Texas county · RRC district 8A
King County, Texas oil and gas
- 1,185,533bbl oil in the last 12 months
- 93producing leases
- 898wells on the map
- 31drilling locations in two years
Oil wells and drilling locations in King County
- Drilling locations31Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells421On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing201Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged276The 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.
898 wells with a location on the state's map (421 producing, 201 not producing, 276 plugged) and 31 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/king-county-tx">King County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>Wells near a town: Guthrie · Newest drilling permits in King County · Wells by ZIP code
King County reported 1.2 million barrels of oil and 48,380 mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 63rd of 225 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier
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
- 93of 189 on record
- Operators
- 19
- Fields
- 52
- Top operator
- High River Res Operating, LLC
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- Gas, last 12 months
- 48,380 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- <0.1%
- Wells on record
- 898on leases with production reports
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in King County
Oil output in King County fell 11% over the last 12 months
1.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 1.3M bbl a year earlier. Peak Nov 2024: 167k bbl.
Gas output in King County rose 4% over the last 12 months
48.4k mcf through Jul 2026, against 46.7k mcf a year earlier. Peak Mar 2022: 11.1k mcf.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.
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</script>King 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 5,695,419 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2000, at 3,956,079 mcf.
| Year | Oilbbl | Gasmcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,249,791 | 49,001 |
| 2024 | 1,289,238 | 47,101 |
| 2023 | 1,262,529 | 59,144 |
| 2022 | 1,365,629 | 105,293 |
| 2021 | 1,299,295 | 113,847 |
| 2020 | 1,427,716 | 116,157 |
| 2019 | 1,743,311 | 179,080 |
| 2018 | 1,802,457 | 200,435 |
| 2017 | 1,934,088 | 238,605 |
| 2016 | 1,942,259 | 312,520 |
| 2015 | 1,704,837 | 367,473 |
| 2014 | 1,318,531 | 475,453 |
| 2013 | 1,194,258 | 414,298 |
| 2012 | 1,324,573 | 490,258 |
| 2011 | 1,384,024 | 619,918 |
| 2010 | 1,542,128 | 521,450 |
| 2009 | 1,840,559 | 688,625 |
| 2008 | 1,956,108 | 860,355 |
| 2007 | 2,037,625 | 1,292,400 |
| 2006 | 2,251,382 | 1,426,035 |
| 2005 | 2,058,384 | 2,155,654 |
| 2004 | 2,211,714 | 2,190,044 |
| 2003 | 2,604,746 | 2,042,783 |
| 2002 | 2,759,198 | 2,587,403 |
| 2001 | 2,873,685 | 3,395,874 |
| 2000 | 2,796,694 | 3,956,079 |
| 1999 | 2,631,126 | 2,938,909 |
| 1998 | 2,975,097 | 2,646,174 |
| 1997 | 3,603,228 | 2,266,935 |
| 1996 | 4,080,057 | 1,551,572 |
| 1995 | 4,447,019 | 1,719,679 |
| 1994 | 4,761,630 | 1,755,852 |
| 1993 | 5,695,419 | 1,956,728 |
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.
The biggest leases in King County
Under each volume: change on the year before.
512,646bbl oil−23%
102,961bbl oil−8%
75,927bbl oil+26%
41,459bbl oiln/a
36,581bbl oil−20%
32,133bbl oil+10%
30,452bbl oil−17%
27,439bbl oil−7%
22,488bbl oil+42%
20,398bbl oil+5%
19,006bbl oil+12%
18,595bbl oil+7%
18,435bbl oil−54%
17,204bbl oil+11%
15,463bbl oiln/a
14,541bbl oil−6%
11,039bbl oiln/a
10,134bbl oil+11%
9,961bbl oiln/a
9,661bbl oil−25%
6,208bbl oil−9%
6,122bbl oil+22%
5,877bbl oil+7%
5,690bbl oil+8%
5,430bbl oil+6%
Showing 25 of 93, ranked by output value.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in King County, by oil
High River Res Operating leads
- High River Res Operating, LLC25 leases722kbbl
- Medders Oil Company, Inc.8 leases173kbbl
- Burnett Oil Co., Inc.5 leases91.2kbbl
- Gunn Oil Company5 leases53kbbl
- New Height Energy, LLC4 leases35.8kbbl
- Sojourner Drilling Corporation10 leases25.9kbbl
- Buck Wheat Resources, L.P.7 leases20.2kbbl
- Salida Exploration, LLC4 leases19kbbl
Fields in King County, by oil
Anne Tandy (Strawn) leads
- Anne Tandy (Strawn)6 leases · District 8A · Field 03025400525kbbl
- Balt (Tannehill)8 leases · District 8A · Field 05355380186kbbl
- Roberts Rift (Strawn 5500)2 leases · District 8A · Field 77305375105kbbl
- Wild Hog (Bunger Sand)2 leases · District 8A · Field 9735702542.9kbbl
- Legacy (Tannehill Sand)1 lease · District 8A · Field 5296538041.5kbbl
- Bateman Ranch3 leases · District 8A · Field 0606700133.5kbbl
- Christopher (Lower Tannehill)11 leases · District 8A · Field 1809920033.1kbbl
- Captain Burk (Strawn Reef)1 lease · District 8A · Field 1550550032.1kbbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in King County
SIMPSON #7A
new drill · Salida Exploration, LLC · King County
Permit 0919844 · Nov 2, 2026
PITCHFORK TTTT #4
new drill · Medders Oil Company, Inc. · King County
Permit 0919710 · Oct 28, 2026
PEARLS 'A' #2
new drill · Halliburton Operating Company · King County
Permit 0917891 · Sep 27, 2026
BURNETT RANCH CO2 FLOOD 'PA1' #1BI
new drill · High River Res Operating, LLC · King County
Permit 0917996 · Sep 16, 2026
BURNETT RANCH CO2 FLOOD 'PA1' #1WI
new drill · High River Res Operating, LLC · King County
Permit 0917999 · Sep 9, 2026
LEGACY SOUTH #1
new drill · Halliburton Operating Company · King County
Permit 0918181 · Sep 1, 2026