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COUNTIES · EAST TEXAS · DISTRICT 06 · CODE 037

Bowie County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Bowie County at 38,489 bbl of oil and 8,703 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 29% on the twelve months before.

9 leases under 5 operators had production in those months.

1 drilling permit was issued in Bowie County in the past 90 days, none in the 90 days before.

Machin & Associates, Inc. filed the only permit of the past 12 months.

The county has 4 active disposal and injection permits of 13 on file, with 265K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

182 drilling permits have been issued in Bowie County since 1977.

182 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Oct 7, 2026

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17
active wells · 211 on file
5
producing operators, 12 months
9
producing leases, 12 months
38,489
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −29%
8,703
Mcf gas, same 12 months · +117%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 177 IN OIL AND NO. 195 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Bowie County oil and gas production

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · THROUGH AUG 2026

Texas operators report production by lease, and the Railroad Commission totals it by county. Where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas. Leases are still filing for Aug 2026, so that month and the twelve-month totals will rise.

12 months through Aug 2026 38,489 · prior 12 54,351(-29%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 2026still arriving862 bbl1,003 Mcf
Jul 20263,356 bbl1,000 Mcf
Jun 20263,462 bbl1,066 Mcf
May 20263,431 bbl933 Mcf
Apr 20262,399 bbl553 Mcf
Mar 20263,759 bbl479 Mcf
Feb 20263,214 bbl528 Mcf
Jan 20263,215 bbl550 Mcf
Dec 20253,774 bbl670 Mcf
Nov 20253,593 bbl512 Mcf
Oct 20253,317 bbl716 Mcf
Sep 20254,107 bbl693 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Machin & Associates, Inc.1 lease

    21.5K bbl · 0 Mcf

  2. Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc.5 leases

    9.78K bbl · 0 Mcf

  3. Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.1 lease

    4.04K bbl · 8.7K Mcf

  4. Weiser-Brown Operating Company1 lease

    2.26K bbl · 0 Mcf

  5. Double S Liberty Energy, Inc.1 lease

    950 bbl · 0 Mcf

5 operators had production here in the twelve months. Each month is credited to the operator that reported it; ranked by barrels of oil equivalent, 6 Mcf to the barrel.

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Largest leases

9 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
McDanielOil 15968Machin & Associates, Inc.Old Boston (Mooringsport A)21,463 bbl0 Mcf
Ashford, H. Gas UnitGas 72957Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.Carbondale, N. (Smackover)4,041 bbl8,703 Mcf
BentleyOil 12687Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc.Texarkana, West (Smackover)4,226 bbl0 Mcf
Langley UnitOil 12341Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc.Texarkana, West (Smackover)3,446 bbl0 Mcf
Southern Mineral Corp.Oil 12376Weiser-Brown Operating CompanyTop Hat (Smackover)2,258 bbl0 Mcf
Bentley UnitOil 12226Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc.Texarkana, West (Smackover)1,223 bbl0 Mcf
Stuart UnitOil 12042Double S Liberty Energy, Inc.Eylau (B.A.L. Smackover)950 bbl0 Mcf
AdamsOil 12070Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc.Texarkana, West (Smackover)697 bbl0 Mcf
SorsbyOil 11793Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc.Texarkana, West (Smackover)185 bbl0 Mcf

Ranked by barrels of oil equivalent, 6 Mcf to the barrel. A lease in two counties is listed with its share in this one.

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Wells by status

211 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    160

  2. Not on schedule

    24

  3. Producing

    13

  4. Injection

    4

  5. Shut In

    4

  6. Spudded

    3

  7. No Production

    2

  8. Temp Abandoned

    1

From the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. Other sites count the RRC's map locations, which include dry holes and locations this file does not hold, so their totals differ.

Wells spudded, by year

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Drilling permits

Window30 days90 days180 days365 days
1
permits issued, 90d
—
vs prior 90d (0)
1
operators filing
0%
horizontal
5,200
avg permitted depth, ft

WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 12, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER

Permits issued by month

LAST 120 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE

Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 3(-67%)

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Operators by permits, last 12 months

By permits issued. Wells are the operator’s current inventory here from the RRC wellbore file.

