Texas county · RRC district 01
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
- 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.
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.
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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
- Top operator
- Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC
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- 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.
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.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.
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</script>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.
| Year | Oilbbl | Gasmcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,976,840 | 13,335,791 |
| 2024 | 6,541,053 | 13,091,535 |
| 2023 | 7,217,988 | 14,424,702 |
| 2022 | 6,787,110 | 14,728,548 |
| 2021 | 6,667,413 | 13,185,996 |
| 2020 | 7,036,259 | 10,981,192 |
| 2019 | 7,507,474 | 11,157,480 |
| 2018 | 8,215,218 | 11,374,051 |
| 2017 | 7,375,009 | 9,349,818 |
| 2016 | 6,666,896 | 10,296,485 |
| 2015 | 6,941,703 | 11,583,789 |
| 2014 | 5,358,443 | 10,313,470 |
| 2013 | 3,573,329 | 9,414,935 |
| 2012 | 3,137,068 | 6,590,390 |
| 2011 | 1,893,164 | 4,339,964 |
| 2010 | 853,230 | 2,193,162 |
| 2009 | 550,861 | 1,713,211 |
| 2008 | 611,164 | 1,821,729 |
| 2007 | 524,346 | 1,215,518 |
| 2006 | 569,665 | 1,126,869 |
| 2005 | 542,739 | 1,164,318 |
| 2004 | 621,659 | 1,182,527 |
| 2003 | 586,681 | 1,228,741 |
| 2002 | 645,357 | 1,280,974 |
| 2001 | 663,996 | 1,224,090 |
| 2000 | 832,077 | 1,292,541 |
| 1999 | 895,291 | 1,505,999 |
| 1998 | 1,074,659 | 1,567,310 |
| 1997 | 1,271,705 | 1,612,808 |
| 1996 | 1,601,935 | 1,713,207 |
| 1995 | 1,996,557 | 2,211,306 |
| 1994 | 2,962,057 | 3,028,623 |
| 1993 | 5,141,004 | 3,828,347 |
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.
345,236bbl oiln/a
233,084bbl oil−11%
228,451bbl oil−28%
212,524bbl oiln/a
171,329bbl oiln/a
139,700bbl oiln/a
128,885bbl oil+164%
128,410bbl oiln/a
126,442bbl oiln/a
123,848bbl oiln/a
116,544bbl oiln/a
115,558bbl oiln/a
94,284bbl oil−11%
87,222bbl oiln/a
74,066bbl oiln/a
72,503bbl oil−3%
71,425bbl oil+32%
68,114bbl oil−58%
67,165bbl oil−68%
62,882bbl oil−18%
61,671bbl oil−33%
59,477bbl oiln/a
55,366bbl oil+13%
54,996bbl oil−9%
53,769bbl oil−63%
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
Operators in Frio County, by oil
Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt leads
- Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC89 leases2.6Mbbl
- Formentera Operations LLC11 leases982kbbl
- Trinity Operating (Usg), LLC49 leases669kbbl
- Rosewood Resources, Inc.21 leases596kbbl
- Trailblazer Energy Resources,llc21 leases465kbbl
- Exco Operating Company, LP14 leases261kbbl
- U.S. Energy Development Corp8 leases227kbbl
- Ageron Energy, LLC6 leases118kbbl
Fields in Frio County, by oil
Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) leads
- Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford)189 leases · District 01 · Field 120182004.6Mbbl
- Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1)28 leases · District 01 · Field 27135700727kbbl
- Indio Tanks (Pearsall)10 leases · District 01 · Field 44510500714kbbl
- Pearsall (Austin Chalk)37 leases · District 01 · Field 6998112589.6kbbl
- Doering Ranch (Georgetown)10 leases · District 01 · Field 2514623011.4kbbl
- Pearsall (Buda, S.)7 leases · District 01 · Field 699813757,937bbl
- Stacy (Olmos -A-)5 leases · District 01 · Field 854575007,490bbl
- Pearsall (Buda Lime)9 leases · District 01 · Field 699812507,448bbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Frio County
DOUBLE RINGER 101HZ #101HZ
new drill · horizontal · Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · Frio County
Permit 0919737 · Nov 13, 2026
BLAZING SADDLES #A111VW
new drill · Formentera Operations LLC · Frio County
Permit 0920039 · Nov 13, 2026
DOUBLE RINGER 101HB #101HB
new drill · horizontal · Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · Frio County
Permit 0919720 · Nov 10, 2026
SENDERO-UNIT-B #S736H
new drill · horizontal · Formentera Operations LLC · Frio County
Permit 0919946 · Nov 10, 2026
SENDERO-UNIT-B #S734H
new drill · horizontal · Formentera Operations LLC · Frio County
Permit 0919945 · Nov 6, 2026
DOUBLE RINGER 101HA #101HA
new drill · horizontal · Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · Frio County
Permit 0919718 · Nov 5, 2026