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Smith County oil and gas

Smith County leases reported 1.2M barrels of oil and 14M MCF of gas to the Texas Railroad Commission in the 12 months to Jul 2026, ranking #73 of 219 producing Texas counties by oil-equivalent volume.

Smith County oil + condensate (BBL per month, last 36 months)

Smith County gas (MCF per month, last 36 months)

Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 are provisional (lighter bars) and usually rise as late reports arrive.

Smith County production in brief

Smith County produced 1,162,655 barrels of oil and condensate and 14,008,382 MCF of gas in the 12 months from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, about 0.1% of Texas oil and 0.1% of Texas gas on our county figures. Compared with the previous 12 months, oil was about flat and gas was up 13%. The highest oil month in the last three years was Nov 2023 at 123,781 barrels. The largest operators by oil-equivalent volume were DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC, FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC and SABINE ENERGY INC.. The top lease by oil was SAND FLAT UNIT, operated by VESS OIL CORPORATION, with 92,625 barrels. RRC issued 1 new drilling permit in Smith County between October 1 and Oct 14, 2026, to FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC.

Top leases, last 12 months

Lease	Operator	Field	Oil (BBL)	Gas (MCF)
SAND FLAT UNIT	VESS OIL CORPORATION	SAND FLAT	92,625	3,091
LILY (ALLOC)	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	GIRLIE CALDWELL (GOODLAND LM)	86,771	12,848
LOTUS (ALLOC)	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	GIRLIE CALDWELL (GOODLAND LM)	75,660	17,818
ANDERSON CHARITABLE TRUST	MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.	CROW (PALUXY, LOWER)	55,843	0
HOPPER, BRADIE O.	MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.	LORETTA ROSE (PALUXY)	34,955	0
SOUTH TYLER PALUXY UNIT	LINDER, JOHN OPERATING CO., LLC	TYLER	32,240	0
TYLER STATE PARK "C"	VESS OIL CORPORATION	HITTS LAKE, NORTH (PALUXY)	29,797	0
CLEO	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	GIRLIE CALDWELL (GOODLAND LM)	28,403	6,296
HEMPHILL	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	GIRLIE CALDWELL (GOODLAND LM)	25,420	5,826
PALUXY "B" SAND UNIT	CULVER & CAIN PRODUCTION LLC	MARY BLEVINS (PALUXY B)	25,270	0
SAND FLAT, WEST (PALUXY A)UNIT	GOLDSTON OIL CORPORATION	SAND FLAT, W. (PALUXY "A")	24,120	4,338
PRUITT, J. J.	VESS OIL CORPORATION	HITTS LAKE, NORTH (PALUXY)	19,243	798
CHAPEL HILL 8	DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC	CHAPEL HILL (COTTON VALLEY)	17,832	208,775
SPIGNER ET AL	CULVER & CAIN PRODUCTION LLC	WINONA (PALUXY A)	17,809	0
SAND FLAT N. PALUXY UNIT NO. 1	GOLDSTON OIL CORPORATION	SAND FLAT N. (PALUXY)	16,509	4,362

Top operators, last 12 months

Operator	Leases	Oil (BBL)	Gas (MCF)
DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC	113	73,139	3,999,522
FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	405	120,629	3,650,421
SABINE ENERGY INC.	5	13,766	4,163,283
VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	80	301,359	731,868
VESS OIL CORPORATION	7	149,729	3,889
MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.	5	90,798	0
LINDER, JOHN OPERATING CO., LLC	59	68,639	110,372
SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	3	1,479	504,668
GOLDSTON OIL CORPORATION	10	69,148	30,372
EAGLE OIL & GAS CO.	43	5,232	330,759

New drilling permits this month

Issued	County	Operator	Lease	Well	Total depth (ft)	Type
2026-10-08	Smith	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	OVERTON 302	1	12,700	14

Monthly figures

Month	Oil (BBL)	Gas (MCF)	Leases reporting
Jul 2026 (provisional)	88,994	1,268,927	962
Jun 2026 (provisional)	89,670	1,295,567	964
May 2026	96,960	1,385,748	964
Apr 2026	94,939	1,375,220	964
Mar 2026	102,597	1,432,929	964
Feb 2026	87,846	1,283,799	963
Jan 2026	97,271	1,383,218	963
Dec 2025	104,909	937,988	962
Nov 2025	98,791	775,447	964
Oct 2025	109,190	951,867	964
Sep 2025	99,282	933,599	965
Aug 2025	92,206	984,073	964

Questions about Smith County minerals

How do I look up my lease in Smith 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 Smith County and click the well. Step by step: how to look up your lease on RRC.

Who are the top operators in Smith County?

By oil-equivalent volume over the 12 months to Jul 2026: DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (73,139 BBL oil, 3,999,522 MCF gas), FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC (120,629 BBL oil, 3,650,421 MCF gas) and SABINE ENERGY INC. (13,766 BBL oil, 4,163,283 MCF gas). The full list is in the table above.

How are royalties calculated on Smith 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 96,960 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 Smith 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 (1 so far this month) can matter to buyers. See how to sell mineral rights. We are not a buyer or broker.

Own minerals in Smith County? Find your lease, estimate a royalty check or get the monthly county update.

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.