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Jackson County, Texas oil and gas

  • 1,162,871bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 109producing leases
  • 1,231wells on the map
  • 14drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Jackson County

Map of Jackson County, Texas, with 1,231 oil and gas wells and 14 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations14Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells582On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing366Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged283The 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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1,231 wells with a location on the state's map (582 producing, 366 not producing, 283 plugged) and 14 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/jackson-county-tx">Jackson County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Wells near a town: Edna · Ganado · Newest drilling permits in Jackson County · Wells by ZIP code

Jackson County reported 1.2 million barrels of oil and 2.3 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 66th of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

1,162,871bbl oil, last 12 months−12% 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
109of 458 on record
Operators
40
Fields
77

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Jackson County · RRC district 02
Gas, last 12 months
2,286,016 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Wells on record
1,231on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Jackson County

Oil output in Jackson County fell 12% over the last 12 months

1.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl a year earlier. Peak Mar 2025: 125k bbl.

Oil output in Jackson County fell 12% over the last 12 months1.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl a year earlier. Peak Mar 2025: 125k bbl.Oil, bbl per month050k100k150kPeak 125k (Mar 25)82.1k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Jackson County fell 12% over the last 12 months1.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl a year earlier. Peak Mar 2025: 125k bbl.Oil, bbl per month050k100k150kPeak 125k (Mar 25)82.1k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Jackson County fell 17% over the last 12 months

2.3M mcf through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf a year earlier. Peak Oct 2021: 308k mcf.

Gas output in Jackson County fell 17% over the last 12 months2.3M mcf through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf a year earlier. Peak Oct 2021: 308k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0100k200k300k400kPeak 308k (Oct 21)196k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Jackson County fell 17% over the last 12 months2.3M mcf through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf a year earlier. Peak Oct 2021: 308k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0100k200k300k400kPeak 308k (Oct 21)196k'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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Jackson 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 1993, at 2,452,232 bbl. The highest year for gas was 1994, at 30,735,148 mcf.

Jackson County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
20251,258,4502,525,971
20241,221,0462,948,057
2023944,7833,179,713
2022946,6863,110,585
20211,075,1623,578,176
20201,816,9633,660,279
20192,377,2022,694,915
20182,433,2853,572,411
20171,613,8303,938,764
2016662,4404,595,446
2015732,6505,337,286
2014918,3127,134,918
2013983,7907,055,249
2012872,3197,519,978
2011960,26610,079,130
20101,021,95913,933,422
20091,171,89417,926,255
20081,224,54417,916,016
20071,019,44619,578,219
20061,266,04929,340,841
20051,098,60727,305,810
20041,096,24826,312,925
20031,112,63218,600,496
20021,161,95818,117,927
20011,364,10727,007,787
20001,426,70626,229,912
19991,451,60518,284,812
19981,931,41822,180,954
19971,678,18317,215,099
19961,833,10520,048,697
19951,933,14825,717,767
19942,131,18130,735,148
19932,452,23230,012,088

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.

Jackson County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Jackson County: 3,474 royalty records on the roll

At least 61 of the 3,474 royalty-interest records on Jackson County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (1.76%). 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
3,474
Still titled to an estate, at least
61
Share of the roll
1.76%

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

The biggest leases in Jackson County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 109, ranked by output value.

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Recent drilling permits in Jackson County