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Kleberg County

Kleberg County reported 286,003 barrels of oil and 4.4 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 117th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #117 of 224 for oil

286,003bbl oil, last 12 months+65% vs prior year
Producing leases
99of 330 on record
Operators
11
Fields
19

Own minerals in Kleberg 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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Kleberg County · RRC district 04
Gas, last 12 months
4,444,384 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Leases on record
330
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Kleberg 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 Kleberg County rose 65% over the last 12 months

286k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 173k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2024, 57.4k bbl.

Oil output in Kleberg County rose 65% over the last 12 months286k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 173k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2024, 57.4k bbl.Oil, bbl per month020k40k60kPeak 57.4k (Feb 24)26.2k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Kleberg County rose 65% over the last 12 months286k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 173k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2024, 57.4k bbl.Oil, bbl per month020k40k60kPeak 57.4k (Feb 24)26.2k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Kleberg County fell 18% over the last 12 months

4.4M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 5.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2024, 750k mcf.

Gas output in Kleberg County fell 18% over the last 12 months4.4M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 5.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2024, 750k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0200k400k600k800kPeak 750k (Feb 24)227k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Kleberg County fell 18% over the last 12 months4.4M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 5.4M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2024, 750k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0200k400k600k800kPeak 750k (Feb 24)227k'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 Kleberg 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 99.

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

In Kleberg 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 Kleberg County

For owners

Minerals in Kleberg County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
117 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.0%
Producing leases
99
Operators
11

If you inherited mineral rights in Kleberg County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Headington Energy Partners, LLC, among 11 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 330 leases in Kleberg County, of which 99 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.