Texas county · RRC district 02
Refugio County
Refugio County reported 2 million barrels of oil and 4.8 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 48th of 224 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier · #48 of 224 for oil
- Producing leases
- 131of 665 on record
- Operators
- 19
- Fields
- 83
- Top operator
- Hilcorp Energy Company
Own minerals in Refugio 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
- 4,789,678 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.1%
- Leases on record
- 665
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Refugio County
Oil output in Refugio County fell 18% over the last 12 months
2M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.5M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2025, 244k bbl.
Gas output in Refugio County fell 17% over the last 12 months
4.8M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 5.8M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jan 2023, 2.4M 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 Refugio County
627,179bbl oil−10% on the year before
260,858bbl oil−24% on the year before
188,301bbl oil−53% on the year before
95,782bbl oil−14% on the year before
74,428bbl oil−13% on the year before
54,287bbl oil−24% on the year before
52,033bbl oil+22% on the year before
44,319bbl oil+73% on the year before
43,957bbl oil−17% on the year before
27,618bbl oil−9% on the year before
27,310bbl oil−23% on the year before
22,680bbl oil−16% on the year before
22,067bbl oil−17% on the year before
21,718bbl oil−2% on the year before
21,675bbl oil−11% on the year before
21,013bbl oil−12% on the year before
20,815bbl oil−11% on the year before
17,928bbl oil+11% on the year before
15,283bbl oil+14% on the year before
351,743mcf gasno full prior year
14,742bbl oil−24% on the year before
13,709bbl oil−9% on the year before
12,618bbl oil+64% on the year before
11,882bbl oil+9% on the year before
11,406bbl oil−8% on the year before
Showing 25 of 131.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.
In Refugio County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Refugio County, by oil
Hilcorp Energy leads
- Hilcorp Energy Company41 producing leases here1.2Mbbl
- T-C Oil Company, LLC40 producing leases here681kbbl
- Dorchester Operating Company LLC4 producing leases here29.7kbbl
- Greta Operating Company LLC13 producing leases here27.1kbbl
- San Isidro Development Co, L. C.6 producing leases here15.5kbbl
- South Texas Operating Company2 producing leases here13.9kbbl
- Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.3 producing leases here13.7kbbl
- Dallas Petroleum Group, LLC1 producing lease here12.6kbbl
Fields in Refugio County, by oil
Tom Oconnor (5800) leads
- Tom Oconnor (5800)1 producing lease here · District 02 · Field 90534863627kbbl
- Lake Pasture (H-440 Sand)4 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 51512912483kbbl
- Tom Oconnor (4400)3 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 90534325107kbbl
- Lake Pasture (H-434)2 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 5151290298.5kbbl
- Greta (4400)12 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 3686778079.6kbbl
- Tom Oconnor (5200, East)6 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 9053452567.6kbbl
- McFaddin (4400)1 producing lease here · District 02 · Field 5937162954.3kbbl
- Tom Oconnor2 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 9053400153.7kbbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Refugio County
ANDERSON, MARY ALICE ET AL 'A' #A 12
recompletion · T-C Oil Company, LLC · Refugio County
Permit 0918856 · Sep 25, 2026
HEARD, FANNIE V.W. MRS. #14
recompletion · Hilcorp Energy Company · Refugio County
Permit 0918764 · Sep 25, 2026
ROOKE. B.D. #8201P
new drill · Rising Star Energy Partners II, · Refugio County
Permit 0918648 · Sep 22, 2026
ROOKE. B.D. #8204J
new drill · Rising Star Energy Partners II, · Refugio County
Permit 0918741 · Sep 21, 2026
ROOKE. B.D. #8202P
new drill · Rising Star Energy Partners II, · Refugio County
Permit 0918727 · Sep 21, 2026
ROOKE. B.D. #8203J
new drill · Rising Star Energy Partners II, · Refugio County
Permit 0918647 · Sep 17, 2026
For owners
Minerals in Refugio County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 48 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.1%
- Producing leases
- 131
- Operators
- 19
If you inherited mineral rights in Refugio County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Hilcorp Energy Company, among 19 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 665 leases in Refugio County, of which 131 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.