Texas Counties: Oil Equivalent Produced in 2019

Oil and gas are extracted primarily from shale formations that span thousands of square miles underground. When these formations are exploited for oil and gas production, they are called "plays." Four of the largest and most important shale plays in the United States are the Eagle Ford Play, which spans much of south and south-central Texas; the Permian Basin, in the Midland area; the Haynesville Play, which is centered around Shreveport, Louisiana and extends into east Texas; and the Barnett Play, which is centered around Fort Worth. The Gulf coast and the Panhandle are also productive regions.

In the United States, crude oil production is measured by volume in barrels (bbl), while natural gas production is measured in cubic feet (cf). Oil and gas companies use a statistic called "barrels of oil equivalent," or BOE, to compare combined oil and gas production, based on the amount of energy each fuel contains. The "oil equivalent" of natural gas is estimated in our tables as 5,800 cubic feet of gas per barrel of oil. The metric counterpart to BOE is TOE, or "metric tons of oil equivalent." This site uses an approximate conversion factor of 0.14 metric tons (MT) per barrel (bbl), which is about 7.14 barrels per metric ton.

Map of Texas Counties By Oil Equivalent Produced in 2019

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Texas counties by oil produced

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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Oil Equivalent Produced

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RankNameOil Produced, 2019
(barrels)
Gas Produced, 2019
(thousands of cf)
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
(BOE) Produced, 2019
Change from 2014
(BOE)
1Reeves88,839,708789,513,901224,962,794196,500,326
2Midland143,039,341341,871,144201,982,642168,023,694
3Karnes82,112,283281,666,333130,675,44426,751,158
4Martin91,994,475161,874,958119,903,95186,603,238
5Loving64,335,362302,191,416116,437,33097,441,354
6Webb177,142625,069,515107,947,7482,394,813
7Upton54,799,357192,266,09687,948,68451,064,842
8La Salle47,823,264197,811,29281,928,659-4,822,576
9Howard59,692,43799,011,16676,763,32862,804,389
10Reagan39,185,350215,360,92376,316,54453,012,664
11DeWitt32,526,976216,435,65169,843,468-5,605,972
12Dimmit30,296,392214,926,18367,352,6301,346,420
13Glasscock36,089,338136,531,44359,629,24236,621,187
14Panola198,374337,613,78958,407,648-2,598,421
15Tarrant0324,865,97256,011,374-61,611,566
16Ward36,107,38894,187,82652,346,66825,900,125
17Culberson1,561,161280,136,38349,860,53740,967,668
18Gonzales34,187,56753,421,92743,398,244-2,944,386
19Andrews31,120,13855,270,88240,649,6003,689,222
20Pecos24,210,54285,991,00939,036,57815,197,936
21McMullen24,150,39570,203,02836,254,365-20,405,555
22San Augustine13,392181,612,66631,325,92118,331,351
23Irion10,094,276104,938,33028,187,09212,294,612
24Yoakum21,576,33029,661,17526,690,3264,795,750
25Wise140,944152,028,00026,352,668-18,629,782
26Atascosa20,128,98221,957,15023,914,698429,050
27Winkler16,776,03140,101,02023,690,00016,670,627
28Harrison263,579135,577,22223,638,962-596,459
29Ector16,123,21941,986,40523,362,254-7,181,102
30Johnson0132,900,65422,913,906-33,350,638
31Denton16,723130,412,94522,501,714-16,746,319
32Live Oak9,533,81771,244,90621,817,421-6,612,581
33Gaines18,092,99317,123,78321,045,369-4,053,170
34Crockett5,055,71082,449,22219,271,093-2,128,253
35Scurry12,606,33433,083,01718,310,3021,405,171
36Rusk1,139,64488,620,85716,419,102-5,682,405
37Hemphill319,90985,290,73815,025,209-10,991,306
38Wheeler914,51174,901,71413,828,600-26,898,688
39Freestone20,52677,217,15013,333,828-13,547,028
40Angelina073,732,61012,712,51911,711,149
41Crane5,870,11032,922,27411,546,36454,015
42Nacogdoches8,73364,958,03911,208,395-2,796,777
43Lavaca5,500,78632,130,36811,040,5051,669
44Hockley9,352,7767,520,05110,649,337-3,816,657
45Shelby21,07159,816,00710,334,176-4,159,034
