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COUNTIES · EAGLE FORD SHALE · DISTRICT 02 · CODE 123

De Witt County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put De Witt County at 50,844,481 bbl of oil and 249,100,512 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 2% on the twelve months before.

1,592 leases under 49 operators had production in those months.

De Witt County permitting is running 12 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (35 total, down 26% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week.

Burlington Resources O & G Co LP leads with 67 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

3 operators filed a first De Witt County permit in the past year.

Median permitted depth over the past year is 14,000 ft; 99% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

The county has 31 active disposal and injection permits of 141 on file, with 24.5M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

37 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the county's permit footprint over the past two years, the largest M4.6.

5,880 drilling permits have been issued in De Witt County since 1977.

5,880 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Nov 6, 2026

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2,509
active wells · 5,844 on file
49
producing operators, 12 months
1,592
producing leases, 12 months
50.8M
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −2%
249M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −10%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 12 IN OIL AND NO. 16 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

De Witt 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.

12 months through Aug 2026 50,844,481 · prior 12 51,684,678(-2%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 20263,509,648 bbl18,567,218 Mcf
Jul 20263,669,530 bbl18,494,059 Mcf
Jun 20264,018,897 bbl19,260,276 Mcf
May 20264,438,200 bbl20,550,531 Mcf
Apr 20264,919,669 bbl22,025,355 Mcf
Mar 20264,795,444 bbl22,312,632 Mcf
Feb 20264,180,320 bbl20,066,066 Mcf
Jan 20264,928,983 bbl22,916,710 Mcf
Dec 20254,220,082 bbl21,276,765 Mcf
Nov 20253,784,123 bbl20,059,961 Mcf
Oct 20254,289,079 bbl22,394,207 Mcf
Sep 20254,090,506 bbl21,176,732 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Burlington Resources O & G Co LP411 leases

    17.6M bbl · 65.4M Mcf

  2. BPX Operating Company358 leases

    15.1M bbl · 78.3M Mcf

  3. Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.194 leases

    12.3M bbl · 41.7M Mcf

  4. Marathon Oil EF LLC240 leases

    1.63M bbl · 15.4M Mcf

  5. Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC65 leases

    1.04M bbl · 15.8M Mcf

  6. Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.13 leases

    405K bbl · 7.22M Mcf

  7. EOG Resources, Inc.54 leases

    763K bbl · 3.59M Mcf

  8. Rosewood Resources, Inc.15 leases

    137K bbl · 6.52M Mcf

49 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

1,592 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Muir EOil 10118Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)1,141,955 bbl3,220,086 Mcf
Clark AOil 9902Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)1,217,108 bbl2,516,626 Mcf
Geffert AOil 10277BPX Operating CompanyEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)854,075 bbl1,765,258 Mcf
Sonny Seifert AOil 10528BPX Operating CompanyEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)867,129 bbl1,666,097 Mcf
Schendel a-303 No. 2Oil 12425Burlington Resources O & G Co LPEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)792,713 bbl1,659,024 Mcf
Willeke AOil 10337BPX Operating CompanyEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)724,501 bbl1,855,193 Mcf
Hansen AOil 10102Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)594,431 bbl2,192,039 Mcf
Schendel BOil 10059BPX Operating CompanyEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)621,241 bbl1,545,436 Mcf
Stulgis AOil 10708Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)603,031 bbl1,572,595 Mcf
H&H Unit AOil 10266Burlington Resources O & G Co LPEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)677,333 bbl883,131 Mcf
Cantu COil 10180Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)400,775 bbl831,169 Mcf
Geffert A-Gwosdz a SA 1Oil 13187BPX Operating CompanyEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)385,575 bbl886,298 Mcf
Ibrom A-Ibrom B SA 7Gas 300239BPX Operating CompanyEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)219,750 bbl1,732,945 Mcf
Natho B-Dlugosch a SA 10Gas 301151BPX Operating CompanyEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)176,566 bbl1,923,998 Mcf
Hamilton a-D. Warzecha a SA 3Gas 301177BPX Operating CompanyEagleville (Eagle Ford-2)180,180 bbl1,836,291 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

