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Midland County, Texas oil and gas

  • 242,079,498bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 3,547producing leases
  • 15,018wells on the map
  • 1,227drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Midland County

Map of Midland County, Texas, with 15,018 oil and gas wells and 1,227 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations1,227Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells9,509On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing1,121Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged4,388The 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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15,018 wells with a location on the state's map (9,509 producing, 1,121 not producing, 4,388 plugged) and 1,227 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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Wells near a town: Midland · Newest drilling permits in Midland County · Wells by ZIP code

Midland County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

Midland County reported 242 million barrels of oil and 1.03 billion mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 2nd of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

242,079,498bbl 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
3,547of 4,913 on record
Operators
54
Fields
42
Top operator
Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.

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Midland CountyMidlandMartinAndrewsGlasscockHowardEctorMidland County
Midland County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
1,028,330,475 mcf
Share of Texas oil
12%
Wells on record
15,021on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Midland County

Oil output in Midland County held steady over the last 12 months

242M bbl through Jul 2026, against 244M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jul 2023: 21M bbl.

Oil output in Midland County held steady over the last 12 months242M bbl through Jul 2026, against 244M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jul 2023: 21M bbl.Oil, bbl per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 21M (Jul 23)20M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Midland County held steady over the last 12 months242M bbl through Jul 2026, against 244M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jul 2023: 21M bbl.Oil, bbl per month05M10M15M20M25MPeak 21M (Jul 23)20M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Midland County rose 6% over the last 12 months

1B mcf through Jul 2026, against 969M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2026: 94M mcf.

Gas output in Midland County rose 6% over the last 12 months1B mcf through Jul 2026, against 969M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2026: 94M mcf.Gas, mcf per month025M50M75M100MPeak 94M (May 26)91M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Midland County rose 6% over the last 12 months1B mcf through Jul 2026, against 969M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2026: 94M mcf.Gas, mcf per month025M50M75M100MPeak 94M (May 26)91M'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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Midland 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 2025, at 245,144,876 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2025, at 991,297,255 mcf.

Midland County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
2025245,144,876991,297,255
2024234,863,346918,286,436
2023231,901,515826,937,324
2022219,382,049719,276,811
2021198,048,061628,121,176
2020190,344,663547,330,993
2019185,287,073426,773,042
2018147,517,096309,432,935
2017104,348,447230,952,672
201673,247,460154,703,963
201547,163,002114,801,788
201433,274,39393,035,425
201324,542,44174,137,355
201222,903,28566,246,883
201118,926,08756,336,452
201014,892,66347,580,247
200913,300,98947,550,188
200811,263,26346,156,194
200710,940,99450,240,732
200610,583,22651,911,185
200510,489,57655,781,339
200410,988,62155,766,240
200310,913,40159,338,070
200210,897,65763,098,581
200111,982,81568,270,300
200011,771,15075,178,961
199911,787,58888,112,135
199813,745,91681,612,309
199713,401,74063,542,244
199612,530,31951,169,449
199512,475,68346,166,870
199412,036,24046,891,967
199311,128,34343,335,476

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.

Midland County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Midland County: 385,974 royalty records on the roll

At least 2,413 of the 385,974 royalty-interest records on Midland County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (0.63%). 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
385,974
Still titled to an estate, at least
2,413
Share of the roll
0.63%
Search a name on the Midland County rollEvery county, with the method

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

The biggest leases in Midland County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 3,547), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Midland County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Midland County, by oil

Pioneer Natural Res. USA leads

  1. Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.1,569 leases93Mbbl
  2. Diamondback E&P LLC624 leases44Mbbl
  3. XTO Energy Inc.245 leases19Mbbl
  4. Chevron U. S. A. Inc.144 leases18Mbbl
  5. Apache Corporation141 leases18Mbbl
  6. Oxyrock Operating, LLC167 leases9.3Mbbl
  7. Cog Operating LLC200 leases8.3Mbbl
  8. Ovintiv USA Inc.153 leases8.2Mbbl

Fields in Midland County, by oil

Spraberry (Trend Area) leads

  1. Spraberry (Trend Area)2,816 leases · District 08 · Field 85280300220Mbbl
  2. Parks (Consolidated)193 leases · District 08 · Field 6923312511Mbbl
  3. Spraberry (Trend Area) R 40 Exc390 leases · District 08 · Field 852803016.7Mbbl
  4. Pegasus (Consolidated)30 leases · District 7C · Field 702791001.3Mbbl
  5. Emma (Barnett Shale)15 leases · District 08 · Field 288990401.3Mbbl
  6. Peart (Barnett)3 leases · District 08 · Field 69996200192kbbl
  7. Dora Roberts (Consolidated)16 leases · District 08 · Field 25395100138kbbl
  8. Rose Petal (Lower Miss.)1 lease · District 08 · Field 7828550076.6kbbl

More operators here

OperatorPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC51OperatorDiscovery Operating, Inc.48OperatorFirebird Energy II LLC6OperatorCrescent Energy Operating, LLC26
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Recent drilling permits in Midland County

Counties near Midland County (number = producing leases)

CountyEctor1,063CountyGlasscock2,014CountyMartin3,874CountyUpton2,727CountyCrane933CountyReagan2,173CountyHoward2,159CountyAndrews2,098CountySterling897CountyWinkler844