Texas Counties: Oil Equivalent 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 (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 2014

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		Darker shades indicate higher production

		Lighter shades indicate lower production

		Redder/pinker hues indicate more oil and less gas

		Bluer/purpler hues indicate less oil and more gas

		White indicates no production or no data available

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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Oil Equivalent Produced

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Rank	Name	Oil Produced, 2014 (barrels)	Gas Produced, 2014 (thousands of cf)	Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) Produced, 2014
1	Tarrant	0	682,213,054	117,622,940
2	Webb	785,918	607,648,701	105,552,935
3	Karnes	82,291,077	125,472,610	103,924,286
4	La Salle	66,956,916	114,807,048	86,751,235
5	DeWitt	51,710,197	137,687,612	75,449,440
6	Dimmit	31,353,951	200,983,102	66,006,210
7	Panola	402,671	351,499,709	61,006,069
8	McMullen	42,213,610	83,788,598	56,659,920
9	Johnson	0	326,334,355	56,264,544
10	Gonzales	46,247,215	553,406	46,342,630
11	Wise	392,131	258,623,853	44,982,450
12	Wheeler	4,120,006	212,322,237	40,727,288
13	Denton	32,303	227,451,232	39,248,033
14	Andrews	36,849,734	641,734	36,960,378
15	Upton	33,666,348	18,661,463	36,883,842
16	Midland	32,822,528	6,591,235	33,958,948
17	Martin	33,298,941	10,275	33,300,713
18	Ector	29,864,923	3,934,909	30,543,356
19	Reeves	23,319,833	29,827,283	28,462,468
20	Live Oak	13,569,528	86,190,749	28,430,002
21	Freestone	42,052	155,665,065	26,880,856
22	Ward	23,644,255	16,253,269	26,446,543
23	Hemphill	1,533,846	141,999,482	26,016,515
24	Gaines	24,034,310	6,172,528	25,098,539
25	Harrison	412,393	138,173,561	24,235,421
26	Pecos	9,722,545	81,873,361	23,838,642
27	Atascosa	22,973,574	2,970,029	23,485,648
28	Reagan	23,086,620	1,260,106	23,303,880
29	Glasscock	22,845,110	945,080	23,008,055
30	Rusk	1,901,204	117,161,755	22,101,507
31	Robertson	1,720,069	117,890,447	22,046,008
32	Yoakum	21,846,778	277,228	21,894,576
33	Crockett	11,182,236	59,259,239	21,399,346
34	Zapata	118,729	110,468,680	19,165,053
35	Loving	11,462,799	43,692,425	18,995,976
36	Parker	4,032	100,754,152	17,375,438
37	Scurry	16,905,131	N/A	16,905,131
38	Hidalgo	44,314	97,023,710	16,772,540
39	Irion	15,473,188	2,431,892	15,892,480
40	Montague	1,804,236	80,824,112	15,739,428
41	Shelby	46,965	83,788,219	14,493,210
42	Hockley	14,454,126	68,837	14,465,994
43	Nacogdoches	11,599	81,162,724	14,005,172
44	Howard	13,913,642	262,722	13,958,939
45	San Augustine	15,786	75,276,945	12,994,570
46	Roberts	2,911,336	58,202,487	12,946,248
47	Leon	1,954,988	61,623,486	12,579,727
48	Crane	10,406,193	6,299,707	11,492,349
49	Lavaca	6,465,624	26,524,629	11,038,836
50	Ochiltree	7,857,665	16,292,703	10,666,752
51	Lipscomb	2,798,871	43,817,212	10,353,563
52	Starr	471,943	54,358,697	9,844,132
53	Limestone	79,008	51,131,487	8,894,782
54	Culberson	2,063,671	39,609,347	8,892,869
55	Hood	152	47,792,756	8,240,282
56	Gregg	2,315,945	27,814,786	7,111,598
57	Winkler	4,551,035	14,316,358	7,019,373
58	Zavala	6,787,621	410,433	6,858,385
59	Sutton	68,604	33,928,091	5,918,275
60	Brooks	250,002	31,408,365	5,665,237
61	Fayette	3,873,877	10,133,000	5,620,946
