$ counties --hot-zones

top 50 by activity
COUNTYBASINLAST_90D vPRIOR_90DGROWTHTOTALOPERATORSAVG_DEPTHHZ%
Barnett / North Texas155165-6%22,92044410,47949%
Permian (West)131134-2%16,0194649,88334%
Permian (West)128106+21%10,26931611,96673%
Permian (West)124132-6%15,40359511,41472%
Permian (East)96114-16%20,10648510,72347%
Permian (East)8980+11%11,3905169,73930%
Eagle Ford / Maverick7493-20%17,6396999,47733%
Gulf Coast (Southwest)7031+126%6,85964513,27665%
Permian (West)6947+47%13,3874908,52738%
East Texas536+783%1,1797614,18290%
Permian (East)5146+11%15,0737167,65637%
Permian (East)5017+194%8,2613926,73713%
Permian (West)4181-49%16,0115217,4867%
Permian (East)3828+36%3,9421748,68062%
Permian (West)3215+113%6,8684597,85321%
Permian (East)3272-56%23,2827207,53912%
Gulf Coast (Southwest)3039-23%9,7785177,57574%
East Texas2934-15%7,4854759,75119%
Permian (East)2520+25%10,4266647,0005%
Permian (West)2416+50%11,4084868,24631%
Permian (West)2454-56%9,9174226,0478%
East Texas2434-29%9,2914409,88778%
Permian (East)2224-8%3,3854988,00719%
Barnett / North Texas1920-5%8,4935799,63248%
Gulf Coast (Southeast)192+850%5,62953310,87865%
Gulf Coast (Southwest)1819-5%7,0057559,22428%
Eagle Ford / Maverick1821-14%12,7604779,84316%
Permian (West)1655-71%9,88348613,64084%
Panhandle / Haynesville164+300%11,43113282,4560%
Permian (West)1522-32%6,8173847,29325%
Barnett / North Texas143+367%2,9824009,8604%
Gulf Coast (Southeast)1421-33%4,2565837,26054%
East Texas1418-22%5,2636919,32015%
Permian (East)1321-38%3,7015098,59311%
East Texas1213-8%3,9222918,89517%
Barnett / North Texas1211+9%11,04410614,3492%
East Texas116+83%3,6733868,51228%
Gulf Coast (Southwest)111+1000%3,0264528,8340%
Permian (East)102+400%6,2304935,6575%
Barnett / North Texas105+100%1,5473293,5631%
Permian (East)911-18%5,8244303,8562%
Gulf Coast (Southeast)90NEW308936,7264%
Permian (West)94+125%13,4227346,76610%
Panhandle / Haynesville912-25%12,5811329,28490%
Permian (West)928-68%13,4329766,05025%
Permian (West)86+33%6,08032712,4043%
East Texas82+300%373658,72947%
Permian (East)76+17%6,4593776,1247%
East Texas770%2,46630110,35147%
Eagle Ford / Maverick62+200%6,57855810,0567%
EOF // data source: Texas Railroad Commission // 2026