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Texas county · RRC district 09

Wise County

Wise County reported 151 million mcf of gas and 441,682 barrels of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 24th of 197 Texas counties by gas.

County dossier · #24 of 197 for gas

150,807,670mcf gas, last 12 months+4% vs prior year
Producing leases
3,746of 5,359 on record
Operators
82
Fields
80
Top operator
BKV Barnett, LLC

Own minerals in Wise 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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Wise County · RRC district 09
Oil, last 12 months
441,682 bbl
Share of Texas gas
1.1%
Leases on record
5,359
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Wise County

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

Gas output in Wise County rose 4% over the last 12 months

151M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 144M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2023, 14M mcf.

Gas output in Wise County rose 4% over the last 12 months151M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 144M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2023, 14M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15MPeak 14M (Mar 23)11M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Wise County rose 4% over the last 12 months151M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 144M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2023, 14M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15MPeak 14M (Mar 23)11M'22'23'24'25'26

Oil output in Wise County fell 12% over the last 12 months

442k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 502k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2023, 78.1k bbl.

Oil output in Wise County fell 12% over the last 12 months442k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 502k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2023, 78.1k bbl.Oil, bbl per month020k40k60k80kPeak 78.1k (Jun 23)29.9k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Wise County fell 12% over the last 12 months442k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 502k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2023, 78.1k bbl.Oil, bbl per month020k40k60k80kPeak 78.1k (Jun 23)29.9k'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 Wise 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 3,746 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 Wise 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 Wise County

For owners

Minerals in Wise County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
99 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.0%
Producing leases
3,746
Operators
82

If you inherited mineral rights in Wise County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is BKV Barnett, LLC, 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 5,359 leases in Wise County, of which 3,746 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.