Texas county · RRC district 03
Newton County, Texas oil and gas
- 598,018bbl oil in the last 12 months
- 85producing leases
- 258wells on the map
- 7drilling locations in two years
Oil wells and drilling locations in Newton County
- Drilling locations7Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells122On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing103Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged33The 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.
258 wells with a location on the state's map (122 producing, 103 not producing, 33 plugged) and 7 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/newton-county-tx">Newton County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>Wells near a town: Deweyville · Newton · Newest drilling permits in Newton County · Wells by ZIP code
Newton County reported 598,018 barrels of oil and 2.7 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 90th 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
- 85of 198 on record
- Operators
- 20
- Fields
- 23
- Top operator
- Theron Energy Operating, LLC
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- Gas, last 12 months
- 2,748,372 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- <0.1%
- Wells on record
- 258on leases with production reports
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in Newton County
Oil output in Newton County rose 46% over the last 12 months
598k bbl through Jul 2026, against 410k bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2022: 78k bbl.
Gas output in Newton County rose 95% over the last 12 months
2.7M mcf through Jul 2026, against 1.4M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jan 2022: 313k mcf.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.
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</script>Newton 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 1994, at 3,225,008 bbl. The highest year for gas was 1994, at 24,682,033 mcf.
| Year | Oilbbl | Gasmcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 468,330 | 1,808,083 |
| 2024 | 487,861 | 1,737,094 |
| 2023 | 665,804 | 2,135,317 |
| 2022 | 799,777 | 3,022,474 |
| 2021 | 807,338 | 2,968,289 |
| 2020 | 623,841 | 2,304,667 |
| 2019 | 661,823 | 2,890,173 |
| 2018 | 673,575 | 3,072,331 |
| 2017 | 681,945 | 3,550,499 |
| 2016 | 730,141 | 4,459,951 |
| 2015 | 794,663 | 5,473,209 |
| 2014 | 785,244 | 6,333,351 |
| 2013 | 865,538 | 6,536,823 |
| 2012 | 1,088,794 | 9,147,987 |
| 2011 | 979,896 | 12,392,533 |
| 2010 | 798,959 | 8,283,724 |
| 2009 | 695,052 | 4,070,417 |
| 2008 | 767,105 | 3,746,777 |
| 2007 | 896,507 | 6,234,791 |
| 2006 | 1,020,095 | 6,493,731 |
| 2005 | 684,699 | 3,625,015 |
| 2004 | 731,208 | 3,605,979 |
| 2003 | 660,126 | 3,512,270 |
| 2002 | 679,135 | 4,748,429 |
| 2001 | 949,909 | 6,710,601 |
| 2000 | 857,862 | 5,115,058 |
| 1999 | 757,836 | 5,315,562 |
| 1998 | 989,478 | 8,175,878 |
| 1997 | 1,382,994 | 12,414,916 |
| 1996 | 2,214,204 | 17,862,708 |
| 1995 | 2,434,750 | 19,815,702 |
| 1994 | 3,225,008 | 24,682,033 |
| 1993 | 2,085,223 | 14,626,020 |
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.
Newton County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll
Mineral owners in Newton County: 3,058 royalty records on the roll
At least 83 of the 3,058 royalty-interest records on Newton County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (2.71%). 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
- 3,058
- Still titled to an estate, at least
- 83
- Share of the roll
- 2.71%
SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Newton County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.
The biggest leases in Newton County
Under each volume: change on the year before.
71,366bbl oil−43%
947,116mcf gasn/a
32,327bbl oil−37%
- ATHENA
03-301705Theron Energy Operating, LLCMagnolia Springs (Austin Chalk)
473,653mcf gasn/a
195,539mcf gas+5%
8,375bbl oil−17%
7,668bbl oil+12%
162,532mcf gas+68%
147,101mcf gas−42%
5,768bbl oil−25%
122,171mcf gasn/a
5,173bbl oil−26%
114,466mcf gas−12%
4,762bbl oil−14%
4,547bbl oil+8%
3,884bbl oil−26%
3,817bbl oil+6%
3,707bbl oil−21%
3,485bbl oil+11%
3,341bbl oil+3%
3,063bbl oil−42%
- VASTAR
03-23734HD Operating Co, LLCNewton
2,833bbl oil−13%
2,660bbl oil+2%
2,535bbl oil+52%
- NEWTON
03-24266HD Operating Co, LLCNewton
2,403bbl oil−5%
Showing 25 of 85, ranked by output value.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Newton County, by oil
Theron Energy Operating leads
- Theron Energy Operating, LLC4 leases332kbbl
- Foundation Energy Management LLC2 leases104kbbl
- Zarvona Energy LLC10 leases46.4kbbl
- HD Operating Co, LLC20 leases28.7kbbl
- Arcadia Energy Resources, LLC12 leases25.9kbbl
- Prime Operating Company4 leases16.6kbbl
- Indian Exploration, Inc.5 leases10.6kbbl
- Rockstar Production, LLC11 leases9,174bbl
Fields in Newton County, by oil
Magnolia Springs (Austin Chalk) leads
- Magnolia Springs (Austin Chalk)12 leases · District 03 · Field 56785500377kbbl
- Newton, N. (Kurth Sand)2 leases · District 03 · Field 65395125104kbbl
- Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800)32 leases · District 06 · Field 1219350041.5kbbl
- Newton19 leases · District 03 · Field 6539300127.2kbbl
- Camptown (6720 Sand)2 leases · District 03 · Field 1519062510.3kbbl
- Quicksand Creek (Wilcox 10,500)1 lease · District 03 · Field 737404065,768bbl
- Bon Weir (10,800)1 lease · District 03 · Field 103857104,762bbl
- Long Prairie (12300)1 lease · District 03 · Field 547125004,754bbl
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Recent drilling permits in Newton County
POTATO AZM #1
new drill · Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC · Newton County
Permit 0912708 · Feb 2, 2026
ATHENA #1H
new drill · horizontal · Theron Energy Operating, LLC · Newton County
Permit 0913053 · Jan 22, 2026
ARTEMIS SWD #1
new drill · Theron Energy Operating, LLC · Newton County
Permit 0911927 · Nov 21, 2025
KURTH, J.H., JR. -B- #10
new drill · Foundation Energy Management LLC · Newton County
Permit 0901441 · Oct 29, 2025
QUINN #8
new drill · Indian Exploration, Inc. · Newton County
Permit 0900869 · Oct 29, 2025
B. E. QUINN, III ET AL #1
new drill · Geoterre Operating, L.L.C. · Newton County
Permit 0908168 · May 27, 2025