Texas county · RRC district 7C
Menard County
Menard County reported 43,961 barrels of oil and 1,608 mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 174th of 224 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier · #174 of 224 for oil
- Producing leases
- 36of 71 on record
- Operators
- 13
- Fields
- 26
- Top operator
- Tri-Force Operating, L.L.C.
Own minerals in Menard 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
- 1,608 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- <0.1%
- Leases on record
- 71
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Menard County
Oil output in Menard County fell 5% over the last 12 months
44k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 46.2k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jan 2022, 6,515 bbl.
Gas output in Menard County fell 13% over the last 12 months
1,608 mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1,842 mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jan 2022, 1,096 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 Menard County
5,960bbl oil−13% on the year before
5,538bbl oil+22% on the year before
4,994bbl oil−23% on the year before
4,627bbl oil+16% on the year before
3,687bbl oil−1% on the year before
2,497bbl oil+21% on the year before
1,886bbl oil−22% on the year before
1,664bbl oil−14% on the year before
1,597bbl oil+7% on the year before
1,416bbl oil+66% on the year before
1,357bbl oil−5% on the year before
1,220bbl oil+29% on the year before
1,118bbl oil−13% on the year before
904bbl oil+136% on the year before
853bbl oil+12% on the year before
591bbl oil+2% on the year before
585bbl oil−24% on the year before
512bbl oil+6% on the year before
503bbl oil+2% on the year before
436bbl oil+3% on the year before
398bbl oil−51% on the year before
332bbl oil−57% on the year before
319bbl oil−57% on the year before
286bbl oil−2% on the year before
239bbl oilno full prior year
Showing 25 of 36.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.
In Menard County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Menard County, by oil
Tri-Force Operating leads
- Tri-Force Operating, L.L.C.3 producing leases here8,742bbl
- Geosurveys, Inc.2 producing leases here6,880bbl
- Sawyer Oil & Gas LLC7 producing leases here6,239bbl
- Free Rein Operating LLC1 producing lease here5,538bbl
- Willowbend Investments, Inc.2 producing leases here5,025bbl
- Walsh & Watts, Inc.2 producing leases here4,278bbl
- Concho Oilfield Serv & Oper Co.4 producing leases here2,042bbl
- Cazar Energy Inc1 producing lease here1,597bbl
Fields in Menard County, by oil
John P (Ellenburger) leads
- John P (Ellenburger)3 producing leases here · District 7C · Field 469095007,392bbl
- Celery (Cook Sand)1 producing lease here · District 7C · Field 166430755,960bbl
- Tuckmar, South (3700 Sand)1 producing lease here · District 7C · Field 916637505,538bbl
- Branch, South (Tannehill)1 producing lease here · District 7C · Field 113664004,627bbl
- Ferris (Consolidated King-Hope)2 producing leases here · District 7C · Field 307201754,278bbl
- Little Dog (Camar)2 producing leases here · District 7C · Field 539575002,514bbl
- Danny Mae (Lower Cisco "A")2 producing leases here · District 7C · Field 230725002,073bbl
- Lela (Gunsight)3 producing leases here · District 7C · Field 530393001,962bbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Menard County
ALDA DAVIS #2
recompletion · Geosurveys, Inc. · Menard County
Permit 0916842 · Jul 10, 2026
ODIORNE #1
new drill · Production Operators of TX, LLC · Menard County
Permit 0908867 · Jun 27, 2025
TERRELL #1
new drill · Live Oak Production, LLC · Menard County
Permit 0895085 · Nov 6, 2023
For owners
Minerals in Menard County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 174 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.0%
- Producing leases
- 36
- Operators
- 13
If you inherited mineral rights in Menard County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Tri-Force Operating, L.L.C., among 13 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 71 leases in Menard County, of which 36 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.