Texas county · RRC district 7B
Taylor County
Taylor County reported 246,203 barrels of oil and 69,975 mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 129th of 224 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier
- Producing leases
- 157of 324 on record
- Operators
- 56
- Fields
- 69
- Top operator
- Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Own minerals in Taylor County?
Where it sits
This county
- Gas, last 12 months
- 69,975 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- <0.1%
- Data through
- Jul 2026
- Top field
- Carl Worsham Catclaw (Tannehill)
Five years of output in Taylor County
Oil output in Taylor County fell 8% over the last 12 months
246k bbl through Jul 2026, against 269k bbl a year earlier. Peak Mar 2022: 28.9k bbl.
Gas output in Taylor County fell 18% over the last 12 months
70k 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 Sep 18, 2026.
The biggest leases in Taylor County
Under each volume: change on the year before.
47,668bbl oil−8%
18,164bbl oil+19%
11,677bbl oil−20%
9,038bbl oil+340%
8,819bbl oil+39%
8,787bbl oil−11%
7,159bbl oil+40%
7,050bbl oil−7%
6,016bbl oil+5%
5,258bbl oil−8%
4,964bbl oil−22%
4,913bbl oil−15%
4,115bbl oil+42%
3,958bbl oil+24%
3,438bbl oil+35%
3,290bbl oil+6%
3,285bbl oil−8%
3,182bbl oil−24%
3,072bbl oil+4%
2,877bbl oil−13%
2,528bbl oil+43%
2,512bbl oil−40%
2,406bbl oil−28%
2,296bbl oil−14%
2,225bbl oil−7%
Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 157), 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 Corporation23 leases96.4kbbl
- 3 S Production, Inc.16 leases20.2kbbl
- Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.2 leases12.3kbbl
- L.c.s. Production Company2 leases10.7kbbl
- Winchester Energy, LLC1 lease8,819bbl
- Chisholm Operating, Inc.1 lease8,787bbl
- Ice Well Services, Inc.3 leases8,297bbl
- Amherst Energy Holdings, LLC5 leases8,249bbl
Fields in Taylor County, by oil
Carl Worsham Catclaw (Tannehill) leads
- Carl Worsham Catclaw (Tannehill)3 leases · District 7B · Field 1566665064.3kbbl
- Taylor County Regular51 leases · District 7B · Field 8852000141.9kbbl
- Bingo (Saddle Creek)1 lease · District 7B · Field 0829375018.2kbbl
- Robertson-Griffin (Gray Sand)2 leases · District 7B · Field 7733750010.4kbbl
- Kissell (FRY, Upper)1 lease · District 7B · Field 497066669,038bbl
- Jocelyn-Varn (FRY)1 lease · District 7B · Field 466162008,819bbl
- Grand Old Oplin (Gray)1 lease · District 7B · Field 363534008,787bbl
- Bacon (McMillan 3140)3 leases · District 7B · Field 049236007,625bbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Taylor County
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
KISSELL UNIT #26WI
new drill · L.c.s. Production Company · Taylor County
Permit 0918207 · Aug 31, 2026
TYE-SOUTH STREET #1
new drill · Delek Crude Logistics, LLC · Taylor County
Permit 0917750 · Aug 14, 2026