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COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 8A · CODE 305

Lynn County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Lynn County at 83,255 bbl of oil and 24,531 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 15% on the twelve months before.

34 leases under 14 operators had production in those months.

Lynn County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued May 30, 2024.

The county has 30 active disposal and injection permits of 114 on file, with 3.05M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

469 drilling permits have been issued in Lynn County since 1977.

469 permits on file since 1977 · last issued May 30, 2024

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100
active wells · 522 on file
14
producing operators, 12 months
34
producing leases, 12 months
83,255
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −15%
24,531
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −9%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 159 IN OIL AND NO. 191 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Lynn 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 83,255 · prior 12 97,849(-15%)

020K40K2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 20264,517 bbl703 Mcf
Jul 20266,893 bbl1,940 Mcf
Jun 20266,843 bbl2,168 Mcf
May 20266,472 bbl2,214 Mcf
Apr 20266,282 bbl2,210 Mcf
Mar 20266,969 bbl3,449 Mcf
Feb 20266,532 bbl1,523 Mcf
Jan 20266,693 bbl1,395 Mcf
Dec 20257,647 bbl1,696 Mcf
Nov 20258,206 bbl2,575 Mcf
Oct 20258,050 bbl1,865 Mcf
Sep 20258,151 bbl2,793 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.7 leases

    25K bbl · 0 Mcf

  2. Smith Energy Operating Company5 leases

    23.3K bbl · 6.24K Mcf

  3. Onaroll Operating LLC3 leases

    9.97K bbl · 5.47K Mcf

  4. Reatta Energy, Inc.7 leases

    7.89K bbl · 0 Mcf

  5. Winn Operating, LLC2 leases

    3.94K bbl · 12.8K Mcf

  6. Tacoma Operating LLC3 leases

    3.03K bbl · 0 Mcf

  7. Shaida, John H.1 lease

    2.45K bbl · 0 Mcf

  8. SSC, Inc.4 leases

    2.15K bbl · 0 Mcf

14 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 Lynn County →

Largest leases

34 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
CartwrightOil 69791Onaroll Operating LLCSmith (Spraberry)21,767 bbl5,743 Mcf
Suniland Field UnitOil 62221Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.Suniland14,578 bbl0 Mcf
Eskimo Pie 4Oil 70397Onaroll Operating LLCSmith (Spraberry)9,111 bbl5,966 Mcf
MathersOil 69692Winn Operating, LLCPeg's Draw (Mississippian)2,833 bbl10,689 Mcf
Edmunds, W. E.Oil 65069Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.P. H. D.2,952 bbl0 Mcf
Welch Northeast UnitOil 60301Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.Welch2,766 bbl0 Mcf
P. H. D. /Glorieta/ UnitOil 60479Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.P. H. D. (Glorieta)2,555 bbl0 Mcf
BartleyOil 68812Shaida, John H.Mound Lake, E. (Fusselman)2,447 bbl0 Mcf
Thread the NeedleOil 70022Tacoma Operating LLCMound Lake, E. (Fusselman)2,055 bbl0 Mcf
Shiny One 51Oil 69688Onaroll Operating LLCWillene (Fusselman)1,798 bbl0 Mcf
Monty 438Oil 69975Reatta Energy, Inc.Peg's Draw (Mississippian)1,745 bbl0 Mcf
GLFOil 70149McDonald Production, LLCOdonnell (Mississippian)1,642 bbl0 Mcf
DanaOil 69653Winn Operating, LLCPeg's Draw (Mississippian)1,104 bbl2,133 Mcf
El Gato GrandeOil 67819Reatta Energy, Inc.O'Donnell, N. (Mississippian)1,449 bbl0 Mcf
Monty 437Oil 70245Reatta Energy, Inc.Peg's Draw (Mississippian)1,226 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

522 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    335

  2. Producing

    69

  3. Not on schedule

    65

  4. Injection

    29

  5. Shut In

    13

  6. No Production

    5

  7. Spudded

    4

  8. Water Supply

    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

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
—
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 0

