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Washington County, Texas oil and gas

  • 7,529,680bbl oil in the last 12 months
  • 373producing leases
  • 588wells on the map
  • 67drilling locations in two years

Oil wells and drilling locations in Washington County

Map of Washington County, Texas, with 588 oil and gas wells and 67 recent drilling locations as dots.
  • Drilling locations67Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells462On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing60Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged66The 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.

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588 wells with a location on the state's map (462 producing, 60 not producing, 66 plugged) and 67 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

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Wells near a town: Brenham · Newest drilling permits in Washington County · Wells by ZIP code

Washington County is one of the 27 counties of the Eagle Ford Shale

Washington County reported 7.5 million barrels of oil and 94 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months. That ranks 34th of 225 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier

7,529,680bbl oil, last 12 months+7% vs prior year

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
373of 470 on record
Operators
12
Fields
6
Top operator
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC

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Washington CountyWashingtonFayetteBrazosBurlesonLeeAustinWallerGrimesMilamWashington County
Washington County · RRC district 03
Gas, last 12 months
93,515,929 mcf
Share of Texas oil
0.4%
Wells on record
589on leases with production reports
Data through
Jul 2026

Five years of output in Washington County

Oil output in Washington County rose 7% over the last 12 months

7.5M bbl through Jul 2026, against 7M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 869k bbl.

Oil output in Washington County rose 7% over the last 12 months7.5M bbl through Jul 2026, against 7M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 869k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0250k500k750k1MPeak 869k (Jan 23)526k20222023202420252026
Oil output in Washington County rose 7% over the last 12 months7.5M bbl through Jul 2026, against 7M bbl a year earlier. Peak Jan 2023: 869k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0250k500k750k1MPeak 869k (Jan 23)526k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Washington County rose 6% over the last 12 months

94M mcf through Jul 2026, against 88M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jul 2023: 9.6M mcf.

Gas output in Washington County rose 6% over the last 12 months94M mcf through Jul 2026, against 88M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jul 2023: 9.6M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02.5M5M7.5M10MPeak 9.6M (Jul 23)6.8M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Washington County rose 6% over the last 12 months94M mcf through Jul 2026, against 88M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jul 2023: 9.6M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02.5M5M7.5M10MPeak 9.6M (Jul 23)6.8M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, county totals, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.

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Washington 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 2023, at 9,114,373 bbl. The highest year for gas was 1997, at 110,883,578 mcf.

Washington County, Texas: oil and gas produced each year, 1993 to 2025
YearOilbblGasmcf
20257,441,57092,817,682
20247,528,55093,731,786
20239,114,373103,802,617
20227,663,32285,188,461
20215,223,53768,615,079
20202,454,33558,497,190
20192,317,13077,918,139
20182,116,76746,170,898
2017608,75014,863,920
2016465,9819,535,152
2015638,63511,510,297
2014814,40413,904,800
2013590,52613,466,426
2012366,23012,079,428
2011366,31013,532,779
2010404,84114,022,936
2009371,16715,168,524
2008434,96317,619,318
2007497,98619,402,332
2006542,76722,014,812
2005631,99828,071,010
2004763,93630,418,169
2003854,69436,554,136
2002756,70345,287,566
2001694,32773,408,462
2000553,39269,924,558
1999475,72478,078,152
1998578,02779,425,714
1997726,811110,883,578
1996906,14095,860,313
19951,205,40653,769,652
19941,510,53415,422,002
19931,511,94610,555,668

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.

Washington County appraisal district, 2026 mineral roll

Mineral owners in Washington County: 18,581 royalty records on the roll

At least 78 of the 18,581 royalty-interest records on Washington County's 2026 mineral roll are still titled to an estate (0.42%). 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
18,581
Still titled to an estate, at least
78
Share of the roll
0.42%
Search a name on the Washington County rollEvery county, with the method

SourceRoyalty Clerk count of the Washington County mineral appraisal roll of 2026, read November 2026. A record is one line of the roll, not one person.

The biggest leases in Washington County

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 373), ranked by output value.

Every lease in Washington County, A to Z →

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Operators in Washington County, by oil

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating leads

  1. Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC250 leases6.9Mbbl
  2. Geosouthern Operating II, LLC43 leases224kbbl
  3. Wildfire Energy Operating LLC28 leases206kbbl
  4. Aethon Energy Operating LLC2 leases65.8kbbl
  5. Paleo Oil Company LLC4 leases39.1kbbl
  6. Brenham Drilling Co.2 leases2,159bbl
  7. Verdun Oil & Gas LLC7 leases856bbl
  8. Watt Energy, LLC1 lease504bbl

Fields in Washington County, by oil

Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) leads

  1. Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)245 leases · District 03 · Field 347335006.9Mbbl
  2. Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)112 leases · District 03 · Field 34773550422kbbl
  3. Clay Creek5 leases · District 03 · Field 1872100168.3kbbl
  4. Wind Hill (Taylor)1 lease · District 03 · Field 97908700504bbl
  5. Giddings (Eagleford)1 lease · District 03 · Field 34733610144bbl
  6. Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.)9 leases · District 03 · Field 646163001bbl

More operators here

OperatorBrenham Drilling Co.2OperatorBlackbrush O & G, LLC1OperatorAll Around Distribution, Inc.1OperatorGarrison Ltd.1
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Recent drilling permits in Washington County

Counties near Washington County (number = producing leases)

CountyAustin135CountyBurleson945CountyWaller49CountyBrazos541CountyGrimes179CountyLee497CountyFayette651CountyColorado152CountyMilam197CountyMontgomery58