMullen County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in McMullen County, by oil
EOG Resources leads
- EOG Resources, Inc.150 producing leases here5.8Mbbl
- BPX Operating Company279 producing leases here3.7Mbbl
- Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC113 producing leases here3.6Mbbl
- Gulftex Energy, LLC45 producing leases here2.9Mbbl
- Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA36 producing leases here1.6Mbbl
- Verdun Oil & Gas LLC48 producing leases here1.2Mbbl
- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC54 producing leases here991kbbl
- Crescent Energy Operating, LLC107 producing leases here862kbbl
Fields in McMullen County, by oil
Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) leads
- Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1)730 producing leases here · District 01 · Field 2713570022Mbbl
- Hawkville (Eagleford Shale)284 producing leases here · District 01 · Field 397445002.2Mbbl
- A.w.p. (Olmos)531 producing leases here · District 01 · Field 00256500232kbbl
- San Miguel Creek (Wilcox Cons.)12 producing leases here · District 01 · Field 8030092537.9kbbl
- Dilworth (Carrizo)1 producing lease here · District 01 · Field 2480626727.5kbbl
- Baker (2500)2 producing leases here · District 01 · Field 0512275013.7kbbl
- Indio Tanks (Pearsall)2 producing leases here · District 01 · Field 445105005,961bbl
- Campana, South (Wilcox 9500)1 producing lease here · District 01 · Field 151466002,198bbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in McMullen County
USA LARK #5BH
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · McMullen County
Permit 0918644 · Sep 24, 2026
USA LARK #4BH
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · McMullen County
Permit 0918643 · Sep 24, 2026
USA LARK #3BH
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · McMullen County
Permit 0918642 · Sep 24, 2026
USA LARK #3AH
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · McMullen County
Permit 0918638 · Sep 24, 2026
USA LARK #2BH
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · McMullen County
Permit 0918641 · Sep 24, 2026
USA LARK #1BH
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · McMullen County
Permit 0918640 · Sep 24, 2026
For owners
Minerals in McMullen County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 21 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 1.2%
- Producing leases
- 1,656
- Operators
- 60
If you inherited mineral rights in McMullen County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is BPX Operating Company, among 60 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 2,051 leases in McMullen County, of which 1,656 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.