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Texas county · RRC district 02

De Witt County

De Witt County reported 51 million barrels of oil and 251 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 12th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #12 of 224 for oil

51,235,804bbl oil, last 12 months+1% vs prior year
Producing leases
1,427of 2,017 on record
Operators
40
Fields
43

Own minerals in De Witt 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

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De Witt County · RRC district 02
Gas, last 12 months
251,315,463 mcf
Share of Texas oil
2.5%
Leases on record
2,017
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in De Witt County

Monthly totals for every lease the Railroad Commission places in this county. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Oil output in De Witt County held steady over the last 12 months

51M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 51M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 4.9M bbl.

Oil output in De Witt County held steady over the last 12 months51M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 51M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 4.9M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3M4M5MPeak 4.9M (Apr 26)3.7M20222023202420252026
Oil output in De Witt County held steady over the last 12 months51M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 51M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 4.9M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3M4M5MPeak 4.9M (Apr 26)3.7M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in De Witt County fell 7% over the last 12 months

251M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 271M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2025, 25M mcf.

Gas output in De Witt County fell 7% over the last 12 months251M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 271M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2025, 25M mcf.Gas, mcf per month010M20M30MPeak 25M (May 25)18M20222023202420252026
Gas output in De Witt County fell 7% over the last 12 months251M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 271M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2025, 25M mcf.Gas, mcf per month010M20M30MPeak 25M (May 25)18M'22'23'24'25'26

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 De Witt County

Ranked by what they produced in the last 12 months. Sort, filter by operator or field, and open any lease for its month-by-month ledger.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 1,427 producing leases).

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.

In De Witt County

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Your royalty check comes from the operator. These are the ones with the most output here.

Recent drilling permits in De Witt County

For owners

Minerals in De Witt County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
12 of 224
Share of Texas oil
2.5%
Producing leases
1,427
Operators
40

If you inherited mineral rights in De Witt County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, among 40 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 2,017 leases in De Witt County, of which 1,427 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.