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Karnes County in 60 seconds (Texas)

Name: Karnes County in 60 seconds (Texas)
Uploaded: 2026-09-30
Duration: 53 s
Description: Karnes County, Texas in 60 seconds: 80 million barrels of oil in the 12 months to July 2026, sixth in Texas; 162 drilling permits in the last year; 151 leases that changed operator in two years, and the price behind your check. From Railroad Commission and EIA records, as of September 30, 2026.

Karnes County, Texas in 60 seconds: 80 million barrels of oil in the 12 months to July 2026, sixth in Texas; 162 drilling permits in the last year; 151 leases that changed operator in two years, and the price behind your check. From Railroad Commission and EIA records, as of September 30, 2026.

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Karnes County, Texas, in 60 seconds. In a year it reported 80 million barrels of oil. That is sixth in Texas, 4 percent of the state. Down 22 percent from the year before. The state issued 162 drilling permits. 214 wells were completed, and 21 reported first production. Burlington Resources operates the most, about 30 percent. And 151 leases changed operator in two years. 48 went from Devon to BPX. If yours did, check your decimal. WTI averaged $84 in August. Your check is barrels times price times your decimal. Look up your Karnes County lease, free. The sources are on screen.

Numbers are from Railroad Commission of Texas records (production to July 2026, permits and well records to September 30) and EIA prices. Operators are named as the state lists them.