OperatorPermitsWells
Machin & Associates, Inc.17

Full operator directory: 89 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Bowie County came in the last year. None.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill10165

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

Tops reported on completion filings for wells in Bowie County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →

In Bowie County the Smackover is reported in 21 wells, median top 7,634 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Smackover2117,6347,504–8,572
Travis Peak1615,3325,238–5,913
Woodbine1333,2402,863–3,334
Nacatoch1221,240986–1,329
Cotton Valley1106,2526,142–7,158
Buckner1007,4577,325–8,341
Paluxy1023,6243,355–4,105

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

4
active UIC permits of 13
22.3K
permitted bbl/day, active
265K
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Bowie County →

Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →

USGS catalog, Texas

Seismicity, last 2 years

0
M2+ events in the area
—
largest

Monthly counts, magnitudes, and every recent event in the area →

Events are not tagged with a county; this counts M2+ events inside the bounding box of the county’s located permits, padded 0.1°. About TexNet →

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorLease / wellDepthAPI
919111Oct 9, 2026Oct 7, 2026Machin & Associates, Inc.Runners Refuge #15,20003730359
910383Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 2025Machin & Associates, Inc.Elliott #19,50003730357
907744May 5, 2025May 5, 2025Machin & Associates, Inc.Telford Unit #15,20003730358
907744AmendmentMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025Machin & Associates, Inc.Telford Unit #15,20003730358
905561Feb 4, 2025Feb 4, 2025Machin & Associates, Inc.McDaniel SWD #43,00003730353
903296Oct 24, 2024Oct 24, 2024Machin & Associates, Inc.Elliott #14,75003730357
900891Jul 3, 2024Jul 3, 2024Mertz Energy Texas LLCBessie #2ST9,00003730354
899622May 16, 2024May 16, 2024Machin & Associates, Inc.Summers 'A' #25,20003730356
899621May 15, 2024May 15, 2024Machin & Associates, Inc.Summers #15,20003730355
897115Feb 9, 2024Feb 9, 2024Mertz Energy Texas LLCBessie #29,00003730354

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Questions about Bowie County

How many drilling permits were issued in Bowie County in the last 12 months?

1 permit was issued in Bowie County in the last 12 months, down 67% from 3 in the 12 months before. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Oct 7, 2026. 182 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Bowie County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Machin & Associates, Inc. is the most active operator in Bowie County, with 1 of 1. 1 operator filed permits here in the last 90 days.

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How many oil and gas wells are in Bowie County?

211 wells are on file in Bowie County, including 17 active and 160 plugged. 3 are horizontal. The active wells are under 8 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Bowie County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 38,489 barrels of oil and 8,703 Mcf of gas in Bowie County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 9 leases under 5 operators. Texas operators report production by lease; where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's.

Production by month in Bowie County →

Who are the largest producers in Bowie County?

By oil and gas produced in Bowie County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Machin & Associates, Inc., with 21,463 barrels of oil and 0 Mcf of gas from 1 lease, followed by Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc. and Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.. 5 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Bowie County?

264,826 barrels of water were injected in Bowie County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 4 of the county's 13 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Bowie County →

What formations are drilled in Bowie County?

Completion filings for wells in Bowie County report tops for 7 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Smackover (21 wells, median top 7,634 ft), the Travis Peak (16 wells, median top 5,332 ft), and the Woodbine (13 wells, median top 3,240 ft).

Formations in Bowie County →

What basin is Bowie County in?

Petrora lists Bowie County in the East Texas. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 06.

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Have there been earthquakes in Bowie County?

No earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Bowie County's permitted wells in the last 2 years.

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About this data

Oil and gas are the Railroad Commission's county figures from its Production Data Query, through Aug 2026: Texas files production by lease, and where a lease lies in more than one county the split is the RRC's. Nothing here is estimated by Petrora. Wells from the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. Drilling permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files, rebuilt nightly into per-county figures; windows are on the date issued. Disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports at the last settled month; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog inside the county's located-permit footprint.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/counties/tx/bowie?days=90, documented in the API reference.