Texas county · RRC district 08
Winkler County
Winkler County reported 28 million barrels of oil and 83 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 16th of 224 Texas counties by oil.
County dossier · #16 of 224 for oil
- Producing leases
- 834of 1,683 on record
- Operators
- 76
- Fields
- 94
- Top operator
- Continental Resources, Inc.
Own minerals in Winkler County?
Upload a royalty check stub or a phone photo. We compare each month with the Jul 2026 state numbers for the leases below.
Where it sits
This county
- Gas, last 12 months
- 83,262,740 mcf
- Share of Texas oil
- 1.4%
- Leases on record
- 1,683
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Production
Five years of output in Winkler County
Oil output in Winkler County rose 21% over the last 12 months
28M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 23M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2025, 2.8M bbl.
Gas output in Winkler County rose 33% over the last 12 months
83M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 62M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jul 2025, 9.3M mcf.
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 Winkler County
755,452bbl oil−16% on the year before
455,247bbl oil+23% on the year before
419,878bbl oilno full prior year
419,323bbl oilno full prior year
357,558bbl oilno full prior year
335,761bbl oil−45% on the year before
326,497bbl oilno full prior year
311,132bbl oilno full prior year
304,086bbl oilno full prior year
295,501bbl oilno full prior year
293,961bbl oilno full prior year
284,886bbl oilno full prior year
277,741bbl oilno full prior year
276,402bbl oil−21% on the year before
275,454bbl oil−20% on the year before
260,382bbl oilno full prior year
247,130bbl oil−17% on the year before
236,771bbl oilno full prior year
234,609bbl oilno full prior year
228,695bbl oilno full prior year
227,875bbl oilno full prior year
225,566bbl oil−14% on the year before
223,754bbl oilno full prior year
222,317bbl oil−12% on the year before
217,223bbl oilno full prior year
Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 834 producing leases).
SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.
In Winkler County
Who runs the leases, and what they produce
Operators in Winkler County, by oil
WPX Energy Permian leads
- WPX Energy Permian, LLC121 producing leases here5Mbbl
- Permian Resources Operating, LLC19 producing leases here4.5Mbbl
- Continental Resources, Inc.38 producing leases here4.3Mbbl
- Apache Corporation52 producing leases here3.1Mbbl
- Pdeh LLC37 producing leases here1.6Mbbl
- Boyd & McWilliams Operating, LLC9 producing leases here1.4Mbbl
- Jagged Peak Energy LLC16 producing leases here1.1Mbbl
- Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC34 producing leases here1.1Mbbl
Fields in Winkler County, by oil
Phantom (Wolfcamp) leads
- Phantom (Wolfcamp)303 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 7105290020Mbbl
- Keystone (Wolfcamp)38 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 491298582.2Mbbl
- Keystone (Consolidated)16 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 49129150999kbbl
- Ruppel (Woodford)14 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 78953800836kbbl
- Monahans, North (Clearfork)39 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 62417110835kbbl
- Two Georges (Bone Spring)27 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 92100050739kbbl
- Kermit71 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 49038001384kbbl
- Hendrick34 producing leases here · District 08 · Field 40406001205kbbl
More operators here
Recent drilling permits in Winkler County
KEYSTONE CATTLE CO. A #472
recompletion · BCP Resources, LLC · Winkler County
Permit 0918300 · Sep 27, 2026
BAIRD, W. E. #1816
new drill · Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC · Winkler County
Permit 0918232 · Sep 27, 2026
BAIRD, W. E. #1315
new drill · Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC · Winkler County
Permit 0918745 · Sep 21, 2026
GILDED LADY #1
recompletion · Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County
Permit 0918556 · Sep 14, 2026
BAIRD, W. E. #1307
new drill · Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC · Winkler County
Permit 0918476 · Sep 11, 2026
BAIRD, W. E. #1827
new drill · Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC · Winkler County
Permit 0918473 · Sep 10, 2026
For owners
Minerals in Winkler County, in plain terms
- Rank by oil
- 16 of 224
- Share of Texas oil
- 1.4%
- Producing leases
- 834
- Operators
- 76
If you inherited mineral rights in Winkler County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Continental Resources, Inc., among 76 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 1,683 leases in Winkler County, of which 834 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.