0122017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Operators by well inventory

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

OperatorPermitsWells
Three Span Oil & Gas Inc.—96
Killer Rabbit Fields LLC—22
Raw Oil & Gas Inc.—17
Wheeler Oil Company—16
Reatta Energy Inc.—12
Q Natural Resources LLC—9
SSC Inc.—9
Smith Energy Operating Company—8
Onaroll Operating LLC—8
Barrett Brothers Oil & Gas Inc.—7

Full operator directory: 152 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

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

In Lynn County the Spraberry is reported in 45 wells, median top 6,655 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
San Andres13613,8413,062–4,397
Glorieta5214,3304,191–5,207
Yates4612,0861,850–2,958
Spraberry4506,6555,876–7,091
Mississippian3709,0208,877–10,504
Strawn3409,0108,588–10,036
Wolfcamp2008,4827,250–8,872
Fusselman17010,93910,807–11,233
Ellenburger1409,3989,236–9,842
Pennsylvanian1409,3818,328–9,666
Rustler1201,7181,466–1,973
Canyon1108,4418,414–9,422
Dean1007,3447,307–7,737

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

30
active UIC permits of 114
50.8K
permitted bbl/day, active
3.05M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Lynn 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
899921May 30, 2024May 30, 2024HW Operating, LLCPark #19,00030530572
879147Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022Canan Mowrey Operating, LLCLumsden #16,00030530571
869782May 14, 2021May 14, 2021Smith Energy Operating CompanyMoore 50 #18,00030530570
865949Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020Forza Operating, LLCGass #111,20030530569
856737Sep 9, 2019Sep 9, 2019Griffin Petroleum CompanyHowell Lands #17,60030530568
835686Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018McClure Oil Company, Inc.Meador 16 #16,55030530567
835265Jan 29, 2018Jan 29, 2018Shaida, John H.Womack-Bartley Unit #15,70030530467
825291Apr 17, 2017Apr 17, 2017Smith Energy Operating CompanyKnox 9 #112,00030530566
820661Nov 30, 2016Nov 30, 2016Smith Energy Operating CompanyPanhandle 5 #19,00030530565
815470May 6, 2016May 6, 2016Smith Energy Operating CompanyHatfield 3 #19,00030530564

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Questions about Lynn County

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

0 permits were issued in Lynn County in the last 12 months. The most recent was issued May 30, 2024. 469 are on file since 1977.

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Which operator has the most wells in Lynn County?

No operator has filed a drilling permit in Lynn County in the last 12 months. By wells on file, the largest is Three Span Oil & Gas Inc., with 96, followed by Killer Rabbit Fields LLC (22) and Raw Oil & Gas Inc. (17).

Operators in Lynn County →

How many oil and gas wells are in Lynn County?

522 wells are on file in Lynn County, including 100 active and 335 plugged. 9 are horizontal. The active wells are under 13 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Lynn County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 83,255 barrels of oil and 24,531 Mcf of gas in Lynn County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 34 leases under 14 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 Lynn County →

Who are the largest producers in Lynn County?

By oil and gas produced in Lynn County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc., with 24,964 barrels of oil and 0 Mcf of gas from 7 leases, followed by Smith Energy Operating Company and Onaroll Operating LLC. 14 operators had production here in those months.

Operators in Lynn County →

How much water is injected in Lynn County?

3.0 million barrels of water were injected in Lynn County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 30 of the county's 114 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Lynn County →

What formations are drilled in Lynn County?

Completion filings for wells in Lynn County report tops for 13 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the San Andres (136 wells, median top 3,841 ft), the Glorieta (52 wells, median top 4,330 ft), and the Yates (46 wells, median top 2,086 ft).

Formations in Lynn County →

What basin is Lynn County in?

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

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Have there been earthquakes in Lynn County?

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

Earthquakes in Lynn 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/lynn?days=90, documented in the API reference.