Texas Counties: Oil Produced in 2014

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. A barrel of crude oil equals 42 US gallons, or about 159 liters. While oil is sometimes measured in by volume in cubic meters, countries using the metric system more commonly measure oil by weight or mass. Not all crude oil weighs the same, however, so there is not a standard conversion factor between barrels and metric tons. 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 Produced in 2014

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Texas counties by oil produced

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10M to 100M bbl8
100 to 999 bbl
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1M to 10M bbl1
1 to 99 bbl
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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Oil Produced

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RankNameOil Produced, 2014
(barrels)
Gas Produced, 2014
(thousands of cf)
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
(BOE) Produced, 2014
1Karnes82,291,077125,472,610103,924,286
2La Salle66,956,916114,807,04886,751,235
3DeWitt51,710,197137,687,61275,449,440
4Gonzales46,247,215553,40646,342,630
5McMullen42,213,61083,788,59856,659,920
6Andrews36,849,734641,73436,960,378
7Upton33,666,34818,661,46336,883,842
8Martin33,298,94110,27533,300,713
9Midland32,822,5286,591,23533,958,948
10Dimmit31,353,951200,983,10266,006,210
11Ector29,864,9233,934,90930,543,356
12Gaines24,034,3106,172,52825,098,539
13Ward23,644,25516,253,26926,446,543
14Reeves23,319,83329,827,28328,462,468
15Reagan23,086,6201,260,10623,303,880
16Atascosa22,973,5742,970,02923,485,648
17Glasscock22,845,110945,08023,008,055
18Yoakum21,846,778277,22821,894,576
19Scurry16,905,131N/A16,905,131
20Irion15,473,1882,431,89215,892,480
21Hockley14,454,12668,83714,465,994
22Howard13,913,642262,72213,958,939
23Live Oak13,569,52886,190,74928,430,002
24Loving11,462,79943,692,42518,995,976
25Crockett11,182,23659,259,23921,399,346
26Crane10,406,1936,299,70711,492,349
27Pecos9,722,54581,873,36123,838,642
28Ochiltree7,857,66516,292,70310,666,752
29Zavala6,787,621410,4336,858,385
30Lavaca6,465,62426,524,62911,038,836
31Frio5,197,0461,763,3745,501,076
32Brazos5,149,0592,088,4425,509,135
33Winkler4,551,03514,316,3587,019,373
34Terry4,202,88857,6824,212,833
35Dawson4,122,858N/A4,122,858
36Wheeler4,120,006212,322,23740,727,288
37Madison4,018,3303,842,2904,680,794
38Fayette3,873,87710,133,0005,620,946
39Mitchell3,811,33203,811,332
40Kent3,802,030N/A3,802,030
41Wilson3,686,2718,9373,687,812
42Borden3,621,556N/A3,621,556
43Wood3,572,3402,246,0833,959,596
44Chambers3,548,3725,804,2024,549,096
45Cochran3,301,443125,7183,323,119
46Burleson3,283,7401,293,8193,506,812
47Brazoria3,216,5859,336,1924,826,273
48Refugio3,133,4632,938,1783,640,045
49Roberts2,911,33658,202,48712,946,248
50Garza2,822,346N/A2,822,346
51Lipscomb2,798,87143,817,21210,353,563
52Stonewall2,327,51002,327,510
53Gregg2,315,94527,814,7867,111,598
54Stephens2,282,26110,117,4634,026,651
55Wichita2,130,13002,130,130
