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De Witt County, Texas oil and gas

  • 51,544,575bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 1,420producing leases
  • 3,123wells on the map
  • 407drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in De Witt County

Map of De Witt County, Texas, with 3,123 oil and gas wells and 407 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations407Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells2,479On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing566Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged78The 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.

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3,123 wells with a location on the state's map (2,479 producing, 566 not producing, 78 plugged) and 407 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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Wells near a town: Cuero · Yoakum · Yorktown · Newest drilling permits in De Witt County · Wells by ZIP code

De Witt County is one of the 27 counties of the Eagle Ford Shale

De Witt County reported 52 million barrels of oil and 253 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 12th of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

51,544,575bbl oil, last 12 months+2% vs prior year

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
1,420of 2,022 on record
Operators
42
Fields
45
Top operator
Burlington Resources O & G Co LP

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De Witt CountyDe WittGoliadWilsonLavacaGonzalesKarnesVictoriaGuadalupeDe Witt County
De Witt County · RRC district 02
Gas, last 12 months
253,272,195 mcf
Share of Texas oil
2.5%
Wells on record
3,131on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in De Witt County

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

52M bbl through Jul 2026, against 51M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2026: 4.9M bbl.

Oil output in De Witt County held steady over the last 12 months52M bbl through Jul 2026, against 51M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2026: 4.9M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3M4M5MPeak 4.9M (Jan 26)3.7M20222023202420252026
Oil output in De Witt County held steady over the last 12 months52M bbl through Jul 2026, against 51M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2026: 4.9M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3M4M5MPeak 4.9M (Jan 26)3.7M'22'23'24'25'26

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

253M mcf through Jul 2026, against 271M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 25M mcf.

Gas output in De Witt County fell 7% over the last 12 months253M mcf through Jul 2026, against 271M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 25M mcf.Gas, mcf per month010M20M30MPeak 25M (May 25)18M20222023202420252026
Gas output in De Witt County fell 7% over the last 12 months253M mcf through Jul 2026, against 271M mcf a year earlier. Peak 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, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.

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De Witt 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 2015, at 97,626,036 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2015, at 346,657,681 mcf.

De Witt County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
202550,399,674268,408,427
202445,299,276244,349,113
202342,765,769236,629,437
202242,732,182225,526,152
202147,479,577217,771,853
202053,717,239236,773,003
201962,563,044255,675,595
201866,877,374252,709,034
201764,254,531233,289,957
201674,675,746273,186,875
201597,626,036346,657,681
201474,525,385273,696,855
201350,345,824198,531,837
201233,522,902161,297,678
201113,339,74989,836,068
20102,313,93144,182,899
2009834,82752,628,705
2008739,16750,480,768
2007629,17438,002,701
2006836,75837,401,719
2005770,85129,274,916
2004350,35417,671,799
2003170,05715,364,822
2002218,02913,628,824
2001362,00919,356,183
2000252,90518,989,799
1999277,98617,685,400
1998297,95516,775,804
1997352,94313,852,195
1996367,33412,775,463
1995390,67313,822,327
1994466,14616,479,979
1993509,67216,952,156

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.

De Witt County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in De Witt County: 61,185 royalty records on the roll

At least 417 of the 61,185 royalty-interest records on De Witt County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (0.68%). 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
61,185
Still titled to an estate, at least
417
Share of the roll
0.68%
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SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the De Witt County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.

The biggest leases in De Witt County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 1,420), ranked by output value.

Every lease in De Witt County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in De Witt County, by oil

Burlington Resources O & G Co leads

  1. Burlington Resources O & G Co LP366 leases17Mbbl
  2. BPX Operating Company310 leases15Mbbl
  3. Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.182 leases12Mbbl
  4. Marathon Oil Ef LLC200 leases1.6Mbbl
  5. Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC60 leases1Mbbl
  6. Crescent Energy Operating, LLC58 leases879kbbl
  7. EOG Resources, Inc.46 leases747kbbl
  8. Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.13 leases405kbbl

Fields in De Witt County, by oil

Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) leads

  1. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)699 leases · District 02 · Field 2713575040Mbbl
  2. De Witt (Eagle Ford Shale)463 leases · District 02 · Field 244925007.5Mbbl
  3. Sugarkane (Eagle Ford)91 leases · District 02 · Field 869506001.2Mbbl
  4. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1)19 leases · District 01 · Field 27135700860kbbl
  5. Sawfish (Wilcox 10400)16 leases · District 02 · Field 81265200426kbbl
  6. Sugarkane (Austin Chalk)20 leases · District 02 · Field 86950300269kbbl
  7. Warmsley, S. (10550)8 leases · District 02 · Field 952565753,448bbl
  8. Moray (Edwards)16 leases · District 02 · Field 628275009bbl

More operators here

OperatorVerdun Oil & Gas LLC9OperatorRosewood Resources, Inc.15OperatorFW Eagle Ford I, LLC33OperatorGeosouthern Energy Corporation5
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Recent drilling permits in De Witt County

Counties near De Witt County (number = producing leases)

CountyGonzales1,011CountyGoliad168CountyVictoria123CountyKarnes2,541CountyLavaca598CountyWilson298CountyJackson109CountyGuadalupe180CountyBee280CountyRefugio130