62	Wharton	1,384,480	23,931,316	5,510,569
63	Brazos	5,149,059	2,088,442	5,509,135
64	Frio	5,197,046	1,763,374	5,501,076
65	Cooke	1,450,231	21,522,398	5,160,989
66	Terrell	22,483	29,718,573	5,146,375
67	Brazoria	3,216,585	9,336,192	4,826,273
68	Moore	257,555	25,891,271	4,721,567
69	Madison	4,018,330	3,842,290	4,680,794
70	Chambers	3,548,372	5,804,202	4,549,096
71	Kenedy	119,409	25,573,229	4,528,586
72	Upshur	134,444	24,760,064	4,403,421
73	Smith	1,378,200	16,733,011	4,263,202
74	Matagorda	324,814	22,700,917	4,238,765
75	Liberty	1,183,032	17,695,495	4,233,979
76	Terry	4,202,888	57,682	4,212,833
77	Dawson	4,122,858	N/A	4,122,858
78	Jefferson	1,079,053	17,502,098	4,096,656
79	Stephens	2,282,261	10,117,463	4,026,651
80	Wood	3,572,340	2,246,083	3,959,596
81	Polk	597,440	19,265,391	3,919,059
82	Mitchell	3,811,332	0	3,811,332
83	Kent	3,802,030	N/A	3,802,030
84	Jack	1,833,811	11,320,554	3,785,631
85	Duval	1,070,400	15,224,116	3,695,248
86	Wilson	3,686,271	8,937	3,687,812
87	Refugio	3,133,463	2,938,178	3,640,045
88	Cherokee	323,124	19,233,748	3,639,287
89	Borden	3,621,556	N/A	3,621,556
90	Bee	331,332	19,016,489	3,610,037
91	Burleson	3,283,740	1,293,819	3,506,812
92	Cochran	3,301,443	125,718	3,323,119
93	Nueces	330,886	17,310,026	3,315,373
94	Harris	1,190,657	12,281,995	3,308,242
95	Fort Bend	1,591,317	8,440,416	3,046,561
96	Sherman	59,652	16,839,169	2,962,957
97	Kleberg	266,160	15,030,062	2,857,550
98	Garza	2,822,346	N/A	2,822,346
99	Colorado	144,456	15,462,621	2,810,425
100	Orange	562,853	12,559,092	2,728,214
101	Tyler	485,877	12,775,231	2,688,503
102	Grimes	1,084,520	8,783,802	2,598,969
103	Hill	4	14,934,953	2,574,996
104	San Patricio	481,135	11,708,650	2,499,868
105	Hansford	200,057	12,382,347	2,334,944
106	Stonewall	2,327,510	0	2,327,510
107	Palo Pinto	477,079	10,589,185	2,302,801
108	Galveston	744,933	8,997,061	2,296,150
109	Houston	951,860	7,376,004	2,223,585
110	Hardin	1,207,991	5,789,692	2,206,214
111	Carson	202,008	11,596,217	2,201,356
112	Gray	1,011,028	6,852,200	2,192,442
113	Henderson	359,595	10,409,330	2,154,307
114	Jasper	142,943	11,582,270	2,139,886
115	Wichita	2,130,130	0	2,130,130
116	Grayson	1,812,084	1,829,981	2,127,598
117	Washington	561,359	8,136,922	1,964,277
118	Nolan	1,858,453	308,049	1,911,565
119	Goliad	223,933	9,783,125	1,910,679
120	Sterling	1,403,391	2,923,375	1,907,421
121	Lee	1,611,153	1,336,050	1,841,506
122	Willacy	316,959	8,728,780	1,821,921
123	Jackson	716,143	6,411,433	1,821,562
124	Schleicher	449,384	7,743,470	1,784,465
125	Dallas	N/A	10,129,427	1,746,453
126	Aransas	69,726	9,692,003	1,740,761
127	Hutchinson	666,727	5,911,824	1,686,007
128	Potter	201,869	8,588,707	1,682,681
129	Montgomery	1,024,883	3,662,678	1,656,379
130	Crosby	1,566,518	N/A	1,566,518
131	Caldwell	1,558,221	9,736	1,559,900
132	Hale	1,547,789	N/A	1,547,789
133	Young	1,303,865	1,200,826	1,510,904
134	King	1,368,347	424,210	1,441,487
135	Victoria	644,064	4,355,050	1,394,935
136	Maverick	759,517	3,555,740	1,372,576
137	Newton	455,471	4,989,503	1,315,730
138	Edwards	1,595	7,607,759	1,313,278
139	Archer	1,306,404	9,439	1,308,031
140	Lubbock	1,302,766	N/A	1,302,766
141	Jim Hogg	27,159	7,340,040	1,292,683
142	Throckmorton	1,250,852	197,476	1,284,900
143	Van Zandt	592,060	3,700,606	1,230,096
144	Val Verde	2,970	6,579,309	1,137,334
145	Anderson	666,737	2,690,356	1,130,591
