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Willacy County

Willacy County reported 129,754 barrels of oil and 999,068 mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 145th of 224 Texas counties by oil.

County dossier · #145 of 224 for oil

129,754bbl oil, last 12 months+1% vs prior year
Producing leases
47of 166 on record
Operators
7
Fields
20

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Where it sits

This county

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Willacy County · RRC district 04
Gas, last 12 months
999,068 mcf
Share of Texas oil
<0.1%
Leases on record
166
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Willacy 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 Willacy County held steady over the last 12 months

130k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 129k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 24.1k bbl.

Oil output in Willacy County held steady over the last 12 months130k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 129k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 24.1k bbl.Oil, bbl per month05,00010k15k20k25kPeak 24.1k (Mar 22)8,17220222023202420252026
Oil output in Willacy County held steady over the last 12 months130k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 129k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2022, 24.1k bbl.Oil, bbl per month05,00010k15k20k25kPeak 24.1k (Mar 22)8,172'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in Willacy County fell 8% over the last 12 months

999k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.1M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2021, 252k mcf.

Gas output in Willacy County fell 8% over the last 12 months999k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.1M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2021, 252k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0100k200k300kPeak 252k (Aug 21)58.1k20222023202420252026
Gas output in Willacy County fell 8% over the last 12 months999k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1.1M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2021, 252k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0100k200k300kPeak 252k (Aug 21)58.1k'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 Willacy 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 47.

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

In Willacy 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.

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For owners

Minerals in Willacy County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
145 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.0%
Producing leases
47
Operators
7

If you inherited mineral rights in Willacy County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Citation Oil & Gas Corp., among 7 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 166 leases in Willacy County, of which 47 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.