46Wood2,553,53244,045,97110,147,6656,188,069
47Zapata46,99857,229,4669,914,147-9,250,906
48Burleson8,295,9058,873,3719,825,7976,318,985
49Robertson981,68749,028,2149,434,827-12,611,181
50Montague793,37744,278,4458,427,592-7,311,836
51Parker69246,194,4447,965,251-9,410,187
52Washington483,33541,403,0797,621,7975,657,520
53Ochiltree3,242,82924,941,5867,543,102-3,123,650
54Lipscomb868,58737,461,5667,327,478-3,026,085
55Hidalgo42,53641,139,9607,135,633-9,636,907
56Zavala5,715,3847,289,6796,972,225113,840
57Borden5,960,6204,995,1866,821,8593,200,303
58Frio5,200,9127,997,5006,579,7911,078,715
59Roberts1,230,27530,894,1426,556,851-6,389,397
60Leon504,47729,348,5905,564,579-7,015,148
61Gregg1,117,15125,728,9745,553,181-1,558,417
62Starr272,05328,520,5555,189,390-4,654,742
63Brazos3,944,3526,843,5185,124,269-384,866
64Brazoria2,651,18911,060,9274,558,245-268,028
65Hood026,351,9664,543,442-3,696,840
66Limestone52,36626,010,3014,536,901-4,357,881
67Smith1,019,44918,973,1814,290,68727,485
68Polk315,44221,144,4493,961,03741,978
69Kenedy75,56121,144,6823,721,196-807,390
70Kent2,676,5325,518,2053,627,947-174,083
71Fayette1,200,53413,968,2223,608,848-2,012,098
72Cherokee159,51119,113,5193,454,945-184,342
73Upshur66,06917,553,5543,092,544-1,310,877
74Madison1,851,6506,879,6243,037,792-1,643,002
75Refugio1,704,3327,223,0772,949,690-690,355
76Terrell24,03816,595,7372,885,372-2,261,003
77Moore198,99915,267,8152,831,381-1,890,186
78Jack681,67412,247,7532,793,356-992,275
79Dawson2,578,2541,037,8832,757,199-1,365,659
80Cooke831,65210,771,6262,688,829-2,472,160
81Stephens1,448,9347,167,7092,684,746-1,341,905
82Terry2,425,2501,367,5282,661,031-1,551,802
83Sutton17,77714,576,9622,531,046-3,387,229
84Chambers2,019,5412,772,2662,497,518-2,051,578
85Cochran2,165,6541,868,0642,487,734-835,385
86Colorado113,16313,433,7142,429,321-381,104
87Lee1,670,6603,659,7192,301,646460,140
88Brooks121,41912,364,4072,253,213-3,412,024
89Jackson1,859,3872,273,4732,251,365429,803
90Mitchell2,009,767620,6462,116,775-1,694,557
91Stonewall1,494,7792,885,2761,992,240-335,270
92Henderson363,9319,035,5481,921,784-232,523
93Garza1,788,516383,0941,854,567-967,779
94Wharton558,2647,327,4681,821,621-3,688,948
95Gray710,3826,167,6431,773,769-418,673
96Wilson1,607,811940,1791,769,911-1,917,901
97Potter533,2367,000,7541,740,26357,582
98Harris624,6836,385,4481,725,622-1,582,620
99Liberty610,1786,156,5061,671,645-2,562,334
100Duval730,7115,440,0431,668,649-2,026,599
101Sherman51,0829,365,8711,665,887-1,297,070
102Nueces135,3298,663,2431,628,992-1,686,381
103Jasper233,8097,967,9001,607,585-532,301
104Victoria1,107,3922,697,8261,572,534177,599
105King1,507,358341,5861,566,252124,765
106Sterling531,4575,933,1181,554,408-353,013
107Bee190,6967,670,5281,513,201-2,096,836
108Hansford207,2007,466,6391,494,552-840,392
109Grimes310,1196,774,1071,478,068-1,120,901
110Maverick862,9543,432,8881,454,83182,255
111Fort Bend609,8464,882,9561,451,735-1,594,826
112Grayson809,3213,655,5121,439,582-688,016
113Kleberg42,1678,041,4501,428,624-1,428,926
114Tyler319,3956,406,7411,424,006-1,264,497
115Hardin750,4153,451,2621,345,460-860,754
116Hill07,625,3041,314,708-1,260,288
117Montgomery696,5583,459,3571,292,999-363,380
118Palo Pinto84,0916,945,4481,281,582-1,021,219
119Wichita1,220,854236,2271,261,583-868,547
120Milam1,172,171495,6751,257,632619,725
121Hutchinson394,4314,872,7741,234,564-451,443
122Carson89,3126,092,2991,139,708-1,061,648
123Jefferson393,0364,277,9161,130,608-2,966,048
124Orange352,9634,495,1181,127,983-1,600,231
125San Patricio300,6504,787,6931,126,114-1,373,754
126Nolan852,0901,545,6041,118,573-792,992
127Schleicher206,7125,136,7701,092,362-692,103
128Goliad171,6845,150,0501,059,624-851,055
129Fisher891,632827,2561,034,262-35,844
130Young711,7371,863,9251,033,103-477,801
131Dallas05,972,0701,029,667-716,786
132Hale759,0671,191,118964,432-583,357
133Matagorda183,7044,216,065910,612-3,328,153
134Caldwell896,55728,830901,528-658,372
135Jim Hogg11,6304,974,140869,240-423,443
