Texas Counties: Gas 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.

There are many units of measure for natural gas. Worldwide, gas is traded in contracts according to the energy it contains, measured in millions of British Thermal Units, or MMBtu. The Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the Texas gas industry, measures gas production by volume in thousands of cubic feet, or Mcf. There are various ways to measure gas volume in metric units, including thousands of cubic meters (kcm), which is not to be confused with cubic kilometers (km3). In our tables, we keep it simple and use cubic meters, or m3.

Map of Texas Counties By Gas Produced in 2019

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Texas counties by gas produced

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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Gas Produced

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RankNameOil Produced, 2019
(barrels)
Gas Produced, 2019
(thousands of cf)
Change from 2014
(thousands of cf)
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
(BOE) Produced, 2019
1Reeves88,839,708789,513,901759,686,618224,962,794
2Webb177,142625,069,51517,420,814107,947,748
3Midland143,039,341341,871,144335,279,909201,982,642
4Panola198,374337,613,789-13,885,92058,407,648
5Tarrant0324,865,972-357,347,08256,011,374
6Loving64,335,362302,191,416258,498,991116,437,330
7Karnes82,112,283281,666,333156,193,723130,675,444
8Culberson1,561,161280,136,383240,527,03649,860,537
9DeWitt32,526,976216,435,65178,748,03969,843,468
10Reagan39,185,350215,360,923214,100,81776,316,544
11Dimmit30,296,392214,926,18313,943,08167,352,630
12La Salle47,823,264197,811,29283,004,24481,928,659
13Upton54,799,357192,266,096173,604,63387,948,684
14San Augustine13,392181,612,666106,335,72131,325,921
15Martin91,994,475161,874,958161,864,683119,903,951
16Wise140,944152,028,000-106,595,85326,352,668
17Glasscock36,089,338136,531,443135,586,36359,629,242
18Harrison263,579135,577,222-2,596,33923,638,962
19Johnson0132,900,654-193,433,70122,913,906
20Denton16,723130,412,945-97,038,28722,501,714
21Irion10,094,276104,938,330102,506,43828,187,092
22Howard59,692,43799,011,16698,748,44476,763,328
23Ward36,107,38894,187,82677,934,55752,346,668
24Rusk1,139,64488,620,857-28,540,89816,419,102
25Pecos24,210,54285,991,0094,117,64839,036,578
26Hemphill319,90985,290,738-56,708,74415,025,209
27Crockett5,055,71082,449,22223,189,98319,271,093
28Freestone20,52677,217,150-78,447,91513,333,828
29Wheeler914,51174,901,714-137,420,52313,828,600
30Angelina073,732,61067,924,66312,712,519
31Live Oak9,533,81771,244,906-14,945,84321,817,421
32McMullen24,150,39570,203,028-13,585,57036,254,365
33Nacogdoches8,73364,958,039-16,204,68511,208,395
34Shelby21,07159,816,007-23,972,21210,334,176
35Zapata46,99857,229,466-53,239,2149,914,147
36Andrews31,120,13855,270,88254,629,14840,649,600
37Gonzales34,187,56753,421,92752,868,52143,398,244
38Robertson981,68749,028,214-68,862,2339,434,827
39Parker69246,194,444-54,559,7087,965,251
40Montague793,37744,278,445-36,545,6678,427,592
41Wood2,553,53244,045,97141,799,88810,147,665
42Ector16,123,21941,986,40538,051,49623,362,254
43Washington483,33541,403,07933,266,1577,621,797
44Hidalgo42,53641,139,960-55,883,7507,135,633
45Winkler16,776,03140,101,02025,784,66223,690,000
46Lipscomb868,58737,461,566-6,355,6467,327,478
47Scurry12,606,33433,083,01733,083,01718,310,302
48Crane5,870,11032,922,27426,622,56711,546,364
49Lavaca5,500,78632,130,3685,605,73911,040,505
50Roberts1,230,27530,894,142-27,308,3456,556,851
51Yoakum21,576,33029,661,17529,383,94726,690,326
52Leon504,47729,348,590-32,274,8965,564,579
53Starr272,05328,520,555-25,838,1425,189,390
54Hood026,351,966-21,440,7904,543,442
55Limestone52,36626,010,301-25,121,1864,536,901
