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Pecos County

Pecos County reported 23 million barrels of oil and 97 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 22nd of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #22 of 224 for oil

23,238,818bbl oil, last 12 months−3% vs prior year
Producing leases
1,225of 2,778 on record
Operators
131
Fields
207
Top operator
Continental Resources, Inc.

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Where it sits

This county

Pecos CountyPecosUptonCranePecos County
Pecos County · RRC district 08
Gas, last 12 months
96,998,086 mcf
Share of Texas oil
1.2%
Leases on record
2,778
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Pecos County

Monthly totals for every lease the Railroad Commission places in this county. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

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

23M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 24M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2022, 3M bbl.

Oil output in Pecos County held steady over the last 12 months23M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 24M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2022, 3M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3MPeak 3M (Nov 22)1.9M20222023202420252026
Oil output in Pecos County held steady over the last 12 months23M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 24M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Nov 2022, 3M bbl.Oil, bbl per month01M2M3MPeak 3M (Nov 22)1.9M'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Pecos County held steady over the last 12 months

97M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 98M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 12M mcf.

Gas output in Pecos County held steady over the last 12 months97M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 98M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 12M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02.5M5M7.5M10M13MPeak 12M (Oct 21)8.5M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Pecos County held steady over the last 12 months97M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 98M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2021, 12M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02.5M5M7.5M10M13MPeak 12M (Oct 21)8.5M'22'23'24'25'26

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 Pecos County

Ranked by what they produced in the last 12 months. Sort, filter by operator or field, and open any lease for its month-by-month ledger.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 1,225 producing leases).

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SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.

In Pecos County

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Your royalty check comes from the operator. These are the ones with the most output here.

Operators in Pecos County, by oil

Continental Resources leads

  1. Continental Resources, Inc.48 producing leases here5.8Mbbl
  2. Diamondback E&P LLC146 producing leases here5.4Mbbl
  3. Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC1 producing lease here4.8Mbbl
  4. XTO Energy Inc.127 producing leases here2.2Mbbl
  5. Swordfish Energy Operating, LLC32 producing leases here712kbbl
  6. VTX Energy Operating, LLC38 producing leases here680kbbl
  7. Blue Arrow Operating, LLC27 producing leases here538kbbl
  8. Crescent Energy Operating, LLC16 producing leases here442kbbl

Fields in Pecos County, by oil

Hoefs T-K (Wolfcamp) leads

  1. Hoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)245 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 419115009Mbbl
  2. Phantom (Wolfcamp)88 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 710529005.1Mbbl
  3. Yates2 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 992950014.8Mbbl
  4. Ruppel (Woodford)9 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 789538001.7Mbbl
  5. Wolfbone (Trend Area)118 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 983598001.6Mbbl
  6. Sandbar (Bone Spring)17 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 80544500275kbbl
  7. Toborg28 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 90286001110kbbl
  8. Fort Stockton15 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 3212400156.8kbbl

More operators here

OperatorMBX Operating LLC38OperatorGordy Oil Company38OperatorHalcon Operating Co., Inc.24OperatorMongoose Energy, LLC19
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Minerals in Pecos County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
22 of 224
Share of Texas oil
1.2%
Producing leases
1,225
Operators
131

If you inherited mineral rights in Pecos County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Continental Resources, Inc., among 131 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 2,778 leases in Pecos County, of which 1,225 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.