136Throckmorton546,5511,868,304868,672-416,228
137Newton429,6742,512,765862,909-452,821
138Anderson470,8432,230,605855,430-275,161
139Houston419,6202,524,579854,892-1,368,693
140Tom Green401,5072,301,676798,348222,309
141Lubbock780,80456,313790,513-512,253
142Crosby777,45454,305786,817-779,701
143Archer726,002278,053773,942-534,089
144Haskell689,483474,477771,289166,785
145Hardeman651,079228,519690,479-125,308
146Willacy143,0213,163,414688,437-1,133,484
147Van Zandt373,0501,692,383664,840-565,256
148Austin299,9272,045,983652,683-417,276
149Wilbarger593,74979,131607,392-306,832
150Coke254,7761,975,982595,463-148,687
151Guadalupe587,3110587,311-303,865
152Clay345,5041,244,961560,1528,098
153Franklin336,4991,133,298531,895-336,334
154Somervell03,002,215517,623-386,132
155Aransas18,9582,868,657513,554-1,227,207
156Marion305,3711,170,235507,136-32,004
157Shackelford279,0951,057,075461,349-351,536
158Cottle78,3372,175,037453,343-344,279
159Jim Wells50,8692,165,894424,299-348,456
160Val Verde1,1642,419,195418,267-719,067
161Runnels264,854707,037386,757-143,575
162Cass315,915327,827372,437-61,300
163Dickens362,81613,932365,218-280,954
164Eastland112,2501,449,929362,238-271,051
165Edwards8292,085,384360,378-952,900
166Jones320,548170,455349,937-324,411
167Titus335,7981,076335,984-251,617
168Ellis01,915,423330,245-574,968
169Calhoun108,5941,281,316329,511-668,521
170Walker51,8091,601,687327,962106,920
171Oldham233,021548,201327,538-638,853
172San Jacinto29,5291,715,463325,298-590,052
173Erath1,1611,820,089314,969-451,352
174Waller124,6371,073,824309,779-645,689
175Taylor275,817137,924299,597-120,542
176Hartley185,170662,403299,377-334,993
177Concho226,389348,663286,503-79,583
178Lynn232,83897,143249,587-265,291
179Coleman153,458555,002249,148-167,297
180Galveston132,577563,409229,716-2,066,434
181Lamb161,860155,978188,753-156,266
182Navarro106,272397,668174,835-222,480
183Brown64,222603,764168,319-99,522
184Knox135,20786,381150,100-44,637
185Callahan88,978348,264149,024-108,932
186Hopkins121,356113,349140,899-118,538
187Sabine1,013719,456125,057-177,291
188Collingsworth3,669698,166124,042-70,155
189Camp65,575294,957116,430-159,276
190Comanche42,824335,150100,608-51,547
191Bastrop78,06670,35790,197-28,142
192Menard76,80113,46779,123-84,685
193Medina77,3454,56978,133-100,413
194Foard62,35155,18671,866-42,842
195Bexar62,4292162,433-56,581
196Red River59,190059,190-47,151
197Baylor51,7107,27252,964-104,620
198Kaufman46,30622,88650,252-37,666
199Trinity16,495122,99437,701-43,854
200McCulloch35,928035,928-16,904
201Motley32,3144,22533,0425,735
202Morris21,24522,48925,12223,839
203Bowie18,834018,834-50,117
204Hamilton2449,0268,477-8,582
205Williamson5,87705,877-11,702
206Real81126,4605,373204
207Cameron026,8464,629-43,112
208Childress4,27604,276-6,584
209Travis3,58503,585690
210Bandera1,2885,7112,273-3,299
211Donley05,192895-962
212Falls8080808-2,417
213McLennan6910691277
214Mills02,806484-277
215Kimble2150215-4,882
216Hunt20302037
217Armstrong0000
218BaileyN/AN/A00
219Bell0000
220Blanco0000
221Bosque0000
222Brewster0000
223Briscoe0000
224BurnetN/AN/A00
225CastroN/AN/A00
226CollinN/AN/A00
227ComalN/AN/A00
228Coryell0000
229Dallam0000
230Deaf SmithN/AN/A00
231DeltaN/AN/A00
232El PasoN/AN/A00
233Fannin0000
234Floyd000-927
235GillespieN/AN/A00
236HallN/AN/A00
237Hays0000
238Hudspeth0000
239Jeff Davis0000
240KendallN/AN/A00
241Kerr0000
242Kinney0000
243LamarN/AN/A00
244Lampasas000-1,530
245LlanoN/AN/A00
246MasonN/AN/A00
247ParmerN/AN/A00
248PresidioN/AN/A00
249Rains000-456,413
250RandallN/AN/A00
251RockwallN/AN/A00
252San SabaN/AN/A00
253Swisher0000
254Uvalde0000
Total1,187,767,2287,968,247,5032,561,603,003521,432,916

The Texas Railroad Commission does not include every county in its tables. Omitted counties are indicated as "N/A" (not available) above. It is probably safe to assume that N/A means zero in most cases, and we make this assumption when computing the "oil equivalent" column.


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