Karnes County oil and gas
Karnes County leases reported 80M barrels of oil and 248.9M MCF of gas to the Texas Railroad Commission in the 12 months to Jul 2026, ranking #10 of 219 producing Texas counties by oil-equivalent volume.
80M BBL oil, last 12 months ▼ 22% vs prior 12
248.9M MCF gas, last 12 months ▼ 23% vs prior 12
10 new permits, Oct 1–Oct 14
15+ top leases listed below
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Karnes County oil + condensate (BBL per month, last 36 months) 0 2.5M 5M 7.5M 10M Aug 23 Feb 24 Aug 24 Feb 25 Aug 25 Feb 26
Karnes County gas (MCF per month, last 36 months) 0 10M 20M 30M Aug 23 Feb 24 Aug 24 Feb 25 Aug 25 Feb 26
Karnes County production in brief Karnes County produced 80,042,993 barrels of oil and condensate and 248,919,234 MCF of gas in the 12 months from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, about 4.0% of Texas oil and 1.8% of Texas gas on our county figures. Compared with the previous 12 months, oil was down 22% and gas was down 23%. The highest oil month in the last three years was May 2025 at 9,331,805 barrels. The largest operators by oil-equivalent volume were BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP , MARATHON OIL EF LLC and EOG RESOURCES, INC. . The top lease by oil was SAN CHRISTOVAL , operated by BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP, with 1,485,007 barrels. RRC issued 10 new drilling permits in Karnes County between October 1 and Oct 14, 2026, 6 of them to SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC.
Top leases, last 12 months Lease Operator Field Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) SAN CHRISTOVAL BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP SUGARKANE (EAGLE FORD) 1,485,007 6,723,185 METZ RANCH UNIT A BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 1,453,213 1,959,478 RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 835,311 1,952,713 TURNER UNIT MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 733,878 1,281,868 JULIE DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 728,546 338,254 JUNE DAY UNIT A BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 654,291 1,347,983 RUCKMAN TRUST UNIT D BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 625,688 759,619 ECLETO PARTNERSHIP UNIT B BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 551,163 746,886 CREWS UNIT A BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 473,155 1,741,376 RIDLEY 01 MARATHON OIL EF LLC SUGARKANE (EAGLE FORD) 454,287 1,387,585 COLIN W JOHNSON UNIT A BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 441,706 1,559,835 ECLETO PARTNERSHIP UNIT A BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 437,481 657,228 TENNANT UNIT A BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 425,457 634,603 RINGO UNIT EOG RESOURCES, INC. EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 418,284 300,304 JUNE DAY UNIT B BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) 417,766 814,051
Top operators, last 12 months Operator Leases Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 379 23,816,222 65,506,804 MARATHON OIL EF LLC 1168 13,964,197 61,874,722 EOG RESOURCES, INC. 344 12,527,291 29,663,794 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. 318 8,997,626 23,801,099 BPX OPERATING COMPANY 117 5,091,567 10,543,123 MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA 88 4,637,452 7,940,709 REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC 368 2,365,745 20,226,275 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 122 3,469,577 11,322,789 GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC 29 1,310,576 3,569,956 VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC 30 1,064,537 2,279,858
New drilling permits this month Issued County Operator Lease Well Total depth (ft) Type 2026-10-14 Karnes SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC MARGARET UNIT 1 103H 12,500 Drill 2026-10-09 Karnes SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC MARGARET UNIT 1 202H 11,450 Drill 2026-10-08 Karnes MARATHON OIL EF LLC SPRENCEL-PECK UNIT 3H 11,428 14 2026-10-08 Karnes SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC MARGARET UNIT 1 004H 12,500 Drill 2026-10-08 Karnes SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC MARGARET UNIT 1 005H 12,500 Drill 2026-10-08 Karnes SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC MARGARET UNIT 1 006H 12,500 Drill 2026-10-08 Karnes SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC MARGARET UNIT 1 203H 11,450 Drill 2026-10-07 Karnes BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP STEIN UNIT A 1 17,500 14 2026-10-01 Karnes MARATHON OIL EF LLC HAUS QUAD SA A 1 17,500 Drill 2026-10-01 Karnes MARATHON OIL EF LLC HAUS-JAU-CHRIS SA B 1 17,500 Drill
Nearby permits in neighboring counties Miles from county center County Operator Lease 25 De Witt BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP FRANZ UNIT A 25 De Witt BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP FRANZ UNIT A 25 De Witt BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP FRANZ UNIT A 25 De Witt BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP FRANZ UNIT A 29 De Witt RUSK ENERGY OPERATING LLC KAHLICH GAS UNIT
Monthly figures Month Oil (BBL) Gas (MCF) Leases reporting Jul 2026 (provisional) 5,707,262 17,535,366 3,242 Jun 2026 (provisional) 5,793,461 17,180,263 3,246 May 2026 6,234,565 18,256,412 3,255 Apr 2026 5,823,782 19,285,449 3,256 Mar 2026 5,964,540 19,904,690 3,254 Feb 2026 5,629,282 18,549,479 3,251 Jan 2026 6,773,938 20,665,605 3,252 Dec 2025 6,753,845 20,829,281 3,246 Nov 2025 6,951,106 21,925,401 3,242 Oct 2025 7,471,511 23,516,388 3,242 Sep 2025 7,886,296 24,309,120 3,238 Aug 2025 9,053,405 26,961,780 3,236
Questions about Karnes County minerals How do I look up my lease in Karnes 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 Karnes County and click the well. Step by step: how to look up your lease on RRC .
Who are the top operators in Karnes County? By oil-equivalent volume over the 12 months to Jul 2026: BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP (23,816,222 BBL oil, 65,506,804 MCF gas), MARATHON OIL EF LLC (13,964,197 BBL oil, 61,874,722 MCF gas) and EOG RESOURCES, INC. (12,527,291 BBL oil, 29,663,794 MCF gas). The full list is in the table above.
How are royalties calculated on Karnes 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 6,234,565 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 Karnes 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 (10 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.