146	Fisher	1,058,979	64,535	1,070,106
147	Austin	529,975	3,131,905	1,069,959
148	Angelina	0	5,807,947	1,001,370
149	Calhoun	122,544	5,077,833	998,032
150	Oldham	953,975	72,010	966,391
151	Waller	379,638	3,339,815	955,468
152	San Jacinto	81,274	4,837,643	915,350
153	Wilbarger	914,224	0	914,224
154	Ellis	424	5,247,775	905,213
155	Somervell	0	5,241,779	903,755
156	Guadalupe	891,176	0	891,176
157	Franklin	569,696	1,731,489	868,229
158	Hardeman	815,787	N/A	815,787
159	Shackelford	571,414	1,400,532	812,885
160	Cottle	76,788	4,180,835	797,622
161	Jim Wells	107,469	3,858,661	772,755
162	Erath	1,061	4,438,509	766,321
163	Coke	709,141	203,053	744,150
164	Jones	669,288	29,348	674,348
165	Dickens	646,172	N/A	646,172
166	Milam	631,590	36,641	637,907
167	Hartley	402,397	1,345,443	634,370
168	Eastland	208,980	2,460,995	633,289
169	Haskell	604,504	0	604,504
170	Titus	587,601	0	587,601
171	Tom Green	414,626	936,193	576,039
172	Clay	535,131	98,155	552,054
173	Marion	152,598	2,241,944	539,140
174	Runnels	487,367	249,199	530,332
175	Lynn	514,878	N/A	514,878
176	Rains	N/A	2,647,198	456,413
177	Cass	339,622	545,867	433,737
178	Taylor	414,322	33,736	420,139
179	Coleman	313,654	596,186	416,445
180	Navarro	323,601	427,544	397,315
181	Concho	310,940	319,844	366,086
182	Lamb	345,019	N/A	345,019
183	Sabine	2,620	1,738,421	302,348
184	Camp	179,927	555,521	275,706
185	Brown	136,835	759,833	267,841
186	Hopkins	231,257	163,443	259,437
187	Callahan	160,687	564,161	257,956
188	Walker	57,880	946,340	221,042
189	Knox	194,737	N/A	194,737
190	Collingsworth	8,434	1,077,423	194,197
191	Medina	174,972	20,731	178,546
192	Menard	156,128	44,546	163,808
193	Baylor	157,584	0	157,584
194	Comanche	65,175	504,486	152,155
195	Bexar	119,014	0	119,014
196	Bastrop	102,407	92,407	118,339
197	Foard	98,441	94,346	114,708
198	Red River	106,341	N/A	106,341
199	Kaufman	87,918	N/A	87,918
200	Trinity	47,480	197,637	81,555
201	Bowie	45,060	138,568	68,951
202	McCulloch	52,832	0	52,832
203	Cameron	0	276,900	47,741
204	Motley	27,307	0	27,307
205	Williamson	17,579	0	17,579
206	Hamilton	269	97,380	17,059
207	Childress	10,860	N/A	10,860
208	Bandera	1,759	22,115	5,572
209	Real	918	24,657	5,169
210	Kimble	284	27,914	5,097
211	Falls	3,225	0	3,225
212	Travis	2,895	N/A	2,895
213	Donley	N/A	10,768	1,857
214	Lampasas	N/A	8,875	1,530
215	Morris	1,283	N/A	1,283
216	Floyd	927	0	927
217	Mills	N/A	4,413	761
218	McLennan	414	0	414
219	Hunt	196	N/A	196
220	Armstrong	N/A	N/A	0
221	Bailey	N/A	N/A	0
222	Bell	N/A	0	0
223	Blanco	0	N/A	0
224	Bosque	0	0	0
225	Brewster	N/A	N/A	0
226	Briscoe	0	0	0
227	Burnet	N/A	N/A	0
228	Castro	N/A	N/A	0
229	Collin	N/A	N/A	0
230	Comal	N/A	N/A	0
231	Coryell	0	0	0
232	Dallam	N/A	0	0
233	Deaf Smith	N/A	N/A	0
234	Delta	N/A	N/A	0
235	El Paso	N/A	N/A	0
236	Fannin	0	N/A	0
237	Gillespie	N/A	N/A	0
238	Hall	N/A	N/A	0
239	Hays	0	N/A	0
240	Hudspeth	N/A	N/A	0
241	Jeff Davis	0	0	0
242	Kendall	N/A	N/A	0
243	Kerr	0	0	0
244	Kinney	0	N/A	0
245	Lamar	N/A	N/A	0
246	Llano	N/A	N/A	0
247	Mason	N/A	N/A	0
248	Parmer	N/A	N/A	0
249	Presidio	N/A	0	0
250	Randall	N/A	N/A	0
251	Rockwall	0	N/A	0
252	San Saba	N/A	N/A	0
253	Swisher	0	N/A	0
254	Uvalde	0	0	0
Total		955,378,182	6,291,793,023	2,040,170,087

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.

Sources:

Texas Railroad Commission - Oil & Gas Production Data Query