RRC field 66262500 · District 08
Novo (Mississippian)
The Novo (Mississippian) field reported 751,058 barrels of oil and 1.4 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months.
Field dossier
- Producing leases
- 8
- Operators
- 2
- Counties
- 1
- Biggest operator
- Firebird Energy II LLC
Own minerals in this field?
Where the field sits
This county
- Gas, last 12 months
- 1,366,061 mcf
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in Novo (Mississippian)
Oil output in the Novo (Mississippian) field fell 18% over the last 12 months
751k bbl through Jul 2026, against 913k bbl a year earlier. Peak Nov 2023: 102k bbl.
Gas output in the Novo (Mississippian) field rose 14% over the last 12 months
1.4M mcf through Jul 2026, against 1.2M mcf a year earlier. Peak Jun 2024: 178k mcf.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, field 66262500, through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026.
Leases in the Novo (Mississippian) field
Under each volume: change on the year before.
139,623bbl oiln/a
110,591bbl oil−15%
97,485bbl oil−40%
93,006bbl oil−26%
86,384bbl oil−55%
79,607bbl oil−30%
77,007bbl oil−33%
67,355bbl oil−8%
Showing 8 of 8.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who operates here, and where
Operators, by oil
Firebird Energy II leads
Recent drilling permits in the Novo (Mississippian) field
IRMA UNIT #1H
new drill · horizontal · Ares Energy, Ltd. · Ector County
Permit 0907765 · May 6, 2025
PATRICIA UNIT #1H
new drill · horizontal · Ares Energy, Ltd. · Ector County
Permit 0902370 · Aug 30, 2024
COWDEN #1H
new drill · horizontal · Ares Energy, Ltd. · Ector County
Permit 0902036 · Aug 19, 2024
AVA UNIT #1H
new drill · horizontal · Ares Energy, Ltd. · Ector County
Permit 0896802 · Jan 26, 2024
KATY UNIT #1H
new drill · horizontal · Ares Energy, Ltd. · Ector County
Permit 0896058 · Dec 27, 2023