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COUNTIES · EAST TEXAS · DISTRICT 06 · CODE 159

Franklin County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Franklin County at 269,610 bbl of oil and 640,419 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 11% on the twelve months before.

49 leases under 5 operators had production in those months.

Franklin County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued April 23, 2026.

Fair Oil, Ltd. leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.

The county has 33 active disposal and injection permits of 171 on file, with 22.6M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

524 drilling permits have been issued in Franklin County since 1977.

524 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Apr 23, 2026

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153
active wells · 958 on file
5
producing operators, 12 months
49
producing leases, 12 months
269,610
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −11%
640,419
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −14%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 123 IN OIL AND NO. 156 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Franklin 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 Jun 2026 and Aug 2026, so those months and the twelve-month totals will rise.

12 months through Aug 2026 269,610 · prior 12 303,171(-11%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 2026still arriving2,410 bbl1,370 Mcf
Jul 202622,402 bbl62,106 Mcf
Jun 2026still arriving23,303 bbl59,712 Mcf
May 202624,760 bbl59,857 Mcf
Apr 202625,442 bbl58,733 Mcf
Mar 202625,754 bbl64,490 Mcf
Feb 202623,340 bbl56,028 Mcf
Jan 202622,546 bbl54,732 Mcf
Dec 202525,028 bbl58,581 Mcf
Nov 202524,333 bbl60,441 Mcf
Oct 202524,711 bbl52,886 Mcf
Sep 202525,581 bbl51,483 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. J.P. Oil Company, Inc.31 leases

    238K bbl · 626K Mcf

  2. Valence Operating Company7 leases

    21.3K bbl · 14.4K Mcf

  3. Fair Oil, Ltd.9 leases

    6.7K bbl · 0 Mcf

  4. IV Standard, LLC2 leases

    2.29K bbl · 0 Mcf

  5. Arcadia Operating, LLC2 leases

    1.8K 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

49 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Talco West UnitOil 15028J.P. Oil Company, Inc.Talco159,304 bbl0 Mcf
New Hope UnitOil 5897J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Elledge)21,813 bbl48,487 Mcf
New Hope UnitOil 1120J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope21,387 bbl5,345 Mcf
New Hope Deep UnitGas 236855J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Smackover)979 bbl110,203 Mcf
Talco Central West UnitOil 15127J.P. Oil Company, Inc.Talco14,217 bbl0 Mcf
New Hope Deep UnitGas 144417J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Smackover)1,007 bbl44,947 Mcf
Moncrief-Westland UnitGas 261827Valence Operating CompanyW. A. Moncrief (Smackover)6,626 bbl6,184 Mcf
New Hope Deep UnitGas 238119J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Smackover)637 bbl40,067 Mcf
New Hope Deep UnitGas 131094J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Smackover)551 bbl39,732 Mcf
New Hope Deep UnitGas 16460J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Smackover)879 bbl36,337 Mcf
New Hope Deep UnitGas 137541J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Smackover)327 bbl38,249 Mcf
New Hope Deep UnitGas 76023J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Smackover)843 bbl34,390 Mcf
New Hope Deep UnitGas 132774J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Smackover)658 bbl33,484 Mcf
Moncrief-Westland UnitGas 49217Valence Operating CompanyW. A. Moncrief (Smackover)5,848 bbl2,047 Mcf
New Hope UnitOil 1126J.P. Oil Company, Inc.New Hope (Bacon Lime)5,980 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

958 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    512

  2. Shut In

    153

  3. Not on schedule

    132

  4. Producing

    125

  5. Injection

    18

  6. Swr-10-Well

    5

  7. Temp Abandoned

    3

  8. Spudded

    2

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
0
permits issued, 90d
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vs prior 90d (0)
0
operators filing
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horizontal
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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 3 · prior 12 5(-40%)

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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
Fair Oil, Ltd.39

Full operator directory: 105 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

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

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In Franklin County the Smackover is reported in 33 wells, median top 11,851 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Paluxy18044,2524,134–5,710
Woodbine15143,2302,820–4,019
Goodland9514,2224,112–4,390
Blossom6122,3901,807–2,586
Eagle Ford5202,5102,457–2,958
Pecan Gap4201,5961,278–1,738
Cotton Valley3819,6059,222–11,125
Smackover33111,8519,080–12,134
Sub-Clarksville3322,9042,494–3,113
Travis Peak3158,1227,072–9,118
Nacatoch260799560–828
Austin Chalk2012,8412,282–3,007
Pettit1747,0226,962–8,066
BMA1207,2476,931–7,642
Rodessa1236,8276,630–7,602

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

33
active UIC permits of 171
418K
permitted bbl/day, active
22.6M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Franklin 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
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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
915015Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 2026Fair Oil, Ltd.Mary Ida Stone #17,26215930594
915000Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 2026Fair Oil, Ltd.L. D. Stewart #27,25015930629
914563Apr 6, 2026Apr 6, 2026Fair Oil, Ltd.Stewart-Brody, et Al #17,25015930592
910437Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 2025Incendium Resources LLCT5 Blondie Lady #112,00015930648
910437AmendmentSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 2025Incendium Resources LLCT5 Blondie Lady #112,25015930648
908315Sep 5, 2025Sep 5, 2025Geoframe Energy, LLCRamsay Geothermal Producer #112,50015930646
909936Aug 29, 2025Aug 29, 2025Energy Transfer CompanyAM-73 #125015930647
905908Feb 27, 2025Feb 27, 2025Mud Creek Operating, LLCMcVay #16,85015930645
905394Jan 27, 2025Jan 27, 2025Fair Oil, Ltd.M Hernandez #27,28315930567
894042Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023Fair Oil, Ltd.Ripley Creek #17,40015930644

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Questions about Franklin County

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

3 permits were issued in Franklin County in the last 12 months, down 40% from 5 in the 12 months before. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Apr 23, 2026. 524 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Franklin County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Fair Oil, Ltd. is the most active operator in Franklin County, with 3 of 3. 0 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.

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How many oil and gas wells are in Franklin County?

958 wells are on file in Franklin County, including 153 active, 512 plugged, and 2 permitted and not yet drilled. 22 are horizontal. The active wells are under 8 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Franklin County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 269,610 barrels of oil and 640,419 Mcf of gas in Franklin County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 49 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 Franklin County →

Who are the largest producers in Franklin County?

By oil and gas produced in Franklin County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is J.P. Oil Company, Inc., with 237,558 barrels of oil and 626,034 Mcf of gas from 31 leases, followed by Valence Operating Company and Fair Oil, Ltd.. 5 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Franklin County?

22.6 million barrels of water were injected in Franklin County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 33 of the county's 171 disposal and injection permits are active.

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What formations are drilled in Franklin County?

Completion filings for wells in Franklin County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Paluxy (180 wells, median top 4,252 ft), the Woodbine (151 wells, median top 3,230 ft), and the Goodland (95 wells, median top 4,222 ft).

Formations in Franklin County →

What basin is Franklin County in?

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

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Have there been earthquakes in Franklin County?

No earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Franklin 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/franklin?days=90, documented in the API reference.