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Smith County

Smith County reported 1.2 million barrels of oil and 14 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 64th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

1,162,655bbl oil, last 12 months+3% vs prior year
Producing leases
667of 1,009 on record
Operators
52
Fields
77
Top operator
Valence Operating Company

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Smith County · RRC district 06
Gas, last 12 months
14,008,382 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Data through
Jul 2026
Top field
Overton (Cotton Valley Sand)

Five years of output in Smith County

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

1.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 1.1M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 129k bbl.

Oil output in Smith County held steady over the last 12 months1.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 1.1M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 129k bbl.Oil, bbl per month050k100k150kPeak 129k (Jan 23)89k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Smith County held steady over the last 12 months1.2M bbl through Jul 2026, against 1.1M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 129k bbl.Oil, bbl per month050k100k150kPeak 129k (Jan 23)89k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Smith County rose 13% over the last 12 months

14M mcf through Jul 2026, against 12M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 1.6M mcf.

Gas output in Smith County rose 13% over the last 12 months14M mcf through Jul 2026, against 12M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 1.6M mcf.Gas, mcf per month0500k1M1.5M2MPeak 1.6M (Dec 22)1.3M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Smith County rose 13% over the last 12 months14M mcf through Jul 2026, against 12M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2022: 1.6M mcf.Gas, mcf per month0500k1M1.5M2MPeak 1.6M (Dec 22)1.3M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026.

The biggest leases in Smith County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 667), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Smith County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Smith County, by oil

Valence Operating leads

  1. Valence Operating Company49 leases301kbbl
  2. Vess Oil Corporation4 leases150kbbl
  3. Faulconer Energy, LLC289 leases120kbbl
  4. Maximus Operating, Ltd.2 leases90.8kbbl
  5. Diversified Production LLC90 leases73.1kbbl
  6. Goldston Oil Corporation8 leases69.1kbbl
  7. Linder, John Operating Co., LLC48 leases68.6kbbl
  8. Culver & Cain Production LLC6 leases58.2kbbl

Fields in Smith County, by oil

Girlie Caldwell (Goodland LM) leads

  1. Girlie Caldwell (Goodland LM)14 leases · District 06 · Field 35060500272kbbl
  2. Overton (Travis Peak)42 leases · District 06 · Field 67849500121kbbl
  3. Sand Flat2 leases · District 06 · Field 8045900197.8kbbl
  4. Hitts Lake, North (Paluxy)3 leases · District 06 · Field 4171650057.1kbbl
  5. Crow (Paluxy, Lower)1 lease · District 06 · Field 2197141055.8kbbl
  6. Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley)29 leases · District 06 · Field 1700805052.8kbbl
  7. Overton (Cotton Valley Sand)346 leases · District 06 · Field 6784915047.5kbbl
  8. Loretta Rose (Paluxy)1 lease · District 06 · Field 5493127035kbbl

More operators here

OperatorCulver & Cain Production LLC6OperatorFortune Resources LLC31OperatorWeathers Exploration, Inc.6OperatorAtlas Operating LLC13
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