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Karnes County, Texas oil and gas

  • 81,060,760bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 2,541producing leases
  • 6,140wells on the map
  • 336drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Karnes County

Map of Karnes County, Texas, with 6,140 oil and gas wells and 336 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations336Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells5,416On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing608Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged116The 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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6,140 wells with a location on the state's map (5,416 producing, 608 not producing, 116 plugged) and 336 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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Wells near a town: Karnes City · Kenedy · Runge · Newest drilling permits in Karnes County · Wells by ZIP code

Karnes County is one of the 27 counties of the Eagle Ford Shale

Karnes County reported 81 million barrels of oil and 251 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 7th of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

81,060,760bbl oil, last 12 months−21% 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
2,541of 3,226 on record
Operators
43
Fields
43
Top operator
Burlington Resources O & G Co LP

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Karnes CountyKarnesAtascosaGoliadWilsonGonzalesDe WittBexarKarnes County
Karnes County · RRC district 02
Gas, last 12 months
251,114,073 mcf
Share of Texas oil
4.0%
Wells on record
6,150on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Karnes County

Oil output in Karnes County fell 21% over the last 12 months

81M bbl through Jul 2026, against 103M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jun 2022: 11M bbl.

Oil output in Karnes County fell 21% over the last 12 months81M bbl through Jul 2026, against 103M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jun 2022: 11M bbl.Oil, bbl per month02.5M5M7.5M10M13MPeak 11M (Jun 22)5.9M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Karnes County fell 21% over the last 12 months81M bbl through Jul 2026, against 103M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jun 2022: 11M bbl.Oil, bbl per month02.5M5M7.5M10M13MPeak 11M (Jun 22)5.9M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Karnes County fell 23% over the last 12 months

251M mcf through Jul 2026, against 325M mcf a year earlier. Peak Aug 2022: 29M mcf.

Gas output in Karnes County fell 23% over the last 12 months251M mcf through Jul 2026, against 325M mcf a year earlier. Peak Aug 2022: 29M mcf.Gas, mcf per month010M20M30MPeak 29M (Aug 22)18M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Karnes County fell 23% over the last 12 months251M mcf through Jul 2026, against 325M mcf a year earlier. Peak Aug 2022: 29M mcf.Gas, mcf per month010M20M30MPeak 29M (Aug 22)18M'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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Karnes 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 2018, at 126,468,902 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2019, at 356,662,903 mcf.

Karnes County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
202599,439,483306,609,536
202495,156,570310,815,134
2023101,297,706312,704,532
2022116,189,977311,546,966
2021109,134,661294,129,392
2020108,629,376312,396,543
2019124,143,952356,662,903
2018126,468,902339,492,825
2017111,134,967291,802,654
2016102,002,826285,787,215
2015121,303,175291,070,887
2014108,579,239231,260,672
201379,211,156174,372,229
201250,495,230114,816,129
201118,159,84451,125,688
20102,963,86418,261,516
2009464,89310,848,265
2008410,36310,916,305
2007350,9358,002,121
2006352,3096,560,185
2005374,4428,631,711
2004379,3539,993,382
2003378,95212,772,396
2002314,4398,474,223
2001326,7977,246,630
2000377,7288,775,782
1999434,00110,847,856
1998467,29510,146,186
1997452,66111,796,792
1996441,40410,986,046
1995451,68010,252,932
1994508,77010,652,765
1993617,34011,943,002

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.

Karnes County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Karnes County: 153,491 royalty records on the roll

At least 1,164 of the 153,491 royalty-interest records on Karnes 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
153,491
Still titled to an estate, at least
1,164
Share of the roll
0.76%
Search a name on the Karnes County rollEvery county, with the method

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

The biggest leases in Karnes County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 2,541), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Karnes County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Karnes County, by oil

Burlington Resources O & G Co leads

  1. Burlington Resources O & G Co LP319 leases23Mbbl
  2. Marathon Oil Ef LLC928 leases14Mbbl
  3. EOG Resources, Inc.338 leases12Mbbl
  4. Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.225 leases8.8Mbbl
  5. BPX Operating Company110 leases4.7Mbbl
  6. Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA87 leases4.3Mbbl
  7. Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC110 leases3.8Mbbl
  8. Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC211 leases2.2Mbbl

Fields in Karnes County, by oil

Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) leads

  1. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)1,340 leases · District 02 · Field 2713575059Mbbl
  2. Sugarkane (Eagle Ford)816 leases · District 02 · Field 8695060012Mbbl
  3. Sugarkane (Austin Chalk)304 leases · District 02 · Field 869503005.8Mbbl
  4. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1)2 leases · District 01 · Field 27135700262kbbl
  5. De Witt (Eagle Ford Shale)3 leases · District 02 · Field 2449250013.8kbbl
  6. Porter, N. (Pettus)1 lease · District 02 · Field 724645009,280bbl
  7. Kenedy (Wilcox 5770)1 lease · District 02 · Field 488440705,951bbl
  8. Panna Maria (Edwards)2 leases · District 02 · Field 689435005,655bbl

More operators here

OperatorGulftex Energy, LLC26OperatorVerdun Oil & Gas LLC24OperatorFW Eagle Ford I, LLC16OperatorWarwick-Artemis, LLC12
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Recent drilling permits in Karnes County

Counties near Karnes County (number = producing leases)

CountyWilson298CountyGoliad168CountyDe Witt1,420CountyBee280CountyAtascosa951CountyLive Oak943CountyGonzales1,011CountyGuadalupe180CountyVictoria123CountyBexar189