56Culberson2,063,67139,609,3478,892,869
57Leon1,954,98861,623,48612,579,727
58Rusk1,901,204117,161,75522,101,507
59Nolan1,858,453308,0491,911,565
60Jack1,833,81111,320,5543,785,631
61Grayson1,812,0841,829,9812,127,598
62Montague1,804,23680,824,11215,739,428
63Robertson1,720,069117,890,44722,046,008
64Lee1,611,1531,336,0501,841,506
65Fort Bend1,591,3178,440,4163,046,561
66Crosby1,566,518N/A1,566,518
67Caldwell1,558,2219,7361,559,900
68Hale1,547,789N/A1,547,789
69Hemphill1,533,846141,999,48226,016,515
70Cooke1,450,23121,522,3985,160,989
71Sterling1,403,3912,923,3751,907,421
72Wharton1,384,48023,931,3165,510,569
73Smith1,378,20016,733,0114,263,202
74King1,368,347424,2101,441,487
75Archer1,306,4049,4391,308,031
76Young1,303,8651,200,8261,510,904
77Lubbock1,302,766N/A1,302,766
78Throckmorton1,250,852197,4761,284,900
79Hardin1,207,9915,789,6922,206,214
80Harris1,190,65712,281,9953,308,242
81Liberty1,183,03217,695,4954,233,979
82Grimes1,084,5208,783,8022,598,969
83Jefferson1,079,05317,502,0984,096,656
84Duval1,070,40015,224,1163,695,248
85Fisher1,058,97964,5351,070,106
86Montgomery1,024,8833,662,6781,656,379
87Gray1,011,0286,852,2002,192,442
88Oldham953,97572,010966,391
89Houston951,8607,376,0042,223,585
90Wilbarger914,2240914,224
91Guadalupe891,1760891,176
92Hardeman815,787N/A815,787
93Webb785,918607,648,701105,552,935
94Maverick759,5173,555,7401,372,576
95Galveston744,9338,997,0612,296,150
96Jackson716,1436,411,4331,821,562
97Coke709,141203,053744,150
98Jones669,28829,348674,348
99Anderson666,7372,690,3561,130,591
100Hutchinson666,7275,911,8241,686,007
101Dickens646,172N/A646,172
102Victoria644,0644,355,0501,394,935
103Milam631,59036,641637,907
104Haskell604,5040604,504
105Polk597,44019,265,3913,919,059
106Van Zandt592,0603,700,6061,230,096
107Titus587,6010587,601
108Shackelford571,4141,400,532812,885
109Franklin569,6961,731,489868,229
110Orange562,85312,559,0922,728,214
111Washington561,3598,136,9221,964,277
112Clay535,13198,155552,054
113Austin529,9753,131,9051,069,959
114Lynn514,878N/A514,878
115Runnels487,367249,199530,332
116Tyler485,87712,775,2312,688,503
117San Patricio481,13511,708,6502,499,868
118Palo Pinto477,07910,589,1852,302,801
119Starr471,94354,358,6979,844,132
120Newton455,4714,989,5031,315,730
121Schleicher449,3847,743,4701,784,465
122Tom Green414,626936,193576,039
123Taylor414,32233,736420,139
124Harrison412,393138,173,56124,235,421
125Panola402,671351,499,70961,006,069
126Hartley402,3971,345,443634,370
127Wise392,131258,623,85344,982,450
128Waller379,6383,339,815955,468
129Henderson359,59510,409,3302,154,307
130Lamb345,019N/A345,019
131Cass339,622545,867433,737
132Bee331,33219,016,4893,610,037
133Nueces330,88617,310,0263,315,373
134Matagorda324,81422,700,9174,238,765
135Navarro323,601427,544397,315
136Cherokee323,12419,233,7483,639,287
137Willacy316,9598,728,7801,821,921
138Coleman313,654596,186416,445
139Concho310,940319,844366,086
140Kleberg266,16015,030,0622,857,550
141Moore257,55525,891,2714,721,567
142Brooks250,00231,408,3655,665,237
143Hopkins231,257163,443259,437
