Cochran County oil and gas
Cochran County leases reported 1.7M barrels of oil and 1.7M MCF of gas to the Texas Railroad Commission in the 12 months to Jul 2026, ranking #91 of 219 producing Texas counties by oil-equivalent volume.
1.7M BBL oil, last 12 months ▼ 10% vs prior 12
1.7M MCF gas, last 12 months ▼ 7% vs prior 12
0 new permits, Oct 1–Oct 14
15+ top leases listed below
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Cochran County oil + condensate (BBL per month, last 36 months) 0 100K 200K Aug 23 Feb 24 Aug 24 Feb 25 Aug 25 Feb 26
Cochran County gas (MCF per month, last 36 months) 0 100K 200K 300K Aug 23 Feb 24 Aug 24 Feb 25 Aug 25 Feb 26
Cochran County production in brief Cochran County produced 1,672,700 barrels of oil and condensate and 1,673,133 MCF of gas in the 12 months from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, about 0.1% of Texas oil and 0.0% of Texas gas on our county figures. Compared with the previous 12 months, oil was down 10% and gas was down 7%. The highest oil month in the last three years was Aug 2023 at 182,388 barrels. The largest operators by oil-equivalent volume were HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY , MANZANO, LLC and OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. . The top lease by oil was WEST LEVELLAND UNIT , operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY, with 133,136 barrels. RRC issued no new drilling permits in Cochran County between October 1 and Oct 14, 2026.
Top leases, last 12 months Lease Operator Field Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) WEST LEVELLAND UNIT HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY LEVELLAND 133,136 32,883 IGOE-SMITH OPER. AREA OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN EOR, LLC SLAUGHTER 123,565 73,074 BOYD HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY SLAUGHTER 117,397 98,666 MALLET UNIT HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY SLAUGHTER 115,140 72,579 WOODLEY, F. L. HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY SLAUGHTER 84,416 69,722 NORTH CENTRAL LEVELLAND UNIT HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY LEVELLAND 64,735 13,308 XIT UNIT HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY LEVELLAND 57,990 29,654 NORTHWEST MALLET UNIT HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY SLAUGHTER 57,148 28,773 DUGGAN SLAUGHTER UNIT CTOC ENERGY, LLC SLAUGHTER 38,934 14,047 WRIGHT, J.M. UNIT A.C.T. OPERATING COMPANY LEVELLAND 37,884 1,989 IKE CLANTON C MANZANO, LLC COCHRAN (SAN ANDRES) 36,093 62,455 SMITH-IGOE HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY SLAUGHTER 35,155 24,388 DEAN, C. S. "A" HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY SLAUGHTER 35,030 28,360 MILLER-WRIGHT UNIT KIMBELL OPERATING COMPANY LEVELLAND 31,510 0 BUFFALO BILL B MANZANO, LLC COCHRAN (SAN ANDRES) 28,863 79,459
Top operators, last 12 months Operator Leases Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 12 529,412 271,476 MANZANO, LLC 37 305,227 958,779 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 4 170,946 97,023 OXY USA WTP LP 1 107,155 89,348 A.C.T. OPERATING COMPANY 6 60,010 31,515 BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD. 5 24,373 80,383 EXTEX OPERATING COMPANY 16 35,869 11,035 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN EOR, LLC 1 32,487 21,298 CROSS TIMBERS ENERGY, LLC 5 34,269 9,253 AVIATOR ENERGY, LLC 11 35,144 2,276
New drilling permits this month No new permits in this county in the current RRC daily file.
Nearby permits in neighboring counties Miles from county center County Operator Lease 34 Hockley OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN EOR, LLC FRAZIER, W.G. 35 Hockley OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN EOR, LLC FRAZIER, W.G.
Monthly figures Month Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) Leases reporting Jul 2026 (provisional) 122,370 141,606 287 Jun 2026 (provisional) 135,112 150,580 289 May 2026 142,669 160,994 289 Apr 2026 138,931 137,878 289 Mar 2026 142,163 147,326 289 Feb 2026 129,178 122,358 289 Jan 2026 139,505 131,452 289 Dec 2025 146,627 137,441 289 Nov 2025 144,628 134,346 289 Oct 2025 146,685 140,767 289 Sep 2025 141,501 130,562 288 Aug 2025 143,331 137,823 288
Questions about Cochran County minerals How do I look up my lease in Cochran County? Find the RRC lease number on your check stub, then search it on our lease search or in the RRC Production Data Query using district and lease number. Without a number, open the RRC GIS viewer, go to Cochran County and click the well. Step by step: how to look up your lease on RRC .
Who are the top operators in Cochran County? By oil-equivalent volume over the 12 months to Jul 2026: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (529,412 BBL oil, 271,476 MCF gas), MANZANO, LLC (305,227 BBL oil, 958,779 MCF gas) and OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. (170,946 BBL oil, 97,023 MCF gas). The full list is in the table above.
How are royalties calculated on Cochran County production? A gross royalty is roughly (oil volume × oil price + gas volume × gas price) × your decimal interest. Your decimal is on your check stub or division order. County production in May 2026 was 142,669 BBL of oil; try your own lease in the royalty estimator . Severance tax and any deductions your lease allows reduce the check.
How do I sell mineral rights in Cochran County? Start with the production history of your lease on its page here, then compare several offers on the same basis (price per net mineral acre or a multiple of monthly royalty). Recent permits in the county (0 so far this month) can matter to buyers. See how to sell mineral rights . We are not a buyer or broker.
Source: Texas Railroad Commission (data sets , Production Data Query ). Data date: RRC Production Data Query dump, extract dated Sep 18, 2026; production through Jul 2026. Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 are provisional: operators file late and amend, so these months usually rise in later releases. Oil = crude oil + condensate (BBL); gas = gas-well gas + casinghead gas (MCF), as reported to RRC. RRC notes county-level figures are allocated estimates based on allowables and potentials. Methodology .