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Texas county · RRC district 03

Harris County

Harris County reported 922,503 barrels of oil and 4.7 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 71st of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #71 of 224 for oil

922,503bbl oil, last 12 months+1% vs prior year
Producing leases
146of 340 on record
Operators
29
Fields
61

Own minerals in Harris 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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Harris County · RRC district 03
Gas, last 12 months
4,720,503 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Leases on record
340
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Harris 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 Harris County held steady over the last 12 months

923k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 913k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2022, 109k bbl.

Oil output in Harris County held steady over the last 12 months923k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 913k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2022, 109k bbl.Oil, bbl per month025k50k75k100k125kPeak 109k (Apr 22)78.2k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Harris County held steady over the last 12 months923k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 913k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2022, 109k bbl.Oil, bbl per month025k50k75k100k125kPeak 109k (Apr 22)78.2k'22'23'24'25'26

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

4.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 4.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2022, 513k mcf.

Gas output in Harris County rose 6% over the last 12 months4.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 4.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2022, 513k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0200k400k600kPeak 513k (Nov 22)335k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Harris County rose 6% over the last 12 months4.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 4.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2022, 513k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0200k400k600kPeak 513k (Nov 22)335k'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 Harris 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 146.

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

In Harris 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 Harris County

No drilling permits in Harris County are in our data yet.

For owners

Minerals in Harris County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
71 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.0%
Producing leases
146
Operators
29

If you inherited mineral rights in Harris County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is P.O.&G. Operating, LLC, among 29 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 340 leases in Harris County, of which 146 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.