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Cottle County

Cottle County reported 130,930 barrels of oil and 1.2 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 144th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

130,930bbl oil, last 12 months−2% vs prior year
Producing leases
71of 119 on record
Operators
8
Fields
11
Top operator
Gunn Oil Company

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Cottle County · RRC district 8A
Gas, last 12 months
1,169,266 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Data through
Jul 2026
Top field
Stescott (Canyon)

Five years of output in Cottle County

Oil output in Cottle County held steady over the last 12 months

131k bbl through Jul 2026, against 134k bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 16.2k bbl.

Oil output in Cottle County held steady over the last 12 months131k bbl through Jul 2026, against 134k bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 16.2k bbl.Oil, bbl per month05,00010k15k20kPeak 16.2k (Jan 23)9,36220222023202420252026
Oil output in Cottle County held steady over the last 12 months131k bbl through Jul 2026, against 134k bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 16.2k bbl.Oil, bbl per month05,00010k15k20kPeak 16.2k (Jan 23)9,362'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Cottle County fell 22% over the last 12 months

1.2M mcf through Jul 2026, against 1.5M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2022: 166k mcf.

Gas output in Cottle County fell 22% over the last 12 months1.2M mcf through Jul 2026, against 1.5M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2022: 166k mcf.Gas, mcf per month050k100k150k200kPeak 166k (May 22)88.5k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Cottle County fell 22% over the last 12 months1.2M mcf through Jul 2026, against 1.5M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2022: 166k mcf.Gas, mcf per month050k100k150k200kPeak 166k (May 22)88.5k'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026.

The biggest leases in Cottle County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 71, ranked by output value.

Every lease in Cottle County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Cottle County, by oil

Gunn Oil leads

  1. Gunn Oil Company13 leases107kbbl
  2. Wagner Oil Company28 leases8,380bbl
  3. MWL Energy LLC1 lease4,320bbl
  4. Petex25 leases3,533bbl
  5. Daylight Petroleum LLC1 lease3,180bbl
  6. Burgundy Oil & Gas, Inc.1 lease2,393bbl
  7. Beaver Oil & Gas Operating, LLC1 lease449bbl

Fields in Cottle County, by oil

Stescott (Canyon) leads

  1. Stescott (Canyon)7 leases · District 8A · Field 8602080079.1kbbl
  2. Prothro (Canyon)8 leases · District 8A · Field 7328930035.7kbbl
  3. Broken Bone (Congl.)19 leases · District 8A · Field 121505003,754bbl
  4. Moon Camp (Conglomerate)2 leases · District 8A · Field 626972003,243bbl
  5. Whalen (Silver Bow II)1 lease · District 8A · Field 966927253,180bbl
  6. Jack Grimm (Congl.)1 lease · District 8A · Field 453105002,393bbl
  7. VCG (Congl.)5 leases · District 8A · Field 928145001,343bbl
  8. Rhombochasm (Bend Conglomerate)25 leases · District 8A · Field 76251025118bbl

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