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Texas county · RRC district 08

Martin County

Martin County reported 258 million barrels of oil and 793 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 1st of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #1 of 224 for oil

258,441,213bbl oil, last 12 months+1% vs prior year
Producing leases
3,887of 5,135 on record
Operators
49
Fields
26

Own minerals in Martin 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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Martin County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
793,038,854 mcf
Share of Texas oil
13%
Leases on record
5,135
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Martin 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 Martin County held steady over the last 12 months

258M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 255M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 23M bbl.

Oil output in Martin County held steady over the last 12 months258M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 255M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 23M bbl.Oil, bbl per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 23M (Dec 25)20M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Martin County held steady over the last 12 months258M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 255M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Dec 2025, 23M bbl.Oil, bbl per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 23M (Dec 25)20M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Martin County rose 10% over the last 12 months

793M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 721M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 70M mcf.

Gas output in Martin County rose 10% over the last 12 months793M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 721M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 70M mcf.Gas, mcf per month025M50M75MPeak 70M (May 26)68M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Martin County rose 10% over the last 12 months793M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 721M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 70M mcf.Gas, mcf per month025M50M75MPeak 70M (May 26)68M'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 Martin 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 150 (the 150 largest of 3,887 producing leases).

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

In Martin 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 Martin County

For owners

Minerals in Martin County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
1 of 224
Share of Texas oil
13%
Producing leases
3,887
Operators
49

If you inherited mineral rights in Martin County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Diamondback E&P LLC, among 49 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 5,135 leases in Martin County, of which 3,887 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.