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Nueces County

Nueces County reported 264,240 barrels of oil and 4.4 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 127th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

264,240bbl oil, last 12 months+8% vs prior year
Producing leases
458of 969 on record
Operators
38
Fields
81
Top operator
Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC

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Nueces County · RRC district 04
Gas, last 12 months
4,424,475 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Data through
Jul 2026
Top field
Agua Dulce (Consolidated Frio)

Five years of output in Nueces County

Oil output in Nueces County rose 8% over the last 12 months

264k bbl through Jul 2026, against 246k bbl a year earlier. Peak Mar 2023: 35.9k bbl.

Oil output in Nueces County rose 8% over the last 12 months264k bbl through Jul 2026, against 246k bbl a year earlier. Peak Mar 2023: 35.9k bbl.Oil, bbl per month010k20k30k40kPeak 35.9k (Mar 23)11.1k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Nueces County rose 8% over the last 12 months264k bbl through Jul 2026, against 246k bbl a year earlier. Peak Mar 2023: 35.9k bbl.Oil, bbl per month010k20k30k40kPeak 35.9k (Mar 23)11.1k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Nueces County fell 15% over the last 12 months

4.4M mcf through Jul 2026, against 5.2M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2022: 751k mcf.

Gas output in Nueces County fell 15% over the last 12 months4.4M mcf through Jul 2026, against 5.2M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2022: 751k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0200k400k600k800kPeak 751k (May 22)345k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Nueces County fell 15% over the last 12 months4.4M mcf through Jul 2026, against 5.2M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2022: 751k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0200k400k600k800kPeak 751k (May 22)345k'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026.

The biggest leases in Nueces County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 458), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Nueces County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Nueces County, by oil

Paloma Operating leads

  1. Paloma Operating, LLC2 leases36.9kbbl
  2. Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC7 leases33kbbl
  3. Tag Operating Company, Inc.2 leases31.3kbbl
  4. Orx Resources, L.L.C.8 leases26.1kbbl
  5. Suemaur Operating LLC8 leases24.3kbbl
  6. Viper S.w.d., LLC2 leases16.6kbbl
  7. Alegre Operating, Inc.18 leases15.7kbbl
  8. Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC308 leases14.3kbbl

Fields in Nueces County, by oil

Agua Dulce (Consolidated Frio) leads

  1. Agua Dulce (Consolidated Frio)136 leases · District 04 · Field 0083209238kbbl
  2. Saxet ( Frio)2 leases · District 04 · Field 8128301229.3kbbl
  3. Calallen, S. (Redden 7540)1 lease · District 04 · Field 1468720028.7kbbl
  4. Tule Lake (Frio Consolidated)6 leases · District 04 · Field 9167570021.6kbbl
  5. Agua Dulce (Vicksburg Consl.)27 leases · District 04 · Field 0083240616.8kbbl
  6. Clara Driscoll, Se. (Frio)1 lease · District 04 · Field 1851933013.5kbbl
  7. Agua Dulce (Bluntzer)1 lease · District 04 · Field 0083205212.7kbbl
  8. Stratton (Consolidated)168 leases · District 04 · Field 8650817012.2kbbl

More operators here

OperatorJC Bear Operating LLC8OperatorDewbre Petroleum Corporation2OperatorTexas Petroleum Investment Co.1OperatorAnderson Oil Ltd.3
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