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Mitchell County, Texas oil and gas

  • 3,777,348bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 262producing leases
  • 5,145wells on the map
  • 60drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Mitchell County

Map of Mitchell County, Texas, with 5,145 oil and gas wells and 60 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations60Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells3,762On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing281Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged1,102The 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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5,145 wells with a location on the state's map (3,762 producing, 281 not producing, 1,102 plugged) and 60 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/counties/mitchell-county-tx">Mitchell County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Wells near a town: Colorado City · Newest drilling permits in Mitchell County · Wells by ZIP code

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

Mitchell County reported 3.8 million barrels of oil and 4.5 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 42nd of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

3,777,348bbl oil, last 12 months−7% 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
262of 393 on record
Operators
53
Fields
31

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Where it sits

This county

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Mitchell County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
4,535,928 mcf
Share of Texas oil
0.2%
Wells on record
5,150on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Mitchell County

Oil output in Mitchell County fell 7% over the last 12 months

3.8M bbl through Jul 2026, against 4.1M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 442k bbl.

Oil output in Mitchell County fell 7% over the last 12 months3.8M bbl through Jul 2026, against 4.1M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 442k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0100k200k300k400k500kPeak 442k (May 25)274k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Mitchell County fell 7% over the last 12 months3.8M bbl through Jul 2026, against 4.1M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 442k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0100k200k300k400k500kPeak 442k (May 25)274k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Mitchell County rose 60% over the last 12 months

4.5M mcf through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf a year earlier. Peak Nov 2025: 465k mcf.

Gas output in Mitchell County rose 60% over the last 12 months4.5M mcf through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf a year earlier. Peak Nov 2025: 465k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0100k200k300k400k500kPeak 465k (Nov 25)338k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Mitchell County rose 60% over the last 12 months4.5M mcf through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf a year earlier. Peak Nov 2025: 465k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0100k200k300k400k500kPeak 465k (Nov 25)338k'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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Mitchell 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 4,266,999 bbl. The highest year for gas was 2025, at 4,153,284 mcf.

Mitchell County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
20254,266,9994,153,284
20242,848,9881,372,025
20232,149,063662,580
20221,875,399539,281
20211,925,647625,797
20202,090,230698,339
20192,421,785764,219
20182,649,567697,537
20172,902,203667,747
20163,036,255563,253
20153,343,459807,779
20143,837,309991,587
20134,229,463671,290
20124,184,053324,645
20114,029,240440,022
20103,960,454482,456
20093,878,842453,179
20083,772,301372,045
20073,374,358449,628
20063,272,653451,030
20053,179,639491,296
20043,007,352433,960
20032,771,740397,420
20022,792,914398,974
20012,960,482424,571
20002,984,243466,228
19993,034,732485,914
19983,343,598700,989
19973,564,337912,143
19963,641,3391,253,301
19953,717,824874,476
19943,818,544743,341
19934,025,052742,760

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.

Mitchell County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Mitchell County: 20,474 royalty records on the roll

At least 156 of the 20,474 royalty-interest records on Mitchell County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (0.76%). 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
20,474
Still titled to an estate, at least
156
Share of the roll
0.76%

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

The biggest leases in Mitchell County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 262), ranked by output value.

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Recent drilling permits in Mitchell County