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
- Producing leases
- 157of 324 on record
- Operators
- 56
- Fields
- 69
- Top operator
- Sojourner Drilling Corporation
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
- 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
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.
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.
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
47,668bbl oil−8% on the year before
18,164bbl oil+19% on the year before
11,677bbl oil−20% on the year before
9,038bbl oil+340% on the year before
8,819bbl oil+39% on the year before
8,787bbl oil−11% on the year before
7,159bbl oil+40% on the year before
7,050bbl oil−7% on the year before
6,016bbl oil+5% on the year before
5,258bbl oil−8% on the year before
4,964bbl oil−22% on the year before
4,913bbl oil−15% on the year before
4,115bbl oil+42% on the year before
3,958bbl oil+24% on the year before
3,438bbl oil+35% on the year before
3,290bbl oil+6% on the year before
3,285bbl oil−8% on the year before
3,182bbl oil−24% on the year before
3,072bbl oil+4% on the year before
2,877bbl oil−13% on the year before
2,528bbl oil+43% on the year before
2,512bbl oil−40% on the year before
2,406bbl oil−28% on the year before
2,296bbl oil−14% on the year before
2,225bbl oil−7% on the year before
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
Operators in Taylor County, by oil
Sojourner Drilling leads
- Sojourner Drilling Corporation23 producing leases here96.4kbbl
- 3 S Production, Inc.16 producing leases here20.2kbbl
- Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.2 producing leases here12.3kbbl
- L.c.s. Production Company2 producing leases here10.7kbbl
- Winchester Energy, LLC1 producing lease here8,819bbl
- Chisholm Operating, Inc.1 producing lease here8,787bbl
- Ice Well Services, Inc.3 producing leases here8,297bbl
- Amherst Energy Holdings, LLC5 producing leases here8,249bbl
Fields in Taylor County, by oil
Carl Worsham Catclaw (Tannehill) leads
- Carl Worsham Catclaw (Tannehill)3 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 1566665064.3kbbl
- Taylor County Regular51 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 8852000141.9kbbl
- Bingo (Saddle Creek)1 producing lease here · District 7B · Field 0829375018.2kbbl
- Robertson-Griffin (Gray Sand)2 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 7733750010.4kbbl
- Kissell (FRY, Upper)1 producing lease here · District 7B · Field 497066669,038bbl
- Jocelyn-Varn (FRY)1 producing lease here · District 7B · Field 466162008,819bbl
- Grand Old Oplin (Gray)1 producing lease here · District 7B · Field 363534008,787bbl
- Bacon (McMillan 3140)3 producing leases here · District 7B · Field 049236007,625bbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Taylor County
ABILENE 1.0 GB - N FM 1235 #01
new drill · Energy Transfer Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918498 · Sep 14, 2026
JACKSON #3
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918412 · Sep 10, 2026
JACKSON #2
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918411 · Sep 9, 2026
JACKSON #1
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918409 · Sep 9, 2026
KISSELL UNIT #31WI
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0917409 · Aug 4, 2026
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.