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RRC field 28899040 · District 08

Emma (Barnett Shale)

The Emma (Barnett Shale) field reported 14 million barrels of oil and 63 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months.

Field dossier

13,583,156bbl oil, last 12 months+1% vs prior year
Producing leases
173of 192 on record
Operators
13
Counties
6
Biggest operator
Occidental Permian Ltd.

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Where the field sits

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Martin County: 19 producing leasesMidland County: 15 producing leasesAndrews County: 110 producing leasesGlasscock County: 5 producing leasesHoward County: 1 producing leaseEctor County: 23 producing leasesAndrewsAndrewsMartinEctorMidlandGlasscockHoward
6 counties
Gas, last 12 months
63,088,964 mcf
Data through
Jul 2026

Wells in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field

Every well the state's map puts on a lease of this field, and the drilling permits filed for it in the last 24 months.
Map of the wells of the Emma (Barnett Shale) field, Texas: 202 wells and 227 recent drilling locations, in a picture about 75 miles across.
  • Drilling locations227Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells185On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing17Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged0The state's wellbore record says plugged

Each dot is a well on a lease the Railroad Commission lists in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field, where its map puts it, or a drilling permit filed for the field in the last 24 months. Wells of other fields are not on this map. The picture is about 75 miles across. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and drilling permit files, US Census Bureau county outlines, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/fields/emma-barnett-shale-28899040"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/field-wells/emma-barnett-shale-28899040.svg" alt="Map of the wells of the Emma (Barnett Shale) field, Texas: 202 wells and 227 recent drilling locations, in a picture about 75 miles across." width="1000" height="951" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/fields/emma-barnett-shale-28899040">Oil and gas wells of the Emma (Barnett Shale) field, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Five years of output in Emma (Barnett Shale)

Oil output in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field held steady over the last 12 months

14M bbl through Jul 2026, against 13M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 1.7M bbl.

Oil output in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field held steady over the last 12 months14M bbl through Jul 2026, against 13M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 1.7M bbl.Oil, bbl per month0500k1M1.5M2MPeak 1.7M (May 25)947k20222023202420252026
Oil output in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field held steady over the last 12 months14M bbl through Jul 2026, against 13M bbl a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 1.7M bbl.Oil, bbl per month0500k1M1.5M2MPeak 1.7M (May 25)947k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field rose 14% over the last 12 months

63M mcf through Jul 2026, against 56M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 6.5M mcf.

Gas output in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field rose 14% over the last 12 months63M mcf through Jul 2026, against 56M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 6.5M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02.5M5M7.5MPeak 6.5M (May 25)5M20222023202420252026
Gas output in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field rose 14% over the last 12 months63M mcf through Jul 2026, against 56M mcf a year earlier. Peak May 2025: 6.5M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02.5M5M7.5MPeak 6.5M (May 25)5M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, field 28899040, through Jul 2026, file dated Oct 20, 2026.

Leases in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field

Under each volume: change on the year before.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 173), ranked by output value.

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SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.

Who operates here, and where

Operators, by oil

Occidental Permian leads

  1. Occidental Permian Ltd.19 leases3.8Mbbl
  2. Continental Resources, Inc.19 leases2.6Mbbl
  3. Elevation Resources LLC74 leases2.1Mbbl
  4. Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.21 leases2.1Mbbl
  5. Cog Operating LLC6 leases655kbbl
  6. OXY USA Inc.6 leases587kbbl
  7. Firebird Energy II LLC3 leases474kbbl
  8. Admiral Permian Operating LLC4 leases411kbbl

Counties, by oil

Andrews County leads

  1. Andrews County110 leases4.2Mbbl
  2. Martin County19 leases3.8Mbbl
  3. Ector County23 leases3.1Mbbl
  4. Midland County15 leases1.3Mbbl
  5. Glasscock County5 leases564kbbl
  6. Howard County1 lease23.6kbbl

More operators

OperatorPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.4OperatorDiamondback E&P LLC2OperatorZarvona Energy LLC12OperatorChevron U. S. A. Inc.2

Recent drilling permits in the Emma (Barnett Shale) field