Liberty County, Texas oil and gas production (2025)

Liberty County, Texas reported 650,996 barrels of oil and condensate and 2,224,258 mcf of gas in 2025, from 55 operators on 216 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	295,589	38,429	961,890	136,922
2025	579,132	71,864	1,918,288	305,970
2024	643,392	89,746	2,186,796	392,521
2023	668,978	123,637	3,034,655	434,374
2022	639,919	171,651	4,804,665	342,681
2021	602,446	142,156	5,050,365	324,822
2020	599,722	160,048	5,626,108	355,644
2019	791,576	195,321	6,885,063	663,299
2018	825,497	220,821	7,015,666	475,236
2017	925,227	288,268	8,634,626	519,256
2016	846,336	400,324	11,430,498	526,885
2015	899,452	476,418	15,226,241	759,661
2014	1,187,989	514,257	17,921,136	875,829
2013	1,258,959	653,488	19,222,267	1,106,529
2012	1,220,844	803,101	24,093,094	1,023,780
2011	1,289,681	1,179,093	29,117,405	1,010,841
2010	1,380,837	1,288,873	27,755,384	1,141,445
2009	1,452,658	1,056,868	32,745,483	1,443,143
2008	1,647,765	1,476,669	43,897,647	1,854,156
2007	2,092,813	1,502,473	47,808,808	1,991,570
2006	2,043,683	2,125,564	64,338,392	2,990,244
2005	1,435,277	2,276,080	67,404,606	1,561,896
2004	1,470,089	2,511,233	56,862,568	3,003,415
2003	1,520,559	1,654,019	44,259,973	2,016,428
2002	1,388,908	1,044,918	31,577,746	1,173,375
2001	1,484,013	498,684	22,331,943	1,287,450
2000	1,593,897	336,699	18,297,890	1,754,640
1999	1,596,472	199,628	8,519,093	1,422,813
1998	1,739,753	183,035	7,119,115	1,409,619
1997	1,781,952	197,720	5,633,062	1,336,528
1996	1,732,825	272,169	6,987,761	1,226,812
1995	1,839,744	414,456	10,179,142	1,462,577
1994	1,908,909	579,078	12,641,187	1,576,060
1993	2,272,672	384,294	8,990,716	2,086,950

Top operators in Liberty County, 2025

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

#	Operator	Oil and condensate (bbl)	Gas and casinghead (mcf)
1	QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	230,798	260,672
2	BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.	26,731	1,191,842
3	GAITHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION	65,860	14,175
4	JAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC	46,743	61,873
5	COSTA ENERGY, LLC	10,048	229,494
6	ODUM OIL & GAS CO.	38,352	0
7	CRAWFORD HUGHES OPERATING CO.	33,009	120
8	WAGNER OIL COMPANY	5,867	134,189
9	84 ENERGY LLC	25,670	0
10	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	253	117,762
11	JOY RESOURCES, INC.	19,471	0
12	RIM OPERATING, INC.	17,262	564
13	TITUS LIBERTY MULTI WELL 2, LLC	2,807	78,890
14	SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.	2,388	79,329
15	PETROVYBE OPCO LLC	10,645	22,594
16	KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC	13,074	0
17	HORIZON PROD. AND OPERATING, LLC	11,185	4,483
18	FORT APACHE ENERGY, INC.	8,219	0
19	DJH OIL & GAS LLC	7,651	0
20	D-MIL PRODUCTION, INC.	7,350	0
21	MUROZ INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	6,763	0
22	MBX OPERATING LLC	6,592	0
23	BENT WING ENERGY, LLC	5,728	0
24	SARATOGA OIL COMPANY	4,907	3,600
25	GEMARMI INC.	4,868	0

Top leases in Liberty County, 2025

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

#	Lease	Oil and condensate (bbl)	Gas and casinghead (mcf)
1	STONE 'B' BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.	4,614	485,101
2	DOLBEAR FEE QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	50,319	16,174
3	RDH FARMS BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.	9,026	247,396
4	LEVIGNE BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.	3,046	268,668
5	KENT - SPRADLEY UNIT WHITE STRIDE LLC	9,254	209,785
6	EVANS, ABBIE M. "C" GAITHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION	37,138	8,166
7	SCARBROUGH, E. M. QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	24,943	27,377
8	BOYT, E. W. GAITHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION	27,278	149
9	BARNGROVER HEIRS QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	21,036	26,957
10	KERR-MCGEE WAGNER OIL COMPANY	5,439	108,907
11	MOORE'S BLUFF 'A' BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.	3,738	97,555
12	SMITH, WM. FEE QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	14,735	30,231
13	CHEVRON FEE JOY RESOURCES, INC.	19,282	0
14	BINGLE, W. L. QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	16,784	13,028
15	HEIMPLE -B- QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	17,387	9,360
16	MERCHANT OPERATORS FEE QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	16,712	3,144
17	RIVERSIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.	2,388	79,329
18	DAVIS, WIRT EST. -B- O/A ODUM OIL & GAS CO.	13,793	0
19	KERR-MCGEE BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.	3,599	60,925
20	ESPERSON MOORES BLUFF JAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC	13,281	0
21	BALDWIN -A- QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	8,795	19,135
22	URBAN HORIZON PROD. AND OPERATING, LLC	11,185	4,483
23	FINLEY, G.& E. CRAWFORD HUGHES OPERATING CO.	11,716	0
24	MERCHANT, A. -D- QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION	10,215	2,550
25	PEW, JNO. G. KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC	10,012	0

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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 = '291' 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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Source: Texas Railroad Commission public data, snapshot 603326e5c7bf.