5,844 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Producing

    2,425

  2. Plugged

    1,614

  3. Not on schedule

    843

  4. Shut In

    337

  5. Temp Abandoned

    271

  6. Spudded

    144

  7. Permitted

    107

  8. Not Eligible For Allowable

    42

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

HorizontalVertical and directional

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Drilling permits

Window30 days90 days180 days365 days
35
permits issued, 90d
-26%
vs prior 90d (47)
5
operators filing
97%
horizontal
16,331
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 172 · prior 12 228(-25%)

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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
Burlington Resources O & G Co LP67879
Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.53534
BPX Operating Company29683
Marathon Oil EF LLC8261
Ensign Natural Resources II LLC665
Crescent Energy Operating, LLC574
Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC481
Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.134
Rusk Energy Operating LLC10

Full operator directory: 645 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in De Witt County came in the last year. 3 in total.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill35475,029

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In De Witt County the Edwards is reported in 72 wells, median top 14,232 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Austin Chalk2,82731712,36911,632–13,117
Eagle Ford2,77231312,77412,069–13,456
Wilcox2,3712885,6804,900–7,620
Yegua2,0192142,5001,812–4,660
Vicksburg1,2671311,5131,059–3,300
Frio1,159105900300–2,500
Pecan Gap8582912,09611,420–12,771
Anacacho5681412,18211,265–13,007
Catahoula48063694200–1,450
Midway26159,5698,950–10,293
Cook Mountain13303,2802,700–4,057
Sparta12403,8963,380–4,532
Navarro119210,6189,924–11,434
Edwards72014,23213,720–14,554
Miocene (undifferentiated)4801,5881–2,453

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

31
active UIC permits of 141
355K
permitted bbl/day, active
24.5M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in De Witt County →

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

USGS catalog, Texas

Seismicity, last 2 years

37
M2+ events in the area
M4.6
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
919121Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPFranz-Matacoworca SA J #1H17,50012335856
919120Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPFranz-Matacoworca SA I #1H17,50012335855
919119Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPFranz-Matacoworca SA H #1H17,50012335854
918751Nov 5, 2026Nov 3, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPN Steinmann Unit A #3H17,50012335838
919074Nov 5, 2026Nov 3, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPFranz-Matacoworca SA G #2H17,50012335853
919067Nov 5, 2026Nov 3, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPFranz-Matacoworca SA G #1H17,50012335852
918754Oct 24, 2026Oct 22, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPN Steinmann Unit A #6H17,50012335841
918753Oct 23, 2026Oct 21, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPN Steinmann Unit A #5H17,50012335840
918752Oct 23, 2026Oct 21, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPN Steinmann Unit A #4H17,50012335839
918749Sep 30, 2026Oct 21, 2026Burlington Resources O & G Co LPN Steinmann Unit A #7H17,50012335836

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Questions about De Witt County

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

174 permits were issued in De Witt County in the last 12 months, down 26% from 235 in the 12 months before. 99% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Nov 6, 2026. 5,880 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in De Witt County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP is the most active operator in De Witt County, with 67 of 174, followed by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. (53) and BPX Operating Company (29). 5 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.

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How many oil and gas wells are in De Witt County?

5,844 wells are on file in De Witt County, including 2,509 active, 1,614 plugged, and 107 permitted and not yet drilled. 3,191 are horizontal. The active wells are under 63 operators.

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How much oil and gas does De Witt County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 50.8 million barrels of oil and 249 million Mcf of gas in De Witt County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 1,592 leases under 49 operators. Texas operators report production by lease; where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's.

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Who are the largest producers in De Witt County?

By oil and gas produced in De Witt County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, with 17.6 million barrels of oil and 65.4 million Mcf of gas from 411 leases, followed by BPX Operating Company and Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.. 49 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in De Witt County?

24.5 million barrels of water were injected in De Witt County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 31 of the county's 141 disposal and injection permits are active.

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What formations are drilled in De Witt County?

Completion filings for wells in De Witt County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Austin Chalk (2,827 wells, median top 12,369 ft), the Eagle Ford (2,772 wells, median top 12,774 ft), and the Wilcox (2,371 wells, median top 5,680 ft).

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What basin is De Witt County in?

Petrora lists De Witt County in the Eagle Ford Shale. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 02.

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Have there been earthquakes in De Witt County?

37 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of De Witt County's permitted wells in the last 2 years; the largest was M4.6.

Earthquakes in De Witt County →

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.

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