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
- Producing leases
- 3,550of 4,840 on record
- Operators
- 56
- Fields
- 45
- Top operator
- Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.
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
- 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
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.
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.
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
3,313,031bbl oilno full prior year
2,685,879bbl oil+252% on the year before
2,253,213bbl oil−19% on the year before
1,943,537bbl oilno full prior year
1,813,636bbl oil−20% on the year before
1,703,949bbl oil0% on the year before
1,697,853bbl oilno full prior year
1,418,490bbl oil−1% on the year before
1,225,971bbl oil+802% on the year before
1,179,669bbl oil−37% on the year before
1,160,517bbl oil+171% on the year before
1,151,025bbl oil+106% on the year before
1,141,945bbl oilno full prior year
1,141,945bbl oilno full prior year
986,708bbl oilno full prior year
938,985bbl oil−18% on the year before
908,341bbl oil+92% on the year before
890,464bbl oil+85% on the year before
849,239bbl oil−76% on the year before
817,978bbl oilno full prior year
805,676bbl oil−6% on the year before
793,872bbl oilno full prior year
784,461bbl oil−13% on the year before
781,985bbl oilno full prior year
774,895bbl oil+68% on the year before
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
Operators in Midland County, by oil
Pioneer Natural Res. USA leads
- Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.1,586 producing leases here94Mbbl
- Diamondback E&P LLC616 producing leases here42Mbbl
- XTO Energy Inc.243 producing leases here20Mbbl
- Apache Corporation138 producing leases here18Mbbl
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc.137 producing leases here18Mbbl
- Oxyrock Operating, LLC167 producing leases here9.3Mbbl
- Ovintiv USA Inc.153 producing leases here7.5Mbbl
- Cog Operating LLC200 producing leases here7.4Mbbl
Fields in Midland County, by oil
Spraberry (Trend Area) leads
- Spraberry (Trend Area)2,828 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 85280300220Mbbl
- Parks (Consolidated)187 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 6923312511Mbbl
- Spraberry (Trend Area) R 40 Exc390 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 852803016.9Mbbl
- Spraberry (Trend Area)5 producing leases here · District 7C · Field 852792001.2Mbbl
- Pegasus (Consolidated)26 producing leases here · District 7C · Field 702791001.2Mbbl
- Emma (Barnett Shale)10 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 288990401.2Mbbl
- Peart (Barnett)3 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 69996200194kbbl
- Dora Roberts (Consolidated)17 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 25395100145kbbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Midland County
MCCLINTIC-TURNER 11J #110H
new drill · horizontal · Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. · Midland County
Permit 0917579 · Sep 25, 2026
COUNTRY MAC A9 #704MH
new drill · horizontal · Cog Operating LLC · Midland County
Permit 0915571 · Sep 25, 2026
PEGGY 20 N #U 2WB
new drill · horizontal · Diamondback E&P LLC · Midland County
Permit 0917656 · Sep 11, 2026
RUTTER 1-12 L #5WA
new drill · horizontal · Diamondback E&P LLC · Midland County
Permit 0917803 · Sep 10, 2026
RUTTER 1-12 L #5JM
new drill · horizontal · Diamondback E&P LLC · Midland County
Permit 0917802 · Sep 10, 2026
RUTTER 1-12 K #4WD
new drill · horizontal · Diamondback E&P LLC · Midland County
Permit 0917800 · Sep 10, 2026
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.