Hardin County, Texas oil and gas production (2025)

Hardin County, Texas reported 720,316 barrels of oil and condensate and 2,237,515 mcf of gas in 2025, from 52 operators on 310 leases. Reported lease production 1993 to 2026.

Annual production

Sum of monthly lease reports (PDQ) for this county. Oil and condensate in barrels; gas and casinghead gas in mcf.

Year	Oil	Condensate	Gas	Casinghead
2026	280,094	87,120	1,014,967	189,092
2025	550,304	170,012	1,924,526	312,989
2024	610,724	194,433	2,465,859	439,318
2023	591,920	211,005	2,723,687	439,859
2022	687,608	208,943	2,786,024	648,774
2021	711,808	218,699	2,845,430	557,974
2020	760,037	253,463	3,230,027	536,841
2019	913,093	217,398	3,528,587	722,733
2018	932,121	257,382	4,191,805	982,192
2017	949,740	308,605	5,281,961	1,141,288
2016	1,025,354	314,372	4,191,512	1,388,126
2015	1,060,075	371,888	5,678,360	1,088,613
2014	1,207,713	392,165	5,899,034	1,712,556
2013	1,288,778	537,443	8,347,892	2,648,514
2012	1,260,571	699,749	10,388,344	1,621,853
2011	1,094,339	602,084	9,069,840	1,316,281
2010	1,184,885	758,230	11,315,845	1,284,536
2009	1,220,429	1,066,448	15,828,885	1,709,287
2008	1,551,017	1,191,075	17,188,034	2,519,612
2007	1,327,843	1,010,952	12,415,297	1,535,234
2006	1,303,807	1,093,995	10,923,726	1,740,852
2005	1,251,351	471,419	8,330,123	1,376,562
2004	1,335,469	638,783	10,702,303	1,372,652
2003	1,077,717	818,305	12,249,129	750,165
2002	1,060,175	1,194,507	16,368,696	678,590
2001	1,155,692	836,693	14,502,606	886,105
2000	1,253,496	520,840	13,722,430	1,290,376
1999	1,253,572	524,018	11,463,973	1,362,739
1998	1,301,327	144,179	4,471,077	1,329,918
1997	1,377,220	115,826	3,330,338	1,261,000
1996	1,471,103	86,082	2,487,133	1,381,505
1995	1,517,295	119,243	2,401,287	1,326,916
1994	1,688,964	169,519	3,272,607	1,804,875
1993	1,939,567	165,787	4,135,461	2,029,288

Top operators in Hardin County, 2025

Ranked by barrels of oil equivalent (6 mcf of gas = 1 barrel).

#	Operator	Oil and condensate (bbl)	Gas and casinghead (mcf)
1	UNION GAS OPERATING COMPANY	110,751	521,100
2	FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC	114,206	64,394
3	OLIPDP II, LLC	10,851	570,565
4	RADCO OPERATIONS, L.P.	76,186	0
5	SARATOGA PRODUCTION COMPANY LLC	65,858	0
6	CIMARRON ENGINEERING, LLC	8,351	290,365
7	WAGNER OIL COMPANY	34,474	114,972
8	WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD.	28,831	97,753
9	PORTER, JAMES W. SPECIAL	36,963	0
10	ARROWHEAD OPERATING INC.	21,953	42
11	CORONA OPERATING, LLC	21,395	0
12	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	1,189	118,961
13	S & S OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	7,629	76,524
14	COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION	7,283	70,641
15	NECHES TRANSPORT INC.	14,835	22,707
16	TANDEM ENERGY CORPORATION	18,248	0
17	SOUTHERN OIL OF LOUISIANA LLC	1,001	96,018
18	MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP	16,796	0
19	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	16,560	0
20	SHOCO PRODUCTION LLC	10,553	18,949
21	MILESTONE OPERATING, INC.	12,072	8,094
22	LAWCO OSAGE OPERATING, LLC	6,182	40,118
23	EQV OPERATING LLC	1,482	64,947
24	ZACHRY EXPLORATION, LLC	2,338	55,838
25	SLATEX WELL SERVICE, INC.	10,948	0

Top leases in Hardin County, 2025

Ranked by barrels of oil equivalent (6 mcf of gas = 1 barrel).

#	Lease	Oil and condensate (bbl)	Gas and casinghead (mcf)
1	BP "L" EQV OPERATING LLC	7,618	473,914
2	PETTY C UNION GAS OPERATING COMPANY	36,632	159,673
3	PANZER 43 CIMARRON ENGINEERING, LLC	8,351	290,365
4	FELDMAN, D. D. FEE SARATOGA PRODUCTION COMPANY LLC	48,041	0
5	WING, WILSON D. PORTER, JAMES W. SPECIAL	36,963	0
6	F. P. ELLIOT FEE FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC	28,687	4,815
7	ARRIOLA FEE WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD.	24,191	9,715
8	JACK KNIFE WAGNER OIL COMPANY	14,156	63,561
9	PORTER CORONA OPERATING, LLC	21,395	0
10	TARVER - HARDIN RADCO OPERATIONS, L.P.	21,248	0
11	VILLAGE CREEK SP GU FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	1,189	118,961
12	F. P. ELLIOT FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC	19,649	6,817
13	RICE, W. M. UNIVERSITY UNIT OLIPDP II, LLC	2,524	100,874
14	CHOATE FEE TANDEM ENERGY CORPORATION	17,947	0
15	BP AMERICA 'A-39' SOUTHERN OIL OF LOUISIANA LLC	1,001	96,018
16	BROOKS, G. W. FEE FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC	12,527	20,450
17	ISAAC COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION	4,127	70,641
18	T. T. CO. FEE TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	14,981	0
19	PETTY D UNION GAS OPERATING COMPANY	11,426	20,032
20	HUMBLE - WEST RADCO OPERATIONS, L.P.	14,603	0
21	BP COUNTRY LANE ZACHRY EXPLORATION, LLC	2,338	55,838
22	BP A-52 UNION GAS OPERATING COMPANY	5,346	36,780
23	PARKER FORESTRY UNION GAS OPERATING COMPANY	7,582	22,215
24	TRIGGER LAWCO OSAGE OPERATING, LLC	5,154	36,549
25	F. P. ELLIOT FEE FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC	9,335	8,903

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SELECT *, count(*) OVER () AS total FROM (SELECT CASE WHEN regexp_full_match(trim(CAST(OPERATOR_NO AS VARCHAR)), '[0-9]{6}') THEN trim(CAST(OPERATOR_NO AS VARCHAR)) END AS id, any_value(trim(OPERATOR_NAME)) AS name, coalesce(sum("CNTY_LSE_OIL_PROD_VOL__num"), 0) + coalesce(sum("CNTY_LSE_COND_PROD_VOL__num"), 0) AS oil, coalesce(sum("CNTY_LSE_GAS_PROD_VOL__num"), 0) + coalesce(sum("CNTY_LSE_CSGD_PROD_VOL__num"), 0) AS gas FROM pdq.og_county_lease_cycle WHERE COUNTY_NO = '199' AND CYCLE_YEAR_MONTH__num BETWEEN 202501 AND 202512 AND CASE WHEN regexp_full_match(trim(CAST(OPERATOR_NO AS VARCHAR)), '[0-9]{6}') THEN trim(CAST(OPERATOR_NO AS VARCHAR)) END IS NOT NULL GROUP BY 1) WHERE oil + gas > 0 ORDER BY oil + gas / 6 DESC, name LIMIT 25

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