56Gregg1,117,15125,728,974-2,085,8125,553,181
57Ochiltree3,242,82924,941,5868,648,8837,543,102
58Atascosa20,128,98221,957,15018,987,12123,914,698
59Kenedy75,56121,144,682-4,428,5473,721,196
60Polk315,44221,144,4491,879,0583,961,037
61Cherokee159,51119,113,519-120,2293,454,945
62Smith1,019,44918,973,1812,240,1704,290,687
63Upshur66,06917,553,554-7,206,5103,092,544
64Gaines18,092,99317,123,78310,951,25521,045,369
65Terrell24,03816,595,737-13,122,8362,885,372
66Moore198,99915,267,815-10,623,4562,831,381
67Sutton17,77714,576,962-19,351,1292,531,046
68Fayette1,200,53413,968,2223,835,2223,608,848
69Colorado113,16313,433,714-2,028,9072,429,321
70Brooks121,41912,364,407-19,043,9582,253,213
71Jack681,67412,247,753927,1992,793,356
72Brazoria2,651,18911,060,9271,724,7354,558,245
73Cooke831,65210,771,626-10,750,7722,688,829
74Sherman51,0829,365,871-7,473,2981,665,887
75Henderson363,9319,035,548-1,373,7821,921,784
76Burleson8,295,9058,873,3717,579,5529,825,797
77Nueces135,3298,663,243-8,646,7831,628,992
78Kleberg42,1678,041,450-6,988,6121,428,624
79Frio5,200,9127,997,5006,234,1266,579,791
80Jasper233,8097,967,900-3,614,3701,607,585
81Bee190,6967,670,528-11,345,9611,513,201
82Hill07,625,304-7,309,6491,314,708
83Hockley9,352,7767,520,0517,451,21410,649,337
84Hansford207,2007,466,639-4,915,7081,494,552
85Wharton558,2647,327,468-16,603,8481,821,621
86Zavala5,715,3847,289,6796,879,2466,972,225
87Refugio1,704,3327,223,0774,284,8992,949,690
88Stephens1,448,9347,167,709-2,949,7542,684,746
89Potter533,2367,000,754-1,587,9531,740,263
90Palo Pinto84,0916,945,448-3,643,7371,281,582
91Madison1,851,6506,879,6243,037,3343,037,792
92Brazos3,944,3526,843,5184,755,0765,124,269
93Grimes310,1196,774,107-2,009,6951,478,068
94Tyler319,3956,406,741-6,368,4901,424,006
95Harris624,6836,385,448-5,896,5471,725,622
96Gray710,3826,167,643-684,5571,773,769
97Liberty610,1786,156,506-11,538,9891,671,645
98Carson89,3126,092,299-5,503,9181,139,708
99Dallas05,972,070-4,157,3571,029,667
100Sterling531,4575,933,1183,009,7431,554,408
101Kent2,676,5325,518,2055,518,2053,627,947
102Duval730,7115,440,043-9,784,0731,668,649
103Goliad171,6845,150,050-4,633,0751,059,624
104Schleicher206,7125,136,770-2,606,7001,092,362
105Borden5,960,6204,995,1864,995,1866,821,859
106Jim Hogg11,6304,974,140-2,365,900869,240
107Fort Bend609,8464,882,956-3,557,4601,451,735
108Hutchinson394,4314,872,774-1,039,0501,234,564
109San Patricio300,6504,787,693-6,920,9571,126,114
110Orange352,9634,495,118-8,063,9741,127,983
111Jefferson393,0364,277,916-13,224,1821,130,608
112Matagorda183,7044,216,065-18,484,852910,612
113Lee1,670,6603,659,7192,323,6692,301,646
114Grayson809,3213,655,5121,825,5311,439,582
115Montgomery696,5583,459,357-203,3211,292,999
116Hardin750,4153,451,262-2,338,4301,345,460
117Maverick862,9543,432,888-122,8521,454,831
118Willacy143,0213,163,414-5,565,366688,437
119Somervell03,002,215-2,239,564517,623
120Stonewall1,494,7792,885,2762,885,2761,992,240
121Aransas18,9582,868,657-6,823,346513,554
122Chambers2,019,5412,772,266-3,031,9362,497,518
123Victoria1,107,3922,697,826-1,657,2241,572,534
124Houston419,6202,524,579-4,851,425854,892
125Newton429,6742,512,765-2,476,738862,909
126Val Verde1,1642,419,195-4,160,114418,267
127Tom Green401,5072,301,6761,365,483798,348
128Jackson1,859,3872,273,473-4,137,9602,251,365
129Anderson470,8432,230,605-459,751855,430
130Cottle78,3372,175,037-2,005,798453,343
131Jim Wells50,8692,165,894-1,692,767424,299
132Edwards8292,085,384-5,522,375360,378
133Austin299,9272,045,983-1,085,922652,683
134Coke254,7761,975,9821,772,929595,463
135Ellis01,915,423-3,332,352330,245
136Throckmorton546,5511,868,3041,670,828868,672
137Cochran2,165,6541,868,0641,742,3462,487,734
138Young711,7371,863,925663,0991,033,103
139Erath1,1611,820,089-2,618,420314,969
