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Frio County, Texas oil and gas

  • 6,168,186bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 341producing leases
  • 1,768wells on the map
  • 107drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Frio County

Map of Frio County, Texas, with 1,768 oil and gas wells and 107 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations107Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells682On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing624Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged462The 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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1,768 wells with a location on the state's map (682 producing, 624 not producing, 462 plugged) and 107 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/frio-county-tx">Frio County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Wells near a town: Dilley · Pearsall · Newest drilling permits in Frio County · Wells by ZIP code

Frio County is one of the 27 counties of the Eagle Ford Shale

Frio County reported 6.2 million barrels of oil and 13 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 36th of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

6,168,186bbl oil, last 12 months0% 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
341of 646 on record
Operators
45
Fields
21

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Where it sits

This county

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Frio County · RRC district 01
Gas, last 12 months
13,371,514 mcf
Share of Texas oil
0.3%
Wells on record
1,770on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Frio County

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

6.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 6.2M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2023: 681k bbl.

Oil output in Frio County held steady over the last 12 months6.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 6.2M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2023: 681k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0250k500k750kPeak 681k (May 23)541k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Frio County held steady over the last 12 months6.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 6.2M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2023: 681k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0250k500k750kPeak 681k (May 23)541k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Frio County rose 6% over the last 12 months

13M mcf through Jul 2026, against 13M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 1.4M mcf.

Gas output in Frio County rose 6% over the last 12 months13M mcf through Jul 2026, against 13M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 1.4M mcf.Gas, mcf per month0500k1M1.5MPeak 1.4M (Dec 22)967k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Frio County rose 6% over the last 12 months13M mcf through Jul 2026, against 13M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 1.4M mcf.Gas, mcf per month0500k1M1.5MPeak 1.4M (Dec 22)967k'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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Frio 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 2018, at 8,215,218 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2022, at 14,728,548 mcf.

Frio County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
20255,976,84013,335,791
20246,541,05313,091,535
20237,217,98814,424,702
20226,787,11014,728,548
20216,667,41313,185,996
20207,036,25910,981,192
20197,507,47411,157,480
20188,215,21811,374,051
20177,375,0099,349,818
20166,666,89610,296,485
20156,941,70311,583,789
20145,358,44310,313,470
20133,573,3299,414,935
20123,137,0686,590,390
20111,893,1644,339,964
2010853,2302,193,162
2009550,8611,713,211
2008611,1641,821,729
2007524,3461,215,518
2006569,6651,126,869
2005542,7391,164,318
2004621,6591,182,527
2003586,6811,228,741
2002645,3571,280,974
2001663,9961,224,090
2000832,0771,292,541
1999895,2911,505,999
19981,074,6591,567,310
19971,271,7051,612,808
19961,601,9351,713,207
19951,996,5572,211,306
19942,962,0573,028,623
19935,141,0043,828,347

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.

Frio County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Frio County: 10,838 royalty records on the roll

At least 71 of the 10,838 royalty-interest records on Frio County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (0.66%). 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
10,838
Still titled to an estate, at least
71
Share of the roll
0.66%

SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Frio County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.

The biggest leases in Frio County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 341), ranked by output value.

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Recent drilling permits in Frio County