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COUNTIES · EAST TEXAS · DISTRICT 05 · CODE 213

Henderson County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Henderson County at 227,276 bbl of oil and 5,240,752 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; gas is down 3% on the twelve months before.

337 leases under 34 operators had production in those months.

Henderson County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued July 8, 2026.

Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC, Cameron Exploration, Inc., and Mud Creek Operating, LLC each filed one permit in the past 12 months.

2 operators filed a first Henderson County permit in the past year.

The county has 23 active disposal and injection permits of 98 on file, with 2.03M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

1,146 drilling permits have been issued in Henderson County since 1977.

1,146 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Jul 8, 2026

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436
active wells · 1,317 on file
34
producing operators, 12 months
337
producing leases, 12 months
227,276
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −20%
5.2M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −3%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 132 IN OIL AND NO. 95 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Henderson 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 5,240,752 · prior 12 5,388,189(-3%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 2026still arriving15,405 bbl415,671 Mcf
Jul 202618,489 bbl443,533 Mcf
Jun 202618,605 bbl464,660 Mcf
May 202622,711 bbl483,068 Mcf
Apr 202616,239 bbl440,175 Mcf
Mar 202618,629 bbl444,349 Mcf
Feb 202616,659 bbl411,939 Mcf
Jan 202619,777 bbl398,446 Mcf
Dec 202519,106 bbl408,658 Mcf
Nov 202517,736 bbl437,025 Mcf
Oct 202521,151 bbl437,518 Mcf
Sep 202522,769 bbl455,710 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC223 leases

    5.6K bbl · 3.78M Mcf

  2. Highmark Energy Operating, LLC16 leases

    74K bbl · 721K Mcf

  3. Smackover Oil Treaters, Ltd.3 leases

    45.5K bbl · 117K Mcf

  4. O'Ryan Oil and Gas3 leases

    37K bbl · 93.4K Mcf

  5. HD Operating Co, LLC24 leases

    22.2K bbl · 164K Mcf

  6. Ellis Exploration, Inc.7 leases

    5.3K bbl · 141K Mcf

  7. BRG Lone Star Ltd.13 leases

    682 bbl · 71.5K Mcf

  8. Maximus Operating, Ltd.1 lease

    10.2K bbl · 0 Mcf

34 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.

Every operator in Henderson County →

Largest leases

337 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
N. Cedar Creek (Smackover) UnitOil 4351Smackover Oil Treaters, Ltd.Cedar Creek, S. (Smackover)63,819 bbl164,166 Mcf
Fairway /James Lime/ UnitOil 4853Highmark Energy Operating, LLCFairway (James Lime)22,773 bbl332,511 Mcf
J.H. DickersonOil 16012Highmark Energy Operating, LLCFairway (Rodessa)39,022 bbl82,018 Mcf
Stringfield, TommyeGas 123556Highmark Energy Operating, LLCSand Trap (James Lime)317 bbl153,333 Mcf
Henderson (Smackover) UnitOil 4188Smackover Oil Treaters, Ltd.Cedar Creek, S. (Smackover)12,242 bbl29,826 Mcf
TCGU4 (Young, Texie "B" -10)Gas 119019Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCTri-Cities (Travis Peak Lower)0 bbl91,740 Mcf
Ogu (Howell, W.Y. -5)Gas 138521Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOpelika (Travis Peak)0 bbl82,068 Mcf
Ogu (Howell, W. Y. -1)Gas 15623Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOpelika (Travis Peak)0 bbl72,481 Mcf
Ogu (Huff, C.C. -6)Gas 146421Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOpelika (Travis Peak)0 bbl70,743 Mcf
Ogu (Harvard, J. M. -3)Gas 121981Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOpelika (Travis Peak)0 bbl66,285 Mcf
TCGU1 (Dosser, W. J. -2)Gas 225288Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCTri-Cities (Travis Peak Lower)0 bbl65,912 Mcf
Wilson, Janet et AlOil 4042Maximus Operating, Ltd.Tom Burchard (Paluxy)10,195 bbl0 Mcf
Gladney #3 GUGas 15454Atlas Operating LLCMalakoff, South (Travis Peak)784 bbl52,037 Mcf
Henderson (Smackover) UnitOil 3836Smackover Oil Treaters, Ltd.Chicken Soup (Smackover)6,453 bbl16,639 Mcf
Black, J. R.Gas 243813Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCTri-Cities (Cotton Valley)0 bbl53,904 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

