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COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 8A · CODE 169

Garza County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Garza County at 1,630,150 bbl of oil and 863,659 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is up 5% on the twelve months before.

444 leases under 56 operators had production in those months.

Garza County permitting is running 2.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (7 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter).

Cholla Petroleum, Inc. leads with 7 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.

Median permitted depth over the past year is 4,999 ft; 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

The county has 757 active disposal and injection permits of 1,453 on file, with 41.4M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

4,086 drilling permits have been issued in Garza County since 1977.

4,086 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Oct 26, 2026

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2,707
active wells · 5,539 on file
56
producing operators, 12 months
444
producing leases, 12 months
1.6M
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · +5%
863,659
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −2%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 56 IN OIL AND NO. 149 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Garza 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 1,630,150 · prior 12 1,559,164(+5%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 2026133,553 bbl61,871 Mcf
Jul 2026126,002 bbl60,108 Mcf
Jun 2026121,000 bbl55,652 Mcf
May 2026135,239 bbl69,366 Mcf
Apr 2026137,039 bbl75,287 Mcf
Mar 2026142,685 bbl65,784 Mcf
Feb 2026132,701 bbl70,105 Mcf
Jan 2026132,663 bbl64,402 Mcf
Dec 2025144,858 bbl82,787 Mcf
Nov 2025140,039 bbl89,525 Mcf
Oct 2025145,419 bbl94,328 Mcf
Sep 2025138,952 bbl74,444 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,the26 leases

    432K bbl · 32.5K Mcf

  2. Cholla Petroleum, Inc.3 leases

    235K bbl · 13.4K Mcf

  3. RJD Management Co., Inc.40 leases

    71.3K bbl · 687K Mcf

  4. McClure Oil Company, Inc.7 leases

    116K bbl · 24.8K Mcf

  5. Southwest Royalties, Inc.7 leases

    83.3K bbl · 78K Mcf

  6. CML Exploration, LLC6 leases

    75.1K bbl · 4.69K Mcf

  7. Three R Oil Company52 leases

    65.7K bbl · 48 Mcf

  8. Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.23 leases

    56.8K bbl · 0 Mcf

56 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

444 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Post-Montgomery Unit 1Oil 60611Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,theGarza113,022 bbl0 Mcf
PHD San Andres UnitOil 71490Cholla Petroleum, Inc.P. H. D.106,621 bbl6,729 Mcf
Scott, C. R.Oil 71475Cholla Petroleum, Inc.P. H. D. (Glorieta)92,948 bbl3,943 Mcf
City of Post San Andres "a" WF1Oil 60713Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,theGarza62,954 bbl7,272 Mcf
Northwest Garza UnitOil 61053RJD Management Co., Inc.Garza18,088 bbl268,623 Mcf
John Unit WaterfloodOil 68117CML Exploration, LLCHappy (Spraberry Lime)57,268 bbl4,374 Mcf
Post-Montgomery '88'Oil 70997McClure Oil Company, Inc.MWH (Strawn)51,867 bbl0 Mcf
Garza San Andres Deep UnitOil 66782Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,theGarza (San Andres, Deep)49,255 bbl6,360 Mcf
Basinger-Long UnitOil 61135Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,theBuenos48,165 bbl2,424 Mcf
Wile E. Coyote 7Oil 71433McClure Oil Company, Inc.Greg-John (Miss.)38,876 bbl24,820 Mcf
Huntley South UnitOil 64383Southwest Royalties, Inc.Huntley (3400)33,725 bbl47,124 Mcf
Richardson UnitOil 71489Cholla Petroleum, Inc.P. H. D. (Glorieta)35,232 bbl2,770 Mcf
Southeast Garza UnitOil 60197Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,theGarza34,022 bbl0 Mcf
Huntley, East (San Andres) UnitOil 60957Southwest Royalties, Inc.Huntley, East (San Andres)28,587 bbl30,910 Mcf
West City of Post SA Unit "A"Oil 62303Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,theGarza27,971 bbl4,848 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

