Texas county · RRC district 05
Johnson County
Johnson County reported 83 million mcf of gas and 6,831 barrels of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 34th of 197 Texas counties by gas.
County dossier · #34 of 197 for gas
- Producing leases
- 2,028of 3,589 on record
- Operators
- 12
- Fields
- 3
- Top operator
- Formentera Operations LLC
Own minerals in Johnson 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
- Oil, last 12 months
- 6,831 bbl
- Share of Texas gas
- 0.6%
- Leases on record
- 3,589
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Johnson County
Gas output in Johnson County fell 10% over the last 12 months
83M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 93M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2021, 11M mcf.
Oil output in Johnson County fell 24% over the last 12 months
6,831 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 8,997 bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2022, 1,586 bbl.
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 Johnson County
243,383mcf gas+2% on the year before
207,633mcf gas−8% on the year before
203,850mcf gas+5% on the year before
191,430mcf gas−4% on the year before
185,170mcf gas−3% on the year before
181,654mcf gas−4% on the year before
175,150mcf gas−7% on the year before
171,372mcf gas−8% on the year before
168,934mcf gas+5% on the year before
168,239mcf gas−2% on the year before
166,000mcf gas−10% on the year before
164,582mcf gas−4% on the year before
162,217mcf gas−3% on the year before
161,101mcf gas−8% on the year before
157,906mcf gas−8% on the year before
155,853mcf gas+723% on the year before
153,699mcf gas−4% on the year before
139,190mcf gas−7% on the year before
138,582mcf gas+53% on the year before
138,179mcf gas−4% on the year before
136,470mcf gas−1% on the year before
134,979mcf gas−10% on the year before
134,689mcf gas−15% on the year before
134,629mcf gas−11% on the year before
133,903mcf gas−5% on the year before
Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 2,028 producing leases).
SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.
In Johnson County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Johnson County, by gas
Formentera Operations leads
- Formentera Operations LLC540 producing leases here26Mmcf
- Upp Operating, LLC726 producing leases here25Mmcf
- Tep Barnett USA, LLC319 producing leases here16Mmcf
- BKV North Texas, LLC273 producing leases here10Mmcf
- Eagleridge Operating, LLC131 producing leases here5.6Mmcf
- Riverbirch Resources, LLC15 producing leases here549kmcf
- BKV Barnett II, LLC9 producing leases here311kmcf
- Kynge Energy Investments LLC6 producing leases here301kmcf
Fields in Johnson County, by gas
Newark, East (Barnett Shale) leads
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Johnson County
THREE TRACTS #1
new drill · Halliburton Energy Services, Inc · Johnson County
Permit 0916101 · Jun 3, 2026
BRICE UNIT #6
new drill · Delta Oil & Gas Ltd. · Johnson County
Permit 0904790 · Dec 20, 2024
ACU UNIT #6
new drill · Delta Oil & Gas Ltd. · Johnson County
Permit 0904781 · Dec 19, 2024
FERGUSON FOUNDATION SWD #2
new drill · Upp Operating, LLC · Johnson County
Permit 0904579 · Dec 13, 2024
For owners
Minerals in Johnson County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 193 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.0%
- Producing leases
- 2,028
- Operators
- 12
If you inherited mineral rights in Johnson County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Formentera Operations LLC, among 12 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 3,589 leases in Johnson County, of which 2,028 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.