Texas county · RRC district 03
Washington County
Washington County reported 7.3 million barrels of oil and 92 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 33rd of 224 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier · #33 of 224 for oil
- Producing leases
- 369of 466 on record
- Operators
- 11
- Fields
- 6
- Top operator
- Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Own minerals in Washington 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
- 91,633,208 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.4%
- Leases on record
- 466
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Washington County
Oil output in Washington County rose 4% over the last 12 months
7.3M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 7M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jan 2023, 869k bbl.
Gas output in Washington County rose 4% over the last 12 months
92M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 88M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2023, 9.6M 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 Washington County
2,447,568mcf gasno full prior year
2,185,708mcf gasno full prior year
2,088,312mcf gasno full prior year
2,034,536mcf gasno full prior year
1,805,428mcf gasno full prior year
1,776,461mcf gasno full prior year
1,698,561mcf gasno full prior year
1,665,264mcf gasno full prior year
1,662,049mcf gas−16% on the year before
1,600,187mcf gasno full prior year
1,508,659mcf gasno full prior year
63,107bbl oil−26% on the year before
1,418,825mcf gasno full prior year
1,338,581mcf gasno full prior year
1,291,598mcf gas−20% on the year before
1,238,821mcf gasno full prior year
1,144,066mcf gasno full prior year
1,114,349mcf gas−61% on the year before
1,093,415mcf gas−36% on the year before
998,680mcf gasno full prior year
976,323mcf gas−39% on the year before
41,452bbl oil−27% on the year before
943,217mcf gas−48% on the year before
905,708mcf gas−30% on the year before
893,085mcf gasno full prior year
Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 369 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 Washington County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Washington County, by oil
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating leads
- Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC248 producing leases here6.8Mbbl
- Geosouthern Operating II, LLC43 producing leases here230kbbl
- Wildfire Energy Operating LLC28 producing leases here205kbbl
- Aethon Energy Operating LLC2 producing leases here64.4kbbl
- Paleo Oil Company LLC3 producing leases here44.1kbbl
- Brenham Drilling Co.2 producing leases here2,129bbl
- Verdun Oil & Gas LLC7 producing leases here907bbl
- Watt Energy, LLC1 producing lease here504bbl
Fields in Washington County, by oil
Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) leads
- Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)240 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 347335006.8Mbbl
- Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)113 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 34773550430kbbl
- Clay Creek5 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 1872100166.8kbbl
- Wind Hill (Taylor)1 producing lease here · District 03 · Field 97908700504bbl
- Giddings (Eagleford)1 producing lease here · District 03 · Field 34733610144bbl
- Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.)9 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 646163001bbl
More operators here
Search this county →Recent drilling permits in Washington County
CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #633
new drill · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Washington County
Permit 0918225 · Sep 2, 2026
CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #631
new drill · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Washington County
Permit 0918223 · Aug 31, 2026
CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #630
new drill · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Washington County
Permit 0918198 · Aug 31, 2026
CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #629
new drill · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Washington County
Permit 0918197 · Aug 31, 2026
CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #529
new drill · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Washington County
Permit 0918166 · Aug 31, 2026
CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #528
new drill · Aethon Energy Operating LLC · Washington County
Permit 0918165 · Aug 31, 2026
For owners
Minerals in Washington County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 33 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.4%
- Producing leases
- 369
- Operators
- 11
If you inherited mineral rights in Washington County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, among 11 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 466 leases in Washington County, of which 369 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.