Texas county · RRC district 7B
Stephens County
Stephens County reported 1.3 million barrels of oil and 5.4 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 60th of 224 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier · #60 of 224 for oil
- Producing leases
- 972of 1,717 on record
- Operators
- 82
- Fields
- 206
- Top operator
- Basa Resources, Inc.
Own minerals in Stephens 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
- 5,416,482 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- <0.1%
- Leases on record
- 1,717
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Stephens County
Oil output in Stephens County fell 7% over the last 12 months
1.3M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 138k bbl.
Gas output in Stephens County fell 6% over the last 12 months
5.4M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 5.8M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2021, 617k 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 Stephens County
150,422bbl oil−7% on the year before
140,406bbl oil−2% on the year before
104,606bbl oil−4% on the year before
92,618bbl oil−6% on the year before
81,643bbl oil−1% on the year before
51,471bbl oil−9% on the year before
33,013bbl oil+10% on the year before
31,192bbl oil+2% on the year before
30,589bbl oil−2% on the year before
26,546bbl oil−4% on the year before
20,387bbl oil−36% on the year before
18,748bbl oil−5% on the year before
18,018bbl oil+3% on the year before
15,815bbl oil−2% on the year before
15,318bbl oil−7% on the year before
14,611bbl oil+5% on the year before
12,021bbl oil−39% on the year before
10,810bbl oil+5% on the year before
9,660bbl oil−3% on the year before
9,010bbl oil−6% on the year before
8,996bbl oil−5% on the year before
8,838bbl oil−29% on the year before
8,387bbl oil−36% on the year before
8,025bbl oil−12% on the year before
7,710bbl oil+22% on the year before
Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 972 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 Stephens County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Stephens County, by oil
Basa Resources leads
- Basa Resources, Inc.39 producing leases here855kbbl
- Petex126 producing leases here98.6kbbl
- Delta Oil & Gas Ltd.218 producing leases here45.5kbbl
- Texian Operating Company, LLC11 producing leases here42.7kbbl
- Ridge Oil Company14 producing leases here29.6kbbl
- North Texas Oil & Gas, LLC3 producing leases here25.4kbbl
- Parker Energy Company15 producing leases here19.4kbbl
- Safari Resources, LLC22 producing leases here17.6kbbl
Fields in Stephens County, by oil
Stephens County Regular leads
- Stephens County Regular180 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 859480011.1Mbbl
- Parks (Caddo Lime)4 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 6923250020.7kbbl
- Swenson (Caddo)2 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 8763230020.4kbbl
- Caddo (Duffer)56 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 1448120011.7kbbl
- Iles (Conglomerate, Upper)17 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 442816667,541bbl
- Pitz (Duffer)43 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 717771007,293bbl
- Green (Marble Falls,north)1 producing lease here · District 7B · Field 366297006,370bbl
- Caddo (Conglomerate)14 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 144811504,494bbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Stephens County
JACKSON STRAWN UNIT #715
field transfer · Caraway, Robert · Stephens County
Permit 0914735 · Apr 17, 2026
PRATT, RAE #1
recompletion · Safari Resources, LLC · Stephens County
Permit 0912677 · Feb 19, 2026
AKIN-WRIGHT #2
recompletion · S.b. Street Operating, Inc. · Stephens County
Permit 0912579 · Jan 13, 2026
AKIN-WRIGHT #3
recompletion · S.b. Street Operating, Inc. · Stephens County
Permit 0911249 · Oct 23, 2025
JACKSON STRAWN UNIT #714
recompletion · Caraway, Robert · Stephens County
Permit 0909071 · Jul 8, 2025
COPELAND-MITCHELL 'K' #1
reclass · Delta Oil & Gas Ltd. · Stephens County
Permit 0902631 · Sep 17, 2024
For owners
Minerals in Stephens County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 60 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.1%
- Producing leases
- 972
- Operators
- 82
If you inherited mineral rights in Stephens County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Basa Resources, Inc., among 82 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 1,717 leases in Stephens County, of which 972 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.