Houston County leases reported 270.2K barrels of oil and 1.8M MCF of gas to the Texas Railroad Commission in the 12 months to Jul 2026, ranking #147 of 219 producing Texas counties by oil-equivalent volume.
270.2KBBL oil, last 12 months▼ 26% vs prior 12
1.8MMCF gas, last 12 months▼ 14% vs prior 12
0new permits, Oct 1–Oct 14
15+top leases listed below
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Houston County oil + condensate (BBL per month, last 36 months)
Houston County gas (MCF per month, last 36 months)
Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 are provisional (lighter bars) and usually rise as late reports arrive.
Houston County production in brief
Houston County produced 270,169 barrels of oil and condensate and 1,841,196 MCF of gas in the 12 months from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, about 0.0% of Texas oil and 0.0% of Texas gas on our county figures. Compared with the previous 12 months, oil was down 26% and gas was down 14%. The highest oil month in the last three years was Aug 2024 at 41,649 barrels. The largest operators by oil-equivalent volume were TRAILBLAZER ENERGY RESOURCES,LLC, PARTEN OPERATING INC. and URBAN OIL & GAS GROUP, LLC. The top lease by oil was HUFFMAN, L. W., operated by KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC., with 46,636 barrels. RRC issued no new drilling permits in Houston 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)
18,520
126,046
417
Jun 2026 (provisional)
21,529
143,502
418
May 2026
24,367
143,534
418
Apr 2026
21,332
146,383
420
Mar 2026
23,010
153,938
420
Feb 2026
18,992
136,823
420
Jan 2026
20,274
143,046
420
Dec 2025
23,406
155,240
420
Nov 2025
21,322
161,273
420
Oct 2025
24,048
182,294
419
Sep 2025
27,368
173,269
421
Aug 2025
26,001
175,848
421
Questions about Houston County minerals
How do I look up my lease in Houston 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 Houston County and click the well. Step by step: how to look up your lease on RRC.
Who are the top operators in Houston County?
By oil-equivalent volume over the 12 months to Jul 2026: TRAILBLAZER ENERGY RESOURCES,LLC (51,186 BBL oil, 490,552 MCF gas), PARTEN OPERATING INC. (51,939 BBL oil, 174,312 MCF gas) and URBAN OIL & GAS GROUP, LLC (267 BBL oil, 297,492 MCF gas). The full list is in the table above.
How are royalties calculated on Houston 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 24,367 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 Houston 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.