1,317 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    547

  2. Producing

    348

  3. Not on schedule

    165

  4. Temp Abandoned

    96

  5. Shut In

    63

  6. Swr-10-Well

    36

  7. Gas Strg-Injection

    16

  8. Injection

    15

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
0
permits issued, 90d
-100%
vs prior 90d (1)
0
operators filing
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horizontal
—
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 2 · prior 12 3(-33%)

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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
Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC1307
Cameron Exploration, Inc.10
Mud Creek Operating, LLC10

Full operator directory: 244 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Henderson County came in the last year. 2 in total.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill01918

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In Henderson County the Bossier is reported in 67 wells, median top 11,551 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Rodessa38068,2007,550–9,641
Travis Peak35528,6567,797–9,228
Pettit33138,5318,012–9,204
Woodbine24974,5203,750–5,111
James Lime18149,8308,201–10,145
Massive Anhydrite (marker)14138,5657,471–9,285
Paluxy12966,9144,962–7,556
Austin Chalk11414,0703,271–4,622
Cotton Valley114210,3059,051–10,702
BMA8617,7027,030–8,551
Glen Rose6806,8106,272–7,761
Bossier67211,55110,915–11,938
Buda4505,1604,719–5,916
Pecan Gap3712,6162,254–3,198
Taylor26111,26111,092–11,610

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

23
active UIC permits of 98
119K
permitted bbl/day, active
2.03M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Henderson 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
916771Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026Cameron Exploration, Inc.Malakoff South (Bacon Lime) Unit #267,60021331125
913562Feb 20, 2026Feb 20, 2026Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOgu (Harvard, J.M. 7) #15612,00021330647
910592Nov 24, 2025Nov 24, 2025Mud Creek Operating, LLCJ. R. Coker #18,62521331124
909720Oct 2, 2025Oct 2, 2025Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOgu (Mc & Suggett -19) #15811,95021330651
904925Jan 3, 2025Jan 3, 2025Atmos Pipeline - TexasTri-Cities Gas Storage Unit #41BHH7,65021331123
903734Nov 4, 2024Nov 4, 2024Highmark Energy Operating, LLCAda J. Hightower #111,02621330394
903564Oct 29, 2024Oct 29, 2024Atmos Pipeline - TexasTri-Cities Gas Storage Unit #35BHH7,65021331122
900529Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 2024Doughtie Operating Company, LLCForester #15,00021331121
899809May 21, 2024May 21, 2024Highmark Energy Operating, LLCMiller-Hurt NO.2 #310,14021330755
898157Mar 14, 2024Mar 14, 2024Esco Oil Operating Company LLCChoate #18,50021331120

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Questions about Henderson County

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

3 permits were issued in Henderson County in the last 12 months, up 50% from 2 in the 12 months before. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Jul 8, 2026. 1,146 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Henderson County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC is the most active operator in Henderson County, with 1 of 3, followed by Cameron Exploration, Inc. (1) and Mud Creek Operating, LLC (1). 0 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.

Operators in Henderson County →

How many oil and gas wells are in Henderson County?

1,317 wells are on file in Henderson County, including 436 active and 547 plugged. 43 are horizontal. The active wells are under 32 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Henderson County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 227,276 barrels of oil and 5.2 million Mcf of gas in Henderson County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 337 leases under 34 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 Henderson County →

Who are the largest producers in Henderson County?

By oil and gas produced in Henderson County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC, with 5,596 barrels of oil and 3.8 million Mcf of gas from 223 leases, followed by Highmark Energy Operating, LLC and Smackover Oil Treaters, Ltd.. 34 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Henderson County?

2.0 million barrels of water were injected in Henderson County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 23 of the county's 98 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Henderson County →

What formations are drilled in Henderson County?

Completion filings for wells in Henderson County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Rodessa (380 wells, median top 8,200 ft), the Travis Peak (355 wells, median top 8,656 ft), and the Pettit (331 wells, median top 8,531 ft).

Formations in Henderson County →

What basin is Henderson County in?

Petrora lists Henderson County in the East Texas. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 05.

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Have there been earthquakes in Henderson County?

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

Earthquakes in Henderson 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/henderson?days=90, documented in the API reference.