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Texas oil & gas activity by county
203 Texas counties with drilling-permit activity in the Railroad Commission records. Pick yours to see recent permits, spacing exceptions, operators and producing wells — and to order a Mineral Activity Report.
| County | Permits | Last yr | Rule 37/38 | Producing | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDLAND | 1,192 | 532 | 361 | 5,700 | 41 |
| REEVES | 937 | 301 | 247 | 3,466 | 74 |
| MARTIN | 830 | 283 | 410 | 5,306 | 41 |
| UPTON | 655 | 397 | 181 | 5,018 | 44 |
| LOVING | 609 | 217 | 173 | 1,763 | 37 |
| HOWARD | 599 | 133 | 233 | 3,860 | 39 |
| REAGAN | 423 | 166 | 152 | 4,083 | 32 |
| KARNES | 419 | 77 | 173 | 3,753 | 25 |
| GLASSCOCK | 341 | 161 | 101 | 3,457 | 31 |
| WEBB | 307 | 125 | 50 | 5,752 | 28 |
| WARD | 306 | 88 | 88 | 2,296 | 41 |
| LA SALLE | 302 | 80 | 118 | 3,650 | 29 |
| CRANE | 279 | 106 | 61 | 2,793 | 13 |
| PECOS | 278 | 81 | 86 | 3,172 | 30 |
| ANDREWS | 240 | 109 | 49 | 7,755 | 34 |
| DIMMIT | 238 | 71 | 35 | 3,307 | 28 |
| DEWITT | 204 | 85 | 37 | 1,830 | 12 |
| WINKLER | 204 | 73 | 30 | 1,480 | 30 |
| CULBERSON | 191 | 60 | 20 | 750 | 16 |
| ECTOR | 178 | 81 | 38 | 5,863 | 29 |
| HARRISON | 166 | 90 | 42 | 1,939 | 24 |
| YOAKUM | 162 | 65 | 15 | 2,824 | 17 |
| SAN AUGUSTINE | 161 | 139 | 7 | 313 | 12 |
| MCMULLEN | 153 | 57 | 40 | 2,760 | 27 |
| PANOLA | 152 | 63 | 61 | 3,928 | 22 |
| GAINES | 147 | 103 | 12 | 3,039 | 24 |
| GONZALES | 137 | 40 | 56 | 1,670 | 12 |
| ATASCOSA | 112 | 34 | 32 | 1,562 | 14 |
| IRION | 107 | 51 | 15 | 1,474 | 15 |
| SCURRY | 98 | 26 | 5 | 1,635 | 14 |
| DAWSON | 95 | 55 | 15 | 965 | 23 |
| LIVE OAK | 92 | 40 | 21 | 963 | 17 |
| FRIO | 84 | 40 | 16 | 759 | 15 |
| BORDEN | 82 | 43 | 8 | 475 | 13 |
| LAVACA | 78 | 33 | 29 | 535 | 19 |
| TARRANT | 67 | 10 | 40 | 3,881 | 6 |
| ARCHER | 60 | 37 | 0 | 1,963 | 22 |
| ZAVALA | 60 | 16 | 11 | 477 | 10 |
| JACK | 55 | 21 | 1 | 1,572 | 23 |
| SHELBY | 48 | 27 | 9 | 526 | 10 |
| WASHINGTON | 48 | 19 | 7 | 282 | 6 |
| REFUGIO | 47 | 12 | 3 | 219 | 5 |
| MAVERICK | 46 | 20 | 0 | 590 | 8 |
| FISHER | 45 | 14 | 3 | 438 | 18 |
| WILSON | 44 | 18 | 13 | 548 | 7 |
| WISE | 44 | 16 | 21 | 3,615 | 9 |
| BURLESON | 42 | 13 | 19 | 1,045 | 7 |
| FAYETTE | 39 | 20 | 13 | 566 | 8 |
| LEON | 39 | 26 | 9 | 554 | 9 |
| RUSK | 38 | 17 | 10 | 3,499 | 16 |
| NACOGDOCHES | 37 | 27 | 5 | 916 | 9 |
| WICHITA | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3,546 | 13 |
| BRAZOS | 34 | 6 | 4 | 581 | 5 |
| COOKE | 34 | 20 | 1 | 1,622 | 15 |
| DENTON | 34 | 8 | 25 | 2,695 | 5 |
| ROBERTSON | 34 | 23 | 2 | 1,003 | 11 |
| WILBARGER | 33 | 16 | 2 | 791 | 11 |
| TAYLOR | 29 | 13 | 3 | 290 | 13 |
| HEMPHILL | 28 | 6 | 15 | 2,043 | 9 |
| SHACKELFORD | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1,154 | 12 |
| BAYLOR | 27 | 19 | 0 | 101 | 2 |
| LEE | 27 | 14 | 4 | 510 | 6 |
| NOLAN | 27 | 9 | 3 | 420 | 14 |
| CROCKETT | 26 | 2 | 5 | 6,650 | 11 |
| HOCKLEY | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2,870 | 15 |
| CLAY | 25 | 13 | 1 | 695 | 9 |
| CASS | 24 | 9 | 7 | 94 | 6 |
| JACKSON | 22 | 2 | 2 | 189 | 6 |
| BRAZORIA | 21 | 13 | 1 | 155 | 8 |
| BEE | 20 | 7 | 3 | 301 | 11 |
| MEDINA | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1,414 | 5 |
| MOORE | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1,814 | 5 |
| THROCKMORTON | 20 | 5 | 0 | 679 | 9 |
| TYLER | 20 | 6 | 6 | 164 | 13 |
| OCHILTREE | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1,177 | 6 |
| YOUNG | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1,810 | 14 |
| FREESTONE | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2,155 | 3 |
| MITCHELL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 2,048 | 8 |
| SMITH | 18 | 6 | 5 | 776 | 9 |
| WHARTON | 18 | 8 | 1 | 332 | 13 |
| WOOD | 18 | 7 | 1 | 382 | 7 |
| JONES | 17 | 6 | 0 | 579 | 10 |
| GREGG | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3,439 | 9 |
| VICTORIA | 16 | 2 | 2 | 181 | 8 |
| CALLAHAN | 15 | 5 | 1 | 396 | 11 |
| CHEROKEE | 15 | 8 | 2 | 455 | 8 |
| HASKELL | 15 | 4 | 1 | 219 | 10 |
| MILAM | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1,541 | 8 |
| ROBERTS | 15 | 5 | 5 | 777 | 8 |
| TERRY | 15 | 13 | 2 | 600 | 7 |
| CALDWELL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1,464 | 7 |
| DUVAL | 14 | 7 | 0 | 685 | 11 |
| KENT | 14 | 7 | 1 | 408 | 6 |
| STONEWALL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 423 | 9 |
| KNOX | 13 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 8 |
| ANDERSON | 12 | 6 | 1 | 381 | 6 |
| HARDIN | 12 | 3 | 0 | 806 | 7 |
| MONTAGUE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2,175 | 6 |
| POLK | 12 | 0 | 4 | 255 | 7 |
| SAN PATRICIO | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 7 |
| STARR | 12 | 3 | 1 | 776 | 9 |
| TOM GREEN | 12 | 6 | 1 | 290 | 6 |
| JASPER | 11 | 6 | 2 | 122 | 5 |
| LIPSCOMB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1,438 | 6 |
| MADISON | 11 | 7 | 1 | 394 | 5 |
| MORRIS | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| PALO PINTO | 11 | 1 | 0 | 975 | 6 |
| STEPHENS | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1,486 | 7 |
| VAN ZANDT | 11 | 7 | 0 | 139 | 2 |
| CHAMBERS | 10 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 9 |
| COLEMAN | 10 | 0 | 2 | 586 | 8 |
| GALVESTON | 10 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| GRAYSON | 10 | 5 | 1 | 420 | 7 |
| JEFFERSON | 10 | 6 | 2 | 139 | 8 |
