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Texas county · RRC district 08

Midland County

Midland County reported 240 million barrels of oil and 1.02 billion mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 2nd of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #2 of 224 for oil

239,689,782bbl oil, last 12 months−2% vs prior year
Producing leases
3,550of 4,840 on record
Operators
56
Fields
45

Own minerals in Midland 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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Midland County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
1,016,193,374 mcf
Share of Texas oil
12%
Leases on record
4,840
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

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

240M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 244M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2023, 21M bbl.

Oil output in Midland County held steady over the last 12 months240M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 244M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2023, 21M bbl.Oil, bbl per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 21M (Jul 23)18M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Midland County held steady over the last 12 months240M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 244M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2023, 21M bbl.Oil, bbl per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 21M (Jul 23)18M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Midland County rose 5% over the last 12 months

1B mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 969M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 93M mcf.

Gas output in Midland County rose 5% over the last 12 months1B mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 969M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 93M mcf.Gas, mcf per month025M50M75M100MPeak 93M (May 26)87M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Midland County rose 5% over the last 12 months1B mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 969M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 93M mcf.Gas, mcf per month025M50M75M100MPeak 93M (May 26)87M'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 Midland 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 3,550 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 Midland 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 Midland County

For owners

Minerals in Midland County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
2 of 224
Share of Texas oil
12%
Producing leases
3,550
Operators
56

If you inherited mineral rights in Midland County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., among 56 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 4,840 leases in Midland County, of which 3,550 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.