Culberson County leases reported 48.5M barrels of oil and 587.2M MCF of gas to the Texas Railroad Commission in the 12 months to Jul 2026, ranking #9 of 219 producing Texas counties by oil-equivalent volume.
48.5MBBL oil, last 12 months▼ 1% vs prior 12
587.2MMCF gas, last 12 months▲ 9% vs prior 12
0new permits, Oct 1–Oct 14
15+top leases listed below
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Culberson County oil + condensate (BBL per month, last 36 months)
Culberson County gas (MCF per month, last 36 months)
Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 are provisional (lighter bars) and usually rise as late reports arrive.
Culberson County production in brief
Culberson County produced 48,486,070 barrels of oil and condensate and 587,157,924 MCF of gas in the 12 months from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, about 2.4% of Texas oil and 4.3% of Texas gas on our county figures. Compared with the previous 12 months, oil was about flat and gas was up 9%. The highest oil month in the last three years was Dec 2025 at 4,777,179 barrels. The largest operators by oil-equivalent volume were COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO., CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. and CIMAREX ENERGY CO.. The top lease by oil was NEEDLES 39 UNIT, operated by COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO., with 283,993 barrels. RRC issued no new drilling permits in Culberson County between October 1 and Oct 14, 2026.
No new permits in this county in the current RRC daily file.
Monthly figures
Month
Oil (BBL)
Gas (MCF)
Leases reporting
Jul 2026 (provisional)
3,074,069
46,044,478
1,630
Jun 2026 (provisional)
3,063,222
43,804,098
1,629
May 2026
3,571,669
48,975,892
1,630
Apr 2026
3,746,291
47,270,243
1,628
Mar 2026
4,376,384
52,617,595
1,628
Feb 2026
4,055,354
49,158,035
1,625
Jan 2026
4,550,991
52,122,449
1,613
Dec 2025
4,777,179
54,813,827
1,606
Nov 2025
4,369,467
47,901,734
1,598
Oct 2025
4,146,882
45,644,798
1,595
Sep 2025
4,236,699
48,810,801
1,579
Aug 2025
4,517,863
49,993,974
1,574
Questions about Culberson County minerals
How do I look up my lease in Culberson 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 Culberson County and click the well. Step by step: how to look up your lease on RRC.
Who are the top operators in Culberson County?
By oil-equivalent volume over the 12 months to Jul 2026: COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. (20,314,464 BBL oil, 205,519,968 MCF gas), CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. (16,058,889 BBL oil, 212,076,200 MCF gas) and CIMAREX ENERGY CO. (6,536,206 BBL oil, 64,439,998 MCF gas). The full list is in the table above.
How are royalties calculated on Culberson 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 3,571,669 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 Culberson 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.