| JOHNSON | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2,818 | 4 |
| KING | 10 | 6 | 0 | 221 | 6 |
| RUNNELS | 10 | 1 | 1 | 260 | 8 |
| TRINITY | 10 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| ANGELINA | 9 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 3 |
| AUSTIN | 9 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 4 |
| DALLAS | 9 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 2 |
| DICKENS | 9 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 5 |
| GUADALUPE | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1,289 | 5 |
| HOUSTON | 9 | 7 | 1 | 185 | 7 |
| JIM WELLS | 9 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 6 |
| LUBBOCK | 9 | 6 | 1 | 284 | 3 |
| MATAGORDA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 7 |
| NUECES | 9 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 7 |
| POTTER | 9 | 2 | 0 | 621 | 5 |
| SCHLEICHER | 9 | 2 | 2 | 752 | 6 |
| WHEELER | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1,932 | 4 |
| CROSBY | 8 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 2 |
| EDWARDS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 4 |
| GARZA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1,617 | 7 |
| HARDEMAN | 7 | 3 | 1 | 140 | 5 |
| HENDERSON | 7 | 1 | 1 | 319 | 5 |
| MOTLEY | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| SUTTON | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4,406 | 3 |
| WALKER | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| ARANSAS | 6 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| BROOKS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 5 |
| COLORADO | 6 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 5 |
| EASTLAND | 6 | 1 | 0 | 570 | 5 |
| GOLIAD | 6 | 4 | 0 | 229 | 4 |
| LIBERTY | 6 | 2 | 0 | 455 | 4 |
| LIMESTONE | 6 | 4 | 0 | 870 | 3 |
| MARION | 6 | 3 | 1 | 213 | 3 |
| VAL VERDE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 2 |
| COKE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 2 |
| HARTLEY | 5 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 2 |
| HIDALGO | 5 | 1 | 0 | 809 | 3 |
| STERLING | 5 | 3 | 1 | 870 | 4 |
| BEXAR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1,865 | 2 |
| CARSON | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,136 | 2 |
| FRANKLIN | 4 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 2 |
| UPSHUR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 677 | 3 |
| BRISCOE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| COCHRAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,306 | 2 |
| FOARD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 2 |
| FORT BEND | 3 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 2 |
| GRAY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2,627 | 1 |
| HALE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 1 |
| HANSFORD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 3 |
| KAUFMAN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| KENEDY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 2 |
| KLEBERG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2 |
| NEWTON | 3 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 3 |
| ORANGE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 2 |
| PARKER | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,289 | 3 |
| SHERMAN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 810 | 3 |
| BOWIE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| BROWN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 687 | 2 |
| CALHOUN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| DEAF SMITH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ELLIS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| ERATH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 2 |
| FALLS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| GRIMES | 2 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 2 |
| HARRIS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 2 |
| HUTCHINSON | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,953 | 1 |
| MCCULLOCH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| MCLENNAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| MONTGOMERY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 2 |
| OLDHAM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| WALLER | 2 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 2 |
| ZAPATA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2,074 | 2 |
| BASTROP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 1 |
| CAMERON | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| COMANCHE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 1 |
| CONCHO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 1 |
| COTTLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| HOPKINS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| JIM HOGG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 1 |
| KINNEY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MENARD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| NAVARRO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 569 | 1 |
| RED RIVER | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| SABINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| SAN JACINTO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| SAN SABA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TERRELL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 1 |
| TRAVIS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| WILLIAMSON | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |