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Texas county · RRC district 09

Young County

Young County reported 659,124 barrels of oil and 1.8 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 85th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #85 of 224 for oil

659,124bbl oil, last 12 months−6% vs prior year
Producing leases
773of 1,438 on record
Operators
149
Fields
194
Top operator
Ridge Oil Company

Own minerals in Young 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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Young County · RRC district 09
Gas, last 12 months
1,824,005 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Leases on record
1,438
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Young 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 Young County fell 6% over the last 12 months

659k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 704k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 72.8k bbl.

Oil output in Young County fell 6% over the last 12 months659k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 704k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 72.8k bbl.Oil, bbl per month025k50k75kPeak 72.8k (Mar 22)49.5k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Young County fell 6% over the last 12 months659k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 704k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 72.8k bbl.Oil, bbl per month025k50k75kPeak 72.8k (Mar 22)49.5k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Young County fell 13% over the last 12 months

1.8M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2023, 190k mcf.

Gas output in Young County fell 13% over the last 12 months1.8M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2023, 190k mcf.Gas, mcf per month050k100k150k200kPeak 190k (Dec 23)129k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Young County fell 13% over the last 12 months1.8M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.1M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2023, 190k mcf.Gas, mcf per month050k100k150k200kPeak 190k (Dec 23)129k'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 Young 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 773 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 Young 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 Young County

For owners

Minerals in Young County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
85 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.0%
Producing leases
773
Operators
149

If you inherited mineral rights in Young County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Ridge Oil Company, among 149 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 1,438 leases in Young County, of which 773 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.