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COUNTIES · BARNETT SHALE AND NORTH TEXAS · DISTRICT 09 · CODE 217

Hill County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Hill County at 1,764 bbl of oil and 5,473,896 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; gas is down 6% on the twelve months before.

182 leases under 8 operators had production in those months.

Hill County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued May 19, 2025.

The county has 2 active disposal and injection permits of 11 on file, with 586K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

574 drilling permits have been issued in Hill County since 1977.

574 permits on file since 1977 · last issued May 19, 2025

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191
active wells · 575 on file
8
producing operators, 12 months
182
producing leases, 12 months
1,764
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · +58700%
5.5M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −6%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 201 IN OIL AND NO. 92 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Hill 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 5,473,896 · prior 12 5,807,249(-6%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 20260 bbl428,525 Mcf
Jul 20260 bbl455,171 Mcf
Jun 20260 bbl435,828 Mcf
May 20260 bbl468,012 Mcf
Apr 20261,703 bbl449,511 Mcf
Mar 20267 bbl471,466 Mcf
Feb 20260 bbl431,574 Mcf
Jan 20260 bbl462,927 Mcf
Dec 20250 bbl465,612 Mcf
Nov 202547 bbl466,316 Mcf
Oct 20255 bbl474,005 Mcf
Sep 20252 bbl464,949 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Diversified Production LLC129 leases

    47 bbl · 3.45M Mcf

  2. Eagleridge Operating, LLC144 leases

    0 bbl · 1.13M Mcf

  3. Formentera Operations LLC25 leases

    0 bbl · 560K Mcf

  4. Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC25 leases

    0 bbl · 191K Mcf

  5. Faulconer Energy, LLC4 leases

    8 bbl · 79.9K Mcf

  6. Finley Resources, Inc.1 lease

    1.7K bbl · 26.9K Mcf

  7. Upp Operating, LLC1 lease

    11 bbl · 33.2K Mcf

  8. BKV Barnett II, LLC3 leases

    0 bbl · 1.88K Mcf

8 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

182 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
BentleyGas 248878Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl115,708 Mcf
C. R. Shelby UnitGas 255557Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl111,573 Mcf
ElligGas 252997Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl109,733 Mcf
ColeGas 253055Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl91,822 Mcf
Steiner Valley RanchGas 257415Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl87,956 Mcf
ElligGas 245493Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl83,533 Mcf
MearsGas 249544Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl81,883 Mcf
Lowell WilliamsGas 253919Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl65,287 Mcf
Lowell WilliamsGas 254328Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl64,959 Mcf
JoblinGas 257890Faulconer Energy, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)8 bbl63,198 Mcf
Goldsmith Hilton UnitGas 237975Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl62,808 Mcf
SmithermanGas 253671Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)47 bbl62,410 Mcf
PatriciaGas 249609Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl62,108 Mcf
LD and Dutch Gray UnitGas 256019Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl60,384 Mcf
Colonial TrustGas 253669Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl57,398 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

575 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Producing

    190

  2. Not on schedule

    172

  3. Plugged

    158

  4. Temp Abandoned

    46

  5. Spudded

    4

  6. Shut In

    3

  7. Permitted

    1

  8. Injection

    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

HorizontalVertical and directional

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Drilling permits

Window30 days90 days180 days365 days
0
permits issued, 90d
—
vs prior 90d (0)
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 0 · prior 12 1(-100%)

0122017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Operators by well inventory

No permits in the last year; ranked by wells on the RRC wellbore file instead.

OperatorPermitsWells
Eagleridge Operating LLC—193
Formentera Operations LLC—26
Frost Jack—8
Trinity River Energy Oper LLC—7
EOG Resources Inc.—7
D Oil—5
McDay Energy Corp.—4
Adair Transport Company—4
J-W Operating Co.—4
BKV Barnett II LLC—4

Full operator directory: 93 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Hill 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 Hill County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →

Fewer than ten wells in Hill County report the Caddo, so it is below this table's cutoff. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Barnett26008,0847,253–8,532
Marble Falls19207,7706,702–8,252
Atoka11704,5063,193–6,982
Strawn8401,6941,590–2,485
Bend5006,3934,575–7,346
Morrow3007,9617,011–8,467
Base Cretaceous (marker)2601,6501,425–1,675
Austin Chalk180626572–698
Big Saline1807,3887,230–7,582
Ellenburger1308,2017,500–8,672

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

2
active UIC permits of 11
50K
permitted bbl/day, active
586K
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Hill 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
907684May 19, 2025May 19, 2025Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Div.L-32 #3250021730773
907684AmendmentMay 19, 2025May 19, 2025Atmos Pipeline - TexasL-32 #3250021730773
878638Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022Walker Operating CompanyMaass #22,45021730772
878637Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022Walker Operating CompanyMaass #12,45021730771
864430Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020Ephraim TrustE. Stuckly #11,00021730770
842851Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018Energy Transfer CompanyEtc MP 297.0 #160021730769
833039Nov 16, 2017Nov 16, 2017Energy Transfer CompanyEtc MD 294.9 #150021730768
791100Sep 23, 2014Sep 23, 2014Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCAlma Unit #2HH8,40021730766
791084Sep 23, 2014Sep 23, 2014Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCBrooks Unit #2HH8,70021730767
704192Oct 26, 2010Oct 26, 2010Quicksilver Resources Inc.Shelby Land Ltd Unit #1HH9,00021730765

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Questions about Hill County

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

0 permits were issued in Hill County in the last 12 months, down 100% from 1 in the 12 months before. The most recent was issued May 19, 2025. 574 are on file since 1977.

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Which operator has the most wells in Hill County?

No operator has filed a drilling permit in Hill County in the last 12 months. By wells on file, the largest is Eagleridge Operating LLC, with 193, followed by Formentera Operations LLC (26) and Frost Jack (8).

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How many oil and gas wells are in Hill County?

575 wells are on file in Hill County, including 191 active, 158 plugged, and 1 permitted and not yet drilled. 265 are horizontal. The active wells are under 8 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Hill County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 1,764 barrels of oil and 5.5 million Mcf of gas in Hill County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 182 leases under 8 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 Hill County?

By oil and gas produced in Hill County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Diversified Production LLC, with 47 barrels of oil and 3.4 million Mcf of gas from 129 leases, followed by Eagleridge Operating, LLC and Formentera Operations LLC. 8 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Hill County?

586,245 barrels of water were injected in Hill County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 2 of the county's 11 disposal and injection permits are active.

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What formations are drilled in Hill County?

Completion filings for wells in Hill County report tops for 10 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Barnett (260 wells, median top 8,084 ft), the Marble Falls (192 wells, median top 7,770 ft), and the Atoka (117 wells, median top 4,506 ft).

Formations in Hill County →

What basin is Hill County in?

Petrora lists Hill County in the Barnett Shale and North Texas. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 09.

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Have there been earthquakes in Hill County?

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