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Live Oak County, Texas oil and gas

  • 21,718,786bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 943producing leases
  • 1,845wells on the map
  • 200drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Live Oak County

Map of Live Oak County, Texas, with 1,845 oil and gas wells and 200 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations200Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells1,289On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing403Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged153The 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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1,845 wells with a location on the state's map (1,289 producing, 403 not producing, 153 plugged) and 200 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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Wells near a town: George West · Three Rivers · Newest drilling permits in Live Oak County · Wells by ZIP code

Live Oak County is one of the 27 counties of the Eagle Ford Shale

Live Oak County reported 22 million barrels of oil and 151 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 23rd of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

21,718,786bbl oil, last 12 months−1% 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
943of 1,433 on record
Operators
50
Fields
93
Top operator
Burlington Resources O & G Co LP

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Live Oak CountyLive OakAtascosaGoliadMcMullenKarnesSan PatricioBeeLive Oak County
Live Oak County · RRC district 02
Gas, last 12 months
151,254,130 mcf
Share of Texas oil
1.1%
Wells on record
1,854on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Live Oak County

Oil output in Live Oak County held steady over the last 12 months

22M bbl through Jul 2026, against 22M bbl a year earlier. Peak Aug 2024: 2.4M bbl.

Oil output in Live Oak County held steady over the last 12 months22M bbl through Jul 2026, against 22M bbl a year earlier. Peak Aug 2024: 2.4M bbl.Oil, bbl per month0500k1M1.5M2M2.5MPeak 2.4M (Aug 24)1.8M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Live Oak County held steady over the last 12 months22M bbl through Jul 2026, against 22M bbl a year earlier. Peak Aug 2024: 2.4M bbl.Oil, bbl per month0500k1M1.5M2M2.5MPeak 2.4M (Aug 24)1.8M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Live Oak County rose 15% over the last 12 months

151M mcf through Jul 2026, against 131M mcf a year earlier. Peak Apr 2026: 15M mcf.

Gas output in Live Oak County rose 15% over the last 12 months151M mcf through Jul 2026, against 131M mcf a year earlier. Peak Apr 2026: 15M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20MPeak 15M (Apr 26)14M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Live Oak County rose 15% over the last 12 months151M mcf through Jul 2026, against 131M mcf a year earlier. Peak Apr 2026: 15M mcf.Gas, mcf per month05M10M15M20MPeak 15M (Apr 26)14M'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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Live Oak 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 2024, at 25,972,049 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2023, at 143,266,264 mcf.

Live Oak County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
202520,883,221129,627,789
202425,972,049140,635,562
202324,716,882143,266,264
202220,584,298103,067,051
202113,052,17069,939,876
202012,477,35869,299,402
201916,701,83786,444,987
201811,352,63969,719,017
201712,034,72368,919,938
201615,149,98888,676,903
201520,749,702111,055,302
201421,835,377112,620,606
201315,451,77090,331,627
201210,485,75867,390,568
20115,830,15444,335,676
20101,530,38132,233,946
2009923,04023,123,051
2008799,16124,288,514
2007816,20323,839,123
2006721,62323,506,169
2005637,47623,111,501
2004639,83525,783,062
2003676,88527,084,732
2002706,47128,692,605
2001676,84928,527,911
2000723,29029,362,079
1999771,63126,910,707
1998889,24928,544,182
1997991,20035,341,571
19961,026,01939,751,716
19951,238,83749,109,684
19941,451,28552,209,534
19931,357,03444,236,851

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.

Live Oak County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Live Oak County: 25,066 royalty records on the roll

At least 252 of the 25,066 royalty-interest records on Live Oak County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (1.01%). 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
25,066
Still titled to an estate, at least
252
Share of the roll
1.01%
Search a name on the Live Oak County rollEvery county, with the method

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

The biggest leases in Live Oak County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 943), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Live Oak County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Live Oak County, by oil

Burlington Resources O & G Co leads

  1. Burlington Resources O & G Co LP405 leases15Mbbl
  2. Verdun Oil & Gas LLC86 leases2.2Mbbl
  3. Crescent Energy Operating, LLC39 leases1.7Mbbl
  4. Marathon Oil Ef LLC211 leases1.3Mbbl
  5. Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC6 leases427kbbl
  6. Merit Energy Company1 lease333kbbl
  7. Warwick-Artemis, LLC2 leases54.8kbbl
  8. McGowan Working Partners, Inc.5 leases34.3kbbl

Fields in Live Oak County, by oil

Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) leads

  1. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)318 leases · District 02 · Field 2713575012Mbbl
  2. Sugarkane (Eagle Ford)433 leases · District 02 · Field 869506008Mbbl
  3. Sugarkane (Austin Chalk)25 leases · District 02 · Field 86950300671kbbl
  4. Sinor Nest (Lower Wilcox)1 lease · District 02 · Field 83750500333kbbl
  5. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1)1 lease · District 01 · Field 2713570067.9kbbl
  6. Lucille (Hockley, Upper)3 leases · District 02 · Field 5544050024.8kbbl
  7. Redmar (Pettus)1 lease · District 02 · Field 7546326518.1kbbl
  8. Simmons City (Govt. Wells)2 leases · District 02 · Field 8368250015.3kbbl

More operators here

OperatorRosewood Resources, Inc.2OperatorWarwick-Artemis, LLC2OperatorMcGowan Working Partners, Inc.5OperatorAurora Resources Corporation4
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Recent drilling permits in Live Oak County

Counties near Live Oak County (number = producing leases)

CountyBee280CountyMcMullen1,659CountyKarnes2,541CountyJim Wells144CountySan Patricio78CountyAtascosa951CountyGoliad168CountyDuval347CountyNueces440CountyWilson298