Denton County oil and gas
Denton County leases reported 148K barrels of oil and 130.4M MCF of gas to the Texas Railroad Commission in the 12 months to Jul 2026, ranking #35 of 219 producing Texas counties by oil-equivalent volume.
148K BBL oil, last 12 months ▼ 37% vs prior 12
130.4M MCF gas, last 12 months ▲ 4% vs prior 12
4 new permits, Oct 1–Oct 14
15+ top leases listed below
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Denton County oil + condensate (BBL per month, last 36 months) 0 10K 20K 30K 40K Aug 23 Feb 24 Aug 24 Feb 25 Aug 25 Feb 26
Denton County gas (MCF per month, last 36 months) 0 10M 20M Aug 23 Feb 24 Aug 24 Feb 25 Aug 25 Feb 26
Denton County production in brief Denton County produced 147,971 barrels of oil and condensate and 130,382,169 MCF of gas in the 12 months from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, about 0.0% of Texas oil and 1.0% of Texas gas on our county figures. Compared with the previous 12 months, oil was down 37% and gas was up 4%. The highest oil month in the last three years was Oct 2024 at 30,670 barrels. The largest operators by oil-equivalent volume were BKV BARNETT, LLC , LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. and EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC . The top lease by oil was LEA AH2, operated by LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P., with 9,989 barrels. RRC issued 4 new drilling permits in Denton County between October 1 and Oct 14, 2026, 4 of them to BKV BARNETT, LLC.
Top leases, last 12 months Lease Operator Field Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) LEA AH2 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 9,989 520,815 LEA AH1 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 8,649 464,218 LEA AH5 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 7,137 440,671 LEA AH3 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 7,046 449,909 LEA AH4 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 6,701 386,823 FORTENBERRY, CHARLOTTE EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 4,774 22,916 LANGLEY AH1 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 4,538 385,529 CADDELL 'B' AH1 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 3,207 342,814 CADDELL 'B' AH2 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 2,699 397,216 CADDELL 'B' AH3 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 2,688 439,815 CADDELL 'B' AH4 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 2,638 468,915 CADDELL 'B' AH5 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 2,304 349,897 FORESTER, W. E. -A- J&H OIL COMPANY BOLIVAR 2,105 0 LANGLEY AH2 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 2,094 247,828 ENIS AH3 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) 2,038 253,162
Top operators, last 12 months Operator Leases Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) BKV BARNETT, LLC 1533 17,568 82,908,760 LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. 385 98,582 14,362,523 EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC 574 14,150 12,003,884 BKV BARNETT II, LLC 232 7,872 8,178,609 DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC 127 0 6,545,455 BKV NORTH TEXAS, LLC 46 405 2,327,373 LAKOTA ENERGY, LTD. 14 0 999,939 BEDROCK PRODUCTION, LLC 240 938 851,648 HILLWOOD O & G OPERATING CO LP 21 0 726,600 UPP OPERATING, LLC 5 0 466,163
New drilling permits this month Issued County Operator Lease Well Total depth (ft) Type 2026-10-14 Denton BKV BARNETT, LLC BILTMORE 4 (AW) 4H 12,182 14 2026-10-13 Denton BKV BARNETT, LLC DAY HEIRS J E 4 (AW) 4H 15,900 Drill 2026-10-13 Denton BKV BARNETT, LLC DAY HEIRS J E 5 (AW) 5H 13,123 Drill 2026-10-13 Denton BKV BARNETT, LLC DAY HEIRS J E 6 (AW) 6H 14,055 Drill
Nearby permits in neighboring counties Miles from county center County Operator Lease 33 Grayson FELDERHOFF PRODUCTION COMPANY VARLEY 34 Grayson KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. LIME ROCK
Monthly figures Month Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) Leases reporting Jul 2026 (provisional) 10,337 10,127,245 2,905 Jun 2026 (provisional) 11,410 10,368,989 2,907 May 2026 12,480 10,965,673 2,906 Apr 2026 11,533 10,869,916 2,912 Mar 2026 12,185 11,082,402 2,919 Feb 2026 13,225 10,050,983 2,922 Jan 2026 12,479 10,606,395 2,923 Dec 2025 13,238 10,976,040 2,939 Nov 2025 11,981 10,960,241 2,950 Oct 2025 12,722 11,565,730 2,960 Sep 2025 12,131 11,410,225 2,961 Aug 2025 14,250 11,398,330 2,979
Questions about Denton County minerals How do I look up my lease in Denton 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 Denton County and click the well. Step by step: how to look up your lease on RRC .
Who are the top operators in Denton County? By oil-equivalent volume over the 12 months to Jul 2026: BKV BARNETT, LLC (17,568 BBL oil, 82,908,760 MCF gas), LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. (98,582 BBL oil, 14,362,523 MCF gas) and EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC (14,150 BBL oil, 12,003,884 MCF gas). The full list is in the table above.
How are royalties calculated on Denton 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 12,480 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 Denton 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 (4 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 .
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit data (daily file ; look up a permit in the RRC drilling permit query ). Data date: RRC Drilling Permit daily file, downloaded Oct 16, 2026. Each application is listed once (latest filing); 103 applications in the file that were amended or re-filed this month but originally issued earlier are not shown as new. Application type codes are mapped to our labels; verify on RRC.