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Texas county · RRC district 7B

Taylor County

Taylor County reported 246,203 barrels of oil and 69,975 mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 129th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #129 of 224 for oil

246,203bbl oil, last 12 months−8% vs prior year
Producing leases
157of 324 on record
Operators
56
Fields
69

Own minerals in Taylor 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

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Taylor County · RRC district 7B
Gas, last 12 months
69,975 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Leases on record
324
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Taylor County

Monthly totals for every lease the Railroad Commission places in this county. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Oil output in Taylor County fell 8% over the last 12 months

246k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 269k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 28.9k bbl.

Oil output in Taylor County fell 8% over the last 12 months246k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 269k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 28.9k bbl.Oil, bbl per month010k20k30kPeak 28.9k (Mar 22)10.3k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Taylor County fell 8% over the last 12 months246k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 269k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 28.9k bbl.Oil, bbl per month010k20k30kPeak 28.9k (Mar 22)10.3k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Taylor County fell 18% over the last 12 months

70k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 84.8k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Sep 2021, 16.8k mcf.

Gas output in Taylor County fell 18% over the last 12 months70k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 84.8k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Sep 2021, 16.8k mcf.Gas, mcf per month05,00010k15k20kPeak 16.8k (Sep 21)2,96720222023202420252026
Gas output in Taylor County fell 18% over the last 12 months70k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 84.8k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Sep 2021, 16.8k mcf.Gas, mcf per month05,00010k15k20kPeak 16.8k (Sep 21)2,967'22'23'24'25'26

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 Taylor County

Ranked by what they produced in the last 12 months. Sort, filter by operator or field, and open any lease for its month-by-month ledger.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 157 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 Taylor County

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Your royalty check comes from the operator. These are the ones with the most output here.

Recent drilling permits in Taylor County

For owners

Minerals in Taylor County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
129 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.0%
Producing leases
157
Operators
56

If you inherited mineral rights in Taylor County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Sojourner Drilling Corporation, among 56 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 324 leases in Taylor County, of which 157 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.