Texas county · RRC district 08
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
- 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.
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
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
- Top operator
- Bayswater Operating Company LLC
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- 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.
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.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.
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</script>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.
| Year | Oilbbl | Gasmcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,266,999 | 4,153,284 |
| 2024 | 2,848,988 | 1,372,025 |
| 2023 | 2,149,063 | 662,580 |
| 2022 | 1,875,399 | 539,281 |
| 2021 | 1,925,647 | 625,797 |
| 2020 | 2,090,230 | 698,339 |
| 2019 | 2,421,785 | 764,219 |
| 2018 | 2,649,567 | 697,537 |
| 2017 | 2,902,203 | 667,747 |
| 2016 | 3,036,255 | 563,253 |
| 2015 | 3,343,459 | 807,779 |
| 2014 | 3,837,309 | 991,587 |
| 2013 | 4,229,463 | 671,290 |
| 2012 | 4,184,053 | 324,645 |
| 2011 | 4,029,240 | 440,022 |
| 2010 | 3,960,454 | 482,456 |
| 2009 | 3,878,842 | 453,179 |
| 2008 | 3,772,301 | 372,045 |
| 2007 | 3,374,358 | 449,628 |
| 2006 | 3,272,653 | 451,030 |
| 2005 | 3,179,639 | 491,296 |
| 2004 | 3,007,352 | 433,960 |
| 2003 | 2,771,740 | 397,420 |
| 2002 | 2,792,914 | 398,974 |
| 2001 | 2,960,482 | 424,571 |
| 2000 | 2,984,243 | 466,228 |
| 1999 | 3,034,732 | 485,914 |
| 1998 | 3,343,598 | 700,989 |
| 1997 | 3,564,337 | 912,143 |
| 1996 | 3,641,339 | 1,253,301 |
| 1995 | 3,717,824 | 874,476 |
| 1994 | 3,818,544 | 743,341 |
| 1993 | 4,025,052 | 742,760 |
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.
503,921bbl oil−9%
309,533bbl oil+45%
212,508bbl oiln/a
200,794bbl oil−7%
183,629bbl oiln/a
179,881bbl oiln/a
179,271bbl oil+64%
172,464bbl oil−5%
- ENDLESS DUNE 10-3
08-64335Bayswater Operating Company LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)
133,462bbl oiln/a
129,139bbl oiln/a
127,895bbl oil−3%
117,578bbl oil−64%
110,556bbl oiln/a
92,963bbl oiln/a
79,102bbl oil+1%
72,505bbl oiln/a
62,504bbl oil−64%
62,232bbl oil−65%
57,221bbl oil−65%
51,491bbl oil−38%
- TREASURE TOMB 11-2
08-65519Bayswater Operating Company LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)
46,484bbl oiln/a
44,962bbl oil−71%
44,395bbl oil−38%
41,715bbl oil−15%
36,885bbl oil−4%
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
Operators in Mitchell County, by oil
Bayswater Operating Company leads
- Bayswater Operating Company LLC17 leases1.9Mbbl
- Bce-Mach III LLC22 leases823kbbl
- Saguaro Petroleum, LLC7 leases345kbbl
- Basa Resources, Inc.15 leases242kbbl
- Grayrock Energy II, LLC3 leases129kbbl
- Schlachter Operating Corporation19 leases53.6kbbl
- GTG Operating, LLC1 lease41.7kbbl
- Americo Energy Resources, LLC3 leases40.7kbbl
Fields in Mitchell County, by oil
Spraberry (Trend Area) leads
- Spraberry (Trend Area)18 leases · District 08 · Field 852803001.9Mbbl
- Westbrook24 leases · District 08 · Field 96563001852kbbl
- A & S (Miss.)9 leases · District 08 · Field 00206500347kbbl
- Iatan, East Howard25 leases · District 08 · Field 44148500280kbbl
- Turner-Gregory (Clear Fork)25 leases · District 08 · Field 91903333117kbbl
- Sharon Ridge (1700)52 leases · District 8A · Field 8271049892.3kbbl
- Coleman Ranch16 leases · District 08 · Field 1954100159.9kbbl
- Iatan (San Andres)3 leases · District 08 · Field 4414750024.2kbbl
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Recent drilling permits in Mitchell County
FOSTER, MARY #22
reclass · Basa Resources, Inc. · Mitchell County
Permit 0918712 · Sep 21, 2026
CP# 26-146 CATHODIC PROTECTION #41
new drill · Energy Transfer Company · Mitchell County
Permit 0918113 · Aug 26, 2026
MEMPHIS 9-3-60 #H 3W
new drill · horizontal · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · Mitchell County
Permit 0917122 · Jul 16, 2026
LUXOR 9-3-60 #H 1W
new drill · horizontal · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · Mitchell County
Permit 0917121 · Jul 16, 2026
OASIS 9-16-33-40 #H 1W
new drill · horizontal · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · Mitchell County
Permit 0915988 · Jun 29, 2026
OASIS 9-16-33-40 #H 2W
new drill · horizontal · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · Mitchell County
Permit 0915987 · Jun 29, 2026