Texas county · RRC district 7B
Taylor County, Texas oil and gas
- 257,698bbl oil in the last 12 months
- 159producing leases
- 743wells on the map
- 47drilling locations in two years
Oil wells and drilling locations in Taylor County
- Drilling locations47Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells360On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing174Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged209The 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.
743 wells with a location on the state's map (360 producing, 174 not producing, 209 plugged) and 47 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
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Taylor County reported 257,698 barrels of oil and 73,547 mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 129th of 225 Texas counties by oil.
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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
- 159of 324 on record
- Operators
- 56
- Fields
- 68
- Top operator
- Sojourner Drilling Corporation
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- Gas, last 12 months
- 73,547 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- <0.1%
- Wells on record
- 743on leases with production reports
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in Taylor County
Oil output in Taylor County fell 4% over the last 12 months
258k bbl through Jul 2026, against 269k bbl a year earlier. Peak Mar 2022: 28.9k bbl.
Gas output in Taylor County fell 13% over the last 12 months
73.5k mcf through Jul 2026, against 84.8k mcf a year earlier. Peak Sep 2021: 16.8k mcf.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.
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</script>Taylor 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 1997, at 1,089,860 bbl. The highest year for gas was 1993, at 793,741 mcf.
| Year | Oilbbl | Gasmcf |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 263,874 | 76,959 |
| 2024 | 265,683 | 87,909 |
| 2023 | 292,275 | 107,109 |
| 2022 | 305,255 | 122,414 |
| 2021 | 332,744 | 158,600 |
| 2020 | 348,353 | 176,681 |
| 2019 | 352,713 | 164,345 |
| 2018 | 405,618 | 224,397 |
| 2017 | 421,309 | 146,294 |
| 2016 | 387,492 | 112,041 |
| 2015 | 385,967 | 162,729 |
| 2014 | 425,388 | 164,011 |
| 2013 | 418,492 | 155,728 |
| 2012 | 394,547 | 210,988 |
| 2011 | 412,962 | 223,065 |
| 2010 | 408,689 | 284,365 |
| 2009 | 393,283 | 252,214 |
| 2008 | 456,143 | 183,056 |
| 2007 | 479,006 | 178,095 |
| 2006 | 508,912 | 176,577 |
| 2005 | 536,243 | 231,469 |
| 2004 | 556,128 | 234,994 |
| 2003 | 574,953 | 272,643 |
| 2002 | 605,066 | 354,953 |
| 2001 | 661,066 | 398,365 |
| 2000 | 674,287 | 383,396 |
| 1999 | 676,109 | 472,684 |
| 1998 | 883,439 | 673,569 |
| 1997 | 1,089,860 | 658,364 |
| 1996 | 943,382 | 551,168 |
| 1995 | 823,511 | 543,324 |
| 1994 | 860,456 | 632,248 |
| 1993 | 997,170 | 793,741 |
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.
Taylor County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll
Mineral owners in Taylor County: 3,454 royalty records on the roll
At least 110 of the 3,454 royalty-interest records on Taylor County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (3.18%). 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
- 3,454
- Still titled to an estate, at least
- 110
- Share of the roll
- 3.18%
SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Taylor County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.
The biggest leases in Taylor County
Under each volume: change on the year before.
47,839bbl oil+2%
18,223bbl oil+26%
11,859bbl oil−11%
9,943bbl oil+340%
9,017bbl oil+39%
8,674bbl oil−11%
7,537bbl oil+40%
6,909bbl oil−7%
6,154bbl oil+5%
5,316bbl oil−8%
5,054bbl oil+4%
4,977bbl oil−15%
4,123bbl oil+42%
3,910bbl oil+24%
3,650bbl oil+35%
3,465bbl oil−8%
3,268bbl oil+6%
3,024bbl oil+13%
2,988bbl oil−6%
2,820bbl oil−13%
2,611bbl oil+62%
2,420bbl oil−40%
2,245bbl oil−7%
2,229bbl oil−14%
2,221bbl oil−24%
Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 159), ranked by output value.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Taylor County, by oil
Sojourner Drilling leads
- Sojourner Drilling Corporation25 leases97.1kbbl
- 3 S Production, Inc.15 leases20.7kbbl
- Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.2 leases12.2kbbl
- L.c.s. Production Company2 leases11.5kbbl
- Winchester Energy, LLC1 lease9,017bbl
- Chisholm Operating, Inc.1 lease8,674bbl
- Bridwell Oil Co.2 leases8,272bbl
- Ice Well Services, Inc.3 leases8,213bbl
Fields in Taylor County, by oil
Carl Worsham Catclaw (Tannehill) leads
- Carl Worsham Catclaw (Tannehill)3 leases · District 7B · Field 1566665064.7kbbl
- Taylor County Regular53 leases · District 7B · Field 8852000142.5kbbl
- Bingo (Saddle Creek)1 lease · District 7B · Field 0829375018.2kbbl
- Robertson-Griffin (Gray Sand)2 leases · District 7B · Field 7733750010.8kbbl
- Kissell (FRY, Upper)1 lease · District 7B · Field 497066669,943bbl
- Jocelyn-Varn (FRY)1 lease · District 7B · Field 466162009,017bbl
- Grand Old Oplin (Gray)1 lease · District 7B · Field 363534008,674bbl
- Bacon (McMillan 3140)3 leases · District 7B · Field 049236008,138bbl
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Recent drilling permits in Taylor County
HBPL-225.31 #01
new drill · Energy Transfer Company · Taylor County
Permit 0919570 · Oct 26, 2026
KISSELL UNIT #37WS
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0919046 · Oct 8, 2026
ABILENE 1.0 GB - N FM 1235 #01
new drill · Energy Transfer Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918498 · Sep 14, 2026
JACKSON #3
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918412 · Sep 10, 2026
JACKSON #2
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918411 · Sep 9, 2026
JACKSON #1
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918409 · Sep 9, 2026