140San Jacinto29,5291,715,463-3,122,180325,298
141Van Zandt373,0501,692,383-2,008,223664,840
142Walker51,8091,601,687655,347327,962
143Nolan852,0901,545,6041,237,5551,118,573
144Eastland112,2501,449,929-1,011,066362,238
145Terry2,425,2501,367,5281,309,8462,661,031
146Calhoun108,5941,281,316-3,796,517329,511
147Clay345,5041,244,9611,146,806560,152
148Hale759,0671,191,1181,191,118964,432
149Marion305,3711,170,235-1,071,709507,136
150Franklin336,4991,133,298-598,191531,895
151Waller124,6371,073,824-2,265,991309,779
152Shackelford279,0951,057,075-343,457461,349
153Dawson2,578,2541,037,8831,037,8832,757,199
154Wilson1,607,811940,179931,2421,769,911
155Fisher891,632827,256762,7211,034,262
156Sabine1,013719,456-1,018,965125,057
157Runnels264,854707,037457,838386,757
158Collingsworth3,669698,166-379,257124,042
159Hartley185,170662,403-683,040299,377
160Mitchell2,009,767620,646620,6462,116,775
161Brown64,222603,764-156,069168,319
162Galveston132,577563,409-8,433,652229,716
163Coleman153,458555,002-41,184249,148
164Oldham233,021548,201476,191327,538
165Milam1,172,171495,675459,0341,257,632
166Haskell689,483474,477474,477771,289
167Navarro106,272397,668-29,876174,835
168Garza1,788,516383,094383,0941,854,567
169Concho226,389348,66328,819286,503
170Callahan88,978348,264-215,897149,024
171King1,507,358341,586-82,6241,566,252
172Comanche42,824335,150-169,336100,608
173Cass315,915327,827-218,040372,437
174Camp65,575294,957-260,564116,430
175Archer726,002278,053268,614773,942
176Wichita1,220,854236,227236,2271,261,583
177Hardeman651,079228,519228,519690,479
178Jones320,548170,455141,107349,937
179Lamb161,860155,978155,978188,753
180Taylor275,817137,924104,188299,597
181Trinity16,495122,994-74,64337,701
182Hopkins121,356113,349-50,094140,899
183Lynn232,83897,14397,143249,587
184Knox135,20786,38186,381150,100
185Wilbarger593,74979,13179,131607,392
186Bastrop78,06670,357-22,05090,197
187Lubbock780,80456,31356,313790,513
188Foard62,35155,186-39,16071,866
189Crosby777,45454,30554,305786,817
190Hamilton2449,026-48,3548,477
191Caldwell896,55728,83019,094901,528
192Cameron026,846-250,0544,629
193Real81126,4601,8035,373
194Kaufman46,30622,88622,88650,252
195Morris21,24522,48922,48925,122
196Dickens362,81613,93213,932365,218
197Menard76,80113,467-31,07979,123
198Baylor51,7107,2727,27252,964
199Bandera1,2885,711-16,4042,273
200Donley05,192-5,576895
201Medina77,3454,569-16,16278,133
202Motley32,3144,2254,22533,042
203Mills02,806-1,607484
204Titus335,7981,0761,076335,984
205Bexar62,429212162,433
206Armstrong0000
207Bell0000
208Blanco0000
209Bosque0000
210Bowie18,8340-138,56818,834
211Brewster0000
212Briscoe0000
213Childress4,276004,276
214Coryell0000
215Dallam0000
216Falls80800808
217Fannin0000
218Floyd0000
219Guadalupe587,31100587,311
220Hays0000
221Hudspeth0000
222Hunt20300203
223Jeff Davis0000
224Kerr0000
225Kimble2150-27,914215
226Kinney0000
227Lampasas00-8,8750
228McCulloch35,9280035,928
229McLennan69100691
230Rains00-2,647,1980
231Red River59,1900059,190
232Swisher0000
233Travis3,585003,585
234Uvalde0000
235Williamson5,877005,877
236BaileyN/AN/AN/A0
237BurnetN/AN/AN/A0
238CastroN/AN/AN/A0
239CollinN/AN/AN/A0
240ComalN/AN/AN/A0
241Deaf SmithN/AN/AN/A0
242DeltaN/AN/AN/A0
243El PasoN/AN/AN/A0
244GillespieN/AN/AN/A0
245HallN/AN/AN/A0
246KendallN/AN/AN/A0
247LamarN/AN/AN/A0
248LlanoN/AN/AN/A0
249MasonN/AN/AN/A0
250ParmerN/AN/AN/A0
251PresidioN/AN/AN/A0
252RandallN/AN/AN/A0
253RockwallN/AN/AN/A0
254San SabaN/AN/AN/A0
Total1,187,767,2287,968,247,5031,676,454,4802,561,603,003

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. Our "Gas Produced" column is the sum of two values reported by TRCC: gas from gas wells and casinghead gas, which is extracted from oil wells.


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