144Goliad223,9339,783,1251,910,679
145Eastland208,9802,460,995633,289
146Carson202,00811,596,2172,201,356
147Potter201,8698,588,7071,682,681
148Hansford200,05712,382,3472,334,944
149Knox194,737N/A194,737
150Camp179,927555,521275,706
151Medina174,97220,731178,546
152Callahan160,687564,161257,956
153Baylor157,5840157,584
154Menard156,12844,546163,808
155Marion152,5982,241,944539,140
156Colorado144,45615,462,6212,810,425
157Jasper142,94311,582,2702,139,886
158Brown136,835759,833267,841
159Upshur134,44424,760,0644,403,421
160Calhoun122,5445,077,833998,032
161Kenedy119,40925,573,2294,528,586
162Bexar119,0140119,014
163Zapata118,729110,468,68019,165,053
164Jim Wells107,4693,858,661772,755
165Red River106,341N/A106,341
166Bastrop102,40792,407118,339
167Foard98,44194,346114,708
168Kaufman87,918N/A87,918
169San Jacinto81,2744,837,643915,350
170Limestone79,00851,131,4878,894,782
171Cottle76,7884,180,835797,622
172Aransas69,7269,692,0031,740,761
173Sutton68,60433,928,0915,918,275
174Comanche65,175504,486152,155
175Sherman59,65216,839,1692,962,957
176Walker57,880946,340221,042
177McCulloch52,832052,832
178Trinity47,480197,63781,555
179Shelby46,96583,788,21914,493,210
180Bowie45,060138,56868,951
181Hidalgo44,31497,023,71016,772,540
182Freestone42,052155,665,06526,880,856
183Denton32,303227,451,23239,248,033
184Motley27,307027,307
185Jim Hogg27,1597,340,0401,292,683
186Terrell22,48329,718,5735,146,375
187Williamson17,579017,579
188San Augustine15,78675,276,94512,994,570
189Nacogdoches11,59981,162,72414,005,172
190Childress10,860N/A10,860
191Collingsworth8,4341,077,423194,197
192Parker4,032100,754,15217,375,438
193Falls3,22503,225
194Val Verde2,9706,579,3091,137,334
195Travis2,895N/A2,895
196Sabine2,6201,738,421302,348
197Bandera1,75922,1155,572
198Edwards1,5957,607,7591,313,278
199Morris1,283N/A1,283
200Erath1,0614,438,509766,321
201Floyd9270927
202Real91824,6575,169
203Ellis4245,247,775905,213
204McLennan4140414
205Kimble28427,9145,097
206Hamilton26997,38017,059
207Hunt196N/A196
208Hood15247,792,7568,240,282
209Hill414,934,9532,574,996
210Angelina05,807,9471,001,370
211Blanco0N/A0
212Bosque000
213Briscoe000
214Cameron0276,90047,741
215Coryell000
216Fannin0N/A0
217Hays0N/A0
218Jeff Davis000
219Johnson0326,334,35556,264,544
220Kerr000
221Kinney0N/A0
222Rockwall0N/A0
223Somervell05,241,779903,755
224Swisher0N/A0
225Tarrant0682,213,054117,622,940
226Uvalde000
227ArmstrongN/AN/A0
228BaileyN/AN/A0
229BellN/A00
230BrewsterN/AN/A0
231BurnetN/AN/A0
232CastroN/AN/A0
233CollinN/AN/A0
234ComalN/AN/A0
235DallamN/A00
236DallasN/A10,129,4271,746,453
237Deaf SmithN/AN/A0
238DeltaN/AN/A0
239DonleyN/A10,7681,857
240El PasoN/AN/A0
241GillespieN/AN/A0
242HallN/AN/A0
243HudspethN/AN/A0
244KendallN/AN/A0
245LamarN/AN/A0
246LampasasN/A8,8751,530
247LlanoN/AN/A0
248MasonN/AN/A0
249MillsN/A4,413761
250ParmerN/AN/A0
251PresidioN/A00
252RainsN/A2,647,198456,413
253RandallN/AN/A0
254San SabaN/AN/A0
Total955,378,1826,291,793,0232,040,170,087

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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