COUNTIES · EAST TEXAS · DISTRICT 06 · CODE 343
Morris County, Texas
The RRC's county figures put Morris County at 689,489 bbl of oil and 360,119 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 7% on the twelve months before.
22 leases under 2 operators had production in those months.
1 drilling permit was issued in Morris County in the past 90 days, 3 in the 90 days before.
Rose City Resources, LLC leads with 8 permits in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.
Median permitted depth over the past year is 13,000 ft; 100% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
51 drilling permits have been issued in Morris County since 1977.
51 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Aug 17, 2026
Email me new permitsAlso: every Morris County well in the statewide list, searchable → · a year of permits on the map →
- 22
- active wells · 48 on file
- 2
