Texas county · RRC district 03
Austin County
Austin County reported 13 million mcf of gas and 284,117 barrels of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 71st of 197 Texas counties by gas.
County dossier · #71 of 197 for gas
- Producing leases
- 134of 206 on record
- Operators
- 12
- Fields
- 25
- Top operator
- Verdun Oil & Gas LLC
Own minerals in Austin 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
- Oil, last 12 months
- 284,117 bbl
- Share of Texas gas
- <0.1%
- Leases on record
- 206
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Austin County
Gas output in Austin County held steady over the last 12 months
13M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 13M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2025, 1.8M mcf.
Oil output in Austin County held steady over the last 12 months
284k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 282k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2022, 29k bbl.
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 Austin County
2,760,933mcf gasno full prior year
1,247,308mcf gas+46% on the year before
1,154,305mcf gas+11% on the year before
1,018,560mcf gas−23% on the year before
963,246mcf gas−17% on the year before
870,509mcf gas−20% on the year before
36,360bbl oil+45% on the year before
710,788mcf gas+49% on the year before
680,937mcf gas−39% on the year before
670,002mcf gas+78% on the year before
24,654bbl oil+277% on the year before
546,111mcf gasno full prior year
22,650bbl oil−37% on the year before
12,247bbl oil−19% on the year before
271,401mcf gasno full prior year
10,099bbl oil−5% on the year before
9,641bbl oil+13% on the year before
9,505bbl oil+14% on the year before
8,804bbl oil−11% on the year before
197,303mcf gas−5% on the year before
7,790bbl oil−8% on the year before
7,697bbl oil−9% on the year before
6,942bbl oil−2% on the year before
121,085mcf gas−20% on the year before
5,161bbl oil−20% on the year before
Showing 25 of 134.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.
In Austin County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Austin County, by gas
Verdun Oil & Gas leads
- Verdun Oil & Gas LLC10 producing leases here11Mmcf
- Jamex, Inc.18 producing leases here501kmcf
- Carr Resources, Inc.2 producing leases here469kmcf
- Strand Energy, L.c.12 producing leases here330kmcf
- Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC9 producing leases here276kmcf
- Etoco, L.P.12 producing leases here263kmcf
- Magnum Producing, LP8 producing leases here100kmcf
- Redbud E & P, Inc.7 producing leases here58.4kmcf
Fields in Austin County, by gas
Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) leads
- Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)19 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 3477355011Mmcf
- Rexville (Wilcox)18 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 76105700501kmcf
- New Ulm (LWR Wilcox Cons.)12 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 65248075330kmcf
- Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)9 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 34733500276kmcf
- Orange Hill, S.(wilcox 11000)11 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 67524675249kmcf
- Raccoon Bend (Cockfield Lower)7 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 7410608021.4kmcf
- Raccoon Bend (Uwx Cons. FBB)3 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 741068475,770mcf
- Raccoon Bend (Jackson)2 producing leases here · District 03 · Field 741064005,413mcf
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Austin County
PAINE, ROBERT G. #10
recompletion · Enhanced Energy Partners Corp · Austin County
Permit 0918730 · Sep 21, 2026
VIMY RIDGE UNIT #2H
new drill · horizontal · Verdun Oil & Gas LLC · Austin County
Permit 0918650 · Sep 17, 2026
MONS UNIT #2H
new drill · horizontal · Verdun Oil & Gas LLC · Austin County
Permit 0918649 · Sep 17, 2026
For owners
Minerals in Austin County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 118 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.0%
- Producing leases
- 134
- Operators
- 12
If you inherited mineral rights in Austin County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, among 12 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 206 leases in Austin County, of which 134 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.