5,539 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    2,008

  2. Producing

    2,003

  3. Injection

    685

  4. Not on schedule

    513

  5. Shut In

    215

  6. No Production

    61

  7. Spudded

    25

  8. Water Supply

    19

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
7
permits issued, 90d
+600%
vs prior 90d (1)
1
operators filing
0%
horizontal
4,999
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 9 · prior 12 18(-50%)

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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
Cholla Petroleum, Inc.774
McClure Oil Company, Inc.162
Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.129

Full operator directory: 506 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

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

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill703,435
Recompletion01384

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In Garza County the Spraberry is reported in 263 wells, median top 5,010 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
San Andres1,833142,3701,690–3,104
Glorieta925133,0122,410–3,800
Yates613111,200701–1,797
Clear Fork28263,1532,520–3,963
Strawn27757,7007,191–8,265
Spraberry26335,0104,777–5,618
Ellenburger25278,2967,790–8,752
Mississippian22968,0707,540–8,600
Wolfcamp11765,9664,600–6,861
San Angelo10512,4512,270–2,544
Queen9201,4481,278–1,989
Wichita-Albany6224,7634,559–6,007
Rustler602932615–1,380
Santa Rosa551650363–1,157
Grayburg4982,6002,212–2,670

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

757
active UIC permits of 1,453
756K
permitted bbl/day, active
41.4M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Garza 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
918776Oct 28, 2026Oct 26, 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.PHD San Andres Unit #211R4,99916934334
918761Oct 28, 2026Oct 26, 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.PHD San Andres Unit #110W4,99916934331
918766Oct 28, 2026Oct 26, 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.PHD San Andres Unit #104R4,99916934332
918774Oct 28, 2026Oct 26, 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.PHD San Andres Unit #103R4,99916934333
918778Oct 17, 2026Oct 15, 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.PHD San Andres Unit #2204,99916934335
918756Oct 17, 2026Oct 15, 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.PHD San Andres Unit #209R4,99916934329
918760Oct 8, 2026Oct 6, 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.PHD San Andres Unit #102R4,99916934330
916562Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 2026Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.Kline #18,00016932817
912402Dec 23, 2025Dec 23, 2025McClure Oil Company, Inc.Kirkpatrick 878 #26,00016933524
911221Oct 21, 2025Oct 21, 2025Yates Energy CorporationRanger 24 #18,70016934328

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Questions about Garza County

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

9 permits were issued in Garza County in the last 12 months, down 53% from 19 in the 12 months before. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Oct 26, 2026. 4,086 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Garza County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Cholla Petroleum, Inc. is the most active operator in Garza County, with 7 of 9, followed by McClure Oil Company, Inc. (1) and Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc. (1). 1 operator filed permits here in the last 90 days.

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How many oil and gas wells are in Garza County?

5,539 wells are on file in Garza County, including 2,707 active, 2,008 plugged, and 10 permitted and not yet drilled. 41 are horizontal. The active wells are under 54 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Garza County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 1.6 million barrels of oil and 863,659 Mcf of gas in Garza County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 444 leases under 56 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 Garza County →

Who are the largest producers in Garza County?

By oil and gas produced in Garza County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,the, with 432,300 barrels of oil and 32,544 Mcf of gas from 26 leases, followed by Cholla Petroleum, Inc. and RJD Management Co., Inc.. 56 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Garza County?

41.4 million barrels of water were injected in Garza County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 757 of the county's 1,453 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Garza County →

What formations are drilled in Garza County?

Completion filings for wells in Garza County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the San Andres (1,833 wells, median top 2,370 ft), the Glorieta (925 wells, median top 3,012 ft), and the Yates (613 wells, median top 1,200 ft).

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What basin is Garza County in?

Petrora lists Garza County in the Permian Basin. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 8A.

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Have there been earthquakes in Garza County?

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

Earthquakes in Garza 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.

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