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Texas county · RRC district 02

Jackson County

Jackson County reported 1.2 million barrels of oil and 2.2 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 65th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #65 of 224 for oil

1,154,256bbl oil, last 12 months−12% vs prior year
Producing leases
107of 458 on record
Operators
39
Fields
75

Own minerals in Jackson 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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Jackson County · RRC district 02
Gas, last 12 months
2,233,999 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Leases on record
458
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Jackson 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 Jackson County fell 12% over the last 12 months

1.2M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2025, 125k bbl.

Oil output in Jackson County fell 12% over the last 12 months1.2M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2025, 125k bbl.Oil, bbl per month050k100k150kPeak 125k (Mar 25)79.7k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Jackson County fell 12% over the last 12 months1.2M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2025, 125k bbl.Oil, bbl per month050k100k150kPeak 125k (Mar 25)79.7k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Jackson County fell 19% over the last 12 months

2.2M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 308k mcf.

Gas output in Jackson County fell 19% over the last 12 months2.2M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 308k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0100k200k300k400kPeak 308k (Oct 21)144k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Jackson County fell 19% over the last 12 months2.2M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 308k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0100k200k300k400kPeak 308k (Oct 21)144k'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 Jackson 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 107.

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

In Jackson 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 Jackson County

For owners

Minerals in Jackson County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
65 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.1%
Producing leases
107
Operators
39

If you inherited mineral rights in Jackson County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Hilcorp Energy Company, among 39 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 458 leases in Jackson County, of which 107 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.