Texas county · RRC district 04
Kenedy County
Kenedy County reported 15 million mcf of gas and 272,120 barrels of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 67th of 197 Texas counties by gas.
County dossier · #67 of 197 for gas
- Producing leases
- 113of 245 on record
- Operators
- 6
- Fields
- 21
- Top operator
- Headington Energy Partners, LLC
Own minerals in Kenedy 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
- 272,120 bbl
- Share of Texas gas
- 0.1%
- Leases on record
- 245
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Kenedy County
Gas output in Kenedy County fell 7% over the last 12 months
15M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 16M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2021, 3.5M mcf.
Oil output in Kenedy County fell 13% over the last 12 months
272k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 313k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 39.8k 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 Kenedy County
1,897,932mcf gas+68% on the year before
1,826,541mcf gas−3% on the year before
1,265,634mcf gas−17% on the year before
1,189,547mcf gas−16% on the year before
42,036bbl oil−12% on the year before
608,624mcf gasno full prior year
24,278bbl oil−2% on the year before
550,171mcf gas−16% on the year before
532,142mcf gas−25% on the year before
504,824mcf gas+8% on the year before
457,857mcf gas−30% on the year before
405,819mcf gas−30% on the year before
389,182mcf gas−5% on the year before
370,926mcf gas+49% on the year before
364,033mcf gas−23% on the year before
346,184mcf gas+4% on the year before
14,053bbl oil+29% on the year before
266,428mcf gas−11% on the year before
231,507mcf gas−15% on the year before
213,466mcf gas−26% on the year before
7,648bbl oil−2% on the year before
152,988mcf gas+9% on the year before
151,257mcf gas+56% on the year before
6,359bbl oil+38% on the year before
145,555mcf gas+1% on the year before
Showing 25 of 113.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.
In Kenedy County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Kenedy County, by gas
Headington Energy Partners leads
- Headington Energy Partners, LLC53 producing leases here12Mmcf
- Hilcorp Energy Company25 producing leases here695kmcf
- Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.4 producing leases here661kmcf
- Sarita Energy Resources, Ltd.4 producing leases here411kmcf
- Abaco Operating, LLC19 producing leases here320kmcf
- Dewbre Petroleum Corporation8 producing leases here77.8kmcf
Fields in Kenedy County, by gas
Rita, S.e. (Consolidated) leads
- Rita, S.e. (Consolidated)18 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 7694105010Mmcf
- El Paistle, Deep (Frio)21 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 281152001.2Mmcf
- Stillman (Deep Cons.)4 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 86133010661kmcf
- Sarita Shallow (Mio-Frio Cons.)3 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 81124300657kmcf
- Sarita, East (Frio)18 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 81116500542kmcf
- Potrero Farias (Miocene 4720)1 producing lease here · District 04 · Field 72653600389kmcf
- Ball Ranch (Vicksburg Cons.)16 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 05276300286kmcf
- Mifflin (F-0103)1 producing lease here · District 04 · Field 6128350047.9kmcf
More operators here
Search this county →Recent drilling permits in Kenedy County
SANTA FE JULIAN PASTURE #5
new drill · Abaco Operating, LLC · Kenedy County
Permit 0916014 · Jun 2, 2026
EAST, S.K. MRS. #208
recompletion · Headington Energy Partners, LLC · Kenedy County
Permit 0902995 · Oct 3, 2024
SANTA FE JULIAN PASTURE #5
new drill · Abaco Operating, LLC · Kenedy County
Permit 0899676 · May 21, 2024
SANTA FE JULIAN PASTURE #1
recompletion · Abaco Operating, LLC · Kenedy County
Permit 0896999 · Feb 2, 2024
For owners
Minerals in Kenedy County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 121 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 0.0%
- Producing leases
- 113
- Operators
- 6
If you inherited mineral rights in Kenedy County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Headington Energy Partners, LLC, among 6 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 245 leases in Kenedy County, of which 113 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.