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Thirty-three years of Texas oil and gas, in numbers

Read from our database on November 5, 2026. Production runs from January 1993 through August 2026, the latest month the Railroad Commission had published. Each card links to the page that shows the number, which is the best link for your story.

• 2.09 billion barrels

  Texas oil and condensate in 2025

  The most of any year since 1993, and more than five times the 2007 low of 391.2 million barrels.

  Texas oil and gas atlas · from Railroad Commission filings

• 13.6 trillion cubic feet

  Texas natural gas in 2025

  More than double the 5.6 trillion cubic feet reported in 1993.

  Texas oil and gas atlas · from Railroad Commission filings

• 2.35 billion barrels

  Midland County oil since 1993

  The most of any Texas county from January 1993 through August 2026, with 7.9 trillion cubic feet of gas. Its best year was 2025.

  Midland County page · from Railroad Commission filings

• 737.3 million barrels

  Pioneer's share of Midland County oil

  31.4% of the county's oil since 1993 was reported under Pioneer Natural Resources' Railroad Commission operator number, the most of any operator.

  Pioneer's operator page · from Railroad Commission filings

• 9.9 trillion cubic feet

  Tarrant County gas since 1993

  Barnett Shale output peaked in 2012, and 3,447 Tarrant County leases and gas wells still report production.

  Tarrant County page · from Railroad Commission filings

• 4.84 million

  Royalty accounts on 146 county mineral rolls

  Half of them hold less than 0.000347 of their lease's revenue, about one part in 2,900.

  What a decimal interest means · from county mineral rolls

• 25,681 leases

  Named for an estate, heirs, a trust or a ranch

  Railroad Commission lease names with ESTATE, HEIRS, TRUST or RANCH in them, in 207 counties since 1993. 10,073 of them still produce.

  The list, in the open dataset · from Railroad Commission filings

• 51.1%

  Of oil lease numbers are used twice or more

  34,093 of the 66,678 five-digit oil lease numbers on record appear in more than one Railroad Commission district, so a number alone does not identify a lease.

  Texas lease lookup · from Railroad Commission filings

• 0.85%

  Of Texas gas was vented or flared

  September 2025 to August 2026; another 2.41% was burned as lease fuel. Owners are normally paid royalty only on gas that is sold.

  Disposition codes explained · from Railroad Commission filings

Both charts are free to publish with the source line they carry: Source: Royalty Clerk (royaltyclerk.com) · Railroad Commission of Texas filings.

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