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
- Producing leases
- 1,427of 2,017 on record
- Operators
- 40
- Fields
- 43
- Top operator
- Burlington Resources O & G Co LP
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
- 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
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.
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.
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
1,161,597bbl oilno full prior year
1,087,989bbl oilno full prior year
895,543bbl oilno full prior year
799,321bbl oil+267% on the year before
761,404bbl oil−53% on the year before
753,917bbl oil+360% on the year before
737,723bbl oilno full prior year
638,760bbl oilno full prior year
582,567bbl oil+130% on the year before
513,015bbl oilno full prior year
386,341bbl oil+177% on the year before
374,529bbl oilno full prior year
372,347bbl oil−20% on the year before
359,152bbl oilno full prior year
318,682bbl oil+377% on the year before
317,780bbl oilno full prior year
304,953bbl oilno full prior year
300,584bbl oil+565% on the year before
295,142bbl oilno full prior year
294,954bbl oilno full prior year
287,430bbl oilno full prior year
286,791bbl oilno full prior year
273,914bbl oilno full prior year
269,050bbl oil+224% on the year before
259,115bbl oilno full prior year
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
Operators in De Witt County, by oil
Burlington Resources O & G Co leads
- Burlington Resources O & G Co LP368 producing leases here18Mbbl
- BPX Operating Company313 producing leases here15Mbbl
- Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.180 producing leases here12Mbbl
- Marathon Oil Ef LLC213 producing leases here1.6Mbbl
- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC61 producing leases here1.1Mbbl
- Crescent Energy Operating, LLC57 producing leases here936kbbl
- EOG Resources, Inc.48 producing leases here894kbbl
- Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.13 producing leases here417kbbl
Fields in De Witt County, by oil
Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) leads
- Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)703 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 2713575040Mbbl
- De Witt (Eagle Ford Shale)473 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 244925007.7Mbbl
- Sugarkane (Eagle Ford)93 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 869506001.3Mbbl
- Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1)21 producing leases here · District 01 · Field 271357001.1Mbbl
- Sawfish (Wilcox 10400)16 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 81265200439kbbl
- Sugarkane (Austin Chalk)21 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 86950300289kbbl
- Warmsley, S. (10550)8 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 952565753,455bbl
- Moray (Edwards)16 producing leases here · District 02 · Field 628275006bbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in De Witt County
N STEINMANN UNIT A #7
new drill · horizontal · Burlington Resources O & G Co LP · De Witt County
Permit 0918749 · Sep 28, 2026
N STEINMANN UNIT A #2
new drill · horizontal · Burlington Resources O & G Co LP · De Witt County
Permit 0918750 · Sep 25, 2026
W. BUTLER A-LP BUTLER B SA 4 #4H
new drill · horizontal · BPX Operating Company · De Witt County
Permit 0918636 · Sep 16, 2026
W. BUTLER A-E. BUTLER A SA 7 #7H
new drill · horizontal · BPX Operating Company · De Witt County
Permit 0918588 · Sep 16, 2026
W. BUTLER A-E. BUTLER A SA 6 #6H
new drill · horizontal · BPX Operating Company · De Witt County
Permit 0918587 · Sep 16, 2026
W. BUTLER A-E. BUTLER A SA 5 #5H
new drill · horizontal · BPX Operating Company · De Witt County
Permit 0918586 · Sep 16, 2026
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.