Texas county · RRC district 03
Austin County, Texas oil and gas
- 12,653,394mcf gas in the last 12 months
- 135producing leases
- 342wells on the map
- 10drilling locations in two years
Oil wells and drilling locations in Austin County
- Drilling locations10Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells206On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing46Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged90The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
342 wells with a location on the state's map (206 producing, 46 not producing, 90 plugged) and 10 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/counties/austin-county-tx">Austin County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>Wells near a town: Bellville · Sealy · Wallis · Newest drilling permits in Austin County · Wells by ZIP code
Austin County reported 13 million mcf of gas and 284,131 barrels of oil in the last 12 months. That ranks 71st of 197 Texas counties by gas.
County dossier
August 2026 is still coming in. About 89% of Texas leases have reported it so far, so this page counts through July 2026 until it is fully reported.
- Producing leases
- 135of 207 on record
- Operators
- 12
- Fields
- 24
- Top operator
- Verdun Oil & Gas LLC
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- Oil, last 12 months
- 284,131 bbl
- Share of Texas gas
- <0.1%
- Wells on record
- 347on leases with production reports
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in Austin County
Gas output in Austin County held steady over the last 12 months
13M mcf through Jul 2026, against 13M mcf a year earlier. Peak Mar 2025: 1.8M mcf.
Oil output in Austin County held steady over the last 12 months
284k bbl through Jul 2026, against 282k bbl a year earlier. Peak Apr 2022: 29k bbl.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.
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</script>Austin County oil and gas production by year, 1993 to 2025
Every full year we hold, 1993 to 2025. The highest year for oil since 1993 was 2010, at 806,506 bbl. The highest year for gas was 1999, at 37,091,642 mcf.
| Year | Oilbbl | Gasmcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 299,441 | 16,232,021 |
| 2024 | 275,037 | 4,703,745 |
| 2023 | 270,929 | 5,880,422 |
| 2022 | 306,845 | 10,591,050 |
| 2021 | 298,089 | 8,016,960 |
| 2020 | 307,875 | 8,725,151 |
| 2019 | 373,874 | 2,845,041 |
| 2018 | 407,007 | 2,591,458 |
| 2017 | 389,391 | 2,776,486 |
| 2016 | 424,020 | 2,997,081 |
| 2015 | 482,858 | 3,177,504 |
| 2014 | 580,151 | 3,317,809 |
| 2013 | 562,050 | 3,964,274 |
| 2012 | 558,158 | 4,478,783 |
| 2011 | 696,607 | 5,543,078 |
| 2010 | 806,506 | 6,180,188 |
| 2009 | 458,067 | 6,705,501 |
| 2008 | 337,756 | 7,894,950 |
| 2007 | 297,420 | 9,258,441 |
| 2006 | 329,091 | 10,791,965 |
| 2005 | 403,562 | 13,708,369 |
| 2004 | 320,804 | 16,082,453 |
| 2003 | 324,538 | 11,269,365 |
| 2002 | 390,304 | 9,658,261 |
| 2001 | 348,346 | 11,776,086 |
| 2000 | 312,649 | 21,165,193 |
| 1999 | 292,067 | 37,091,642 |
| 1998 | 307,740 | 13,739,180 |
| 1997 | 370,950 | 2,086,243 |
| 1996 | 460,000 | 2,003,592 |
| 1995 | 462,169 | 2,043,752 |
| 1994 | 506,128 | 2,956,740 |
| 1993 | 643,952 | 3,574,188 |
SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records, added up by county and calendar year. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas. The year in progress is left out until it is complete.
Austin County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll
Mineral owners in Austin County: 8,221 royalty records on the roll
At least 183 of the 8,221 royalty-interest records on Austin County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (2.23%). We publish counts only. No owner’s name or address is on this page; to look for one family, search its name.
- Royalty-interest records, 2026 roll
- 8,221
- Still titled to an estate, at least
- 183
- Share of the roll
- 2.23%
SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Austin County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.
The biggest leases in Austin County
Under each volume: change on the year before.
2,642,865mcf gasn/a
1,197,433mcf gas+46%
1,112,163mcf gas+11%
953,072mcf gas−23%
898,374mcf gas−17%
34,382bbl oil+45%
800,868mcf gas−20%
688,402mcf gas+49%
660,315mcf gas+78%
642,895mcf gas−39%
21,996bbl oil−37%
511,501mcf gasn/a
21,587bbl oil+277%
- ENDURANCE
271,401mcf gasn/a
11,603bbl oil−19%
9,975bbl oil−5%
9,740bbl oil+13%
9,236bbl oil+14%
197,303mcf gas−5%
8,384bbl oil−11%
7,988bbl oil−9%
7,856bbl oil−8%
7,195bbl oil−2%
125,625mcf gas−20%
4,952bbl oil−14%
Showing 25 of 135, ranked by output value.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Austin County, by gas
Verdun Oil & Gas leads
Fields in Austin County, by gas
Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) leads
- Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)19 leases · District 03 · Field 3477355011Mmcf
- Rexville (Wilcox)18 leases · District 03 · Field 76105700500kmcf
- New Ulm (LWR Wilcox Cons.)12 leases · District 03 · Field 65248075327kmcf
- Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)9 leases · District 03 · Field 34733500277kmcf
- Orange Hill, S.(wilcox 11000)11 leases · District 03 · Field 67524675252kmcf
- Raccoon Bend (Cockfield Lower)7 leases · District 03 · Field 7410608021.8kmcf
- Raccoon Bend (Uwx Cons. FBB)3 leases · District 03 · Field 741068476,007mcf
- Raccoon Bend (Jackson)2 leases · District 03 · Field 741064004,576mcf
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Recent drilling permits in Austin County
HERMAN #5
recompletion · Bear Creek Energy, LLC · Austin County
Permit 0919569 · Oct 26, 2026
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
WALTON, J.C. 'A' #21
recompletion · Enhanced Energy Partners Corp · Austin County
Permit 0917764 · Aug 13, 2026
THOMPSON, R. W. #38
new drill · Enhanced Energy Partners Corp · Austin County
Permit 0914133 · Mar 18, 2026