Texas Counties: Gas 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.

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 2014

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