Texas county · RRC district 06
Houston County, Texas oil and gas
- 273,167bbl oil in the last 12 months
- 128producing leases
- 525wells on the map
- 16drilling locations in two years
Oil wells and drilling locations in Houston County
- Drilling locations16Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells251On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing211Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged63The 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.
525 wells with a location on the state's map (251 producing, 211 not producing, 63 plugged) and 16 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/houston-county-tx">Houston County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>Wells near a town: Cooper · Crockett · Grapeland · Hickory Creek · Newest drilling permits in Houston County · Wells by ZIP code
Houston County reported 273,167 barrels of oil and 1.8 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 124th 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
- 128of 297 on record
- Operators
- 20
- Fields
- 32
- Top operator
- Trailblazer Energy Resources,llc
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- Gas, last 12 months
- 1,841,930 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- <0.1%
- Wells on record
- 526on leases with production reports
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in Houston County
Oil output in Houston County fell 26% over the last 12 months
273k bbl through Jul 2026, against 367k bbl a year earlier. Peak Aug 2024: 41.6k bbl.
Gas output in Houston County fell 14% over the last 12 months
1.8M mcf through Jul 2026, against 2.1M mcf a year earlier. Peak Aug 2021: 280k mcf.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.
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</script>Houston 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 2,535,500 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2005, at 11,753,234 mcf.
| Year | Oilbbl | Gasmcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 310,061 | 2,063,990 |
| 2024 | 421,219 | 2,516,513 |
| 2023 | 387,568 | 2,671,571 |
| 2022 | 398,593 | 2,629,944 |
| 2021 | 411,118 | 2,834,224 |
| 2020 | 463,049 | 2,347,390 |
| 2019 | 683,193 | 3,135,885 |
| 2018 | 779,718 | 4,191,270 |
| 2017 | 821,738 | 4,954,880 |
| 2016 | 1,293,825 | 6,131,214 |
| 2015 | 2,535,500 | 8,693,564 |
| 2014 | 2,060,750 | 8,864,482 |
| 2013 | 1,742,874 | 8,952,585 |
| 2012 | 1,343,185 | 7,164,657 |
| 2011 | 1,040,431 | 7,125,474 |
| 2010 | 810,347 | 7,555,160 |
| 2009 | 777,705 | 9,033,726 |
| 2008 | 739,968 | 10,324,404 |
| 2007 | 738,476 | 11,436,094 |
| 2006 | 729,174 | 9,905,465 |
| 2005 | 761,581 | 11,753,234 |
| 2004 | 670,157 | 4,855,738 |
| 2003 | 671,291 | 2,499,824 |
| 2002 | 723,991 | 2,703,458 |
| 2001 | 812,265 | 2,826,038 |
| 2000 | 865,050 | 3,307,565 |
| 1999 | 908,715 | 4,190,390 |
| 1998 | 985,953 | 4,440,571 |
| 1997 | 857,143 | 4,474,008 |
| 1996 | 744,998 | 5,031,533 |
| 1995 | 749,697 | 5,378,147 |
| 1994 | 693,557 | 5,685,352 |
| 1993 | 660,041 | 6,171,092 |
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.
Houston County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll
Mineral owners in Houston County: 3,940 royalty records on the roll
At least 30 of the 3,940 royalty-interest records on Houston County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (0.76%). 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
- 3,940
- Still titled to an estate, at least
- 30
- Share of the roll
- 0.76%
SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Houston County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.
The biggest leases in Houston County
Under each volume: change on the year before.
46,256bbl oil−24%
28,018bbl oil−8%
11,540bbl oil−18%
11,181bbl oil−37%
10,458bbl oil−24%
9,578bbl oil+9%
193,733mcf gas+31%
7,322bbl oil+7%
7,170bbl oil+20%
6,722bbl oil+1%
6,651bbl oil−4%
4,654bbl oil−54%
4,633bbl oil−7%
4,137bbl oil−37%
4,118bbl oil0%
3,823bbl oil+31%
3,647bbl oil−23%
3,606bbl oil−2%
80,274mcf gas+255%
78,095mcf gas−5%
74,029mcf gas−20%
3,097bbl oil+6%
2,907bbl oil−25%
66,384mcf gas−5%
61,566mcf gas+67%
Showing 25 of 128, ranked by output value.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Houston County, by oil
Trailblazer Energy Resources,llc leads
- Trailblazer Energy Resources,llc23 leases49.3kbbl
- Parten Operating Inc.17 leases48.9kbbl
- Kodiak Oil & Gas, Inc.1 lease46.3kbbl
- Rusk Energy Operating LLC5 leases41.9kbbl
- Maximus Operating, Ltd.2 leases15.6kbbl
- Big Creek Operating Company LLC9 leases14.7kbbl
- Interstate Explorations LLC2 leases12.1kbbl
- HD Operating Co, LLC6 leases8,854bbl
Fields in Houston County, by oil
Trinity leads
- Trinity6 leases · District 06 · Field 9124400188.2kbbl
- Eastham State Farm (Glenrose)19 leases · District 06 · Field 2734750031.1kbbl
- FT. Trinidad,s.(ottos Sand)3 leases · District 03 · Field 3217582525.4kbbl
- Navarro Crossing (Woodbine,up)3 leases · District 06 · Field 6460575019.9kbbl
- Fort Trinidad, W.(dexter)2 leases · District 03 · Field 3219120013.4kbbl
- Fort Trinidad (Dexter)1 lease · District 03 · Field 3215611111.5kbbl
- Navarro Crossing (Woodbine)4 leases · District 06 · Field 6460571010.2kbbl
- Fort Trinidad (Glen Rose, Upper)1 lease · District 03 · Field 321568523,243bbl
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Recent drilling permits in Houston County
PATRICK #2
new drill · Walker Operating Company · Houston County
Permit 0919714 · Oct 29, 2026
GEORGE 556 SWD #1
new drill · TGB Equipment Leasing, LLC · Houston County
Permit 0919656 · Oct 27, 2026
SHELLY #2
recompletion · Empire Texas Operating LLC · Houston County
Permit 0918740 · Sep 21, 2026
FT TRINIDAD UPPER GLEN ROSE UNIT #173
recompletion · Empire Texas Operating LLC · Houston County
Permit 0917346 · Aug 3, 2026
FT TRINIDAD UPPER GLEN ROSE UNIT #481
recompletion · Empire Texas Operating LLC · Houston County
Permit 0917343 · Aug 3, 2026
SHELLY D #1
recompletion · Empire Texas Operating LLC · Houston County
Permit 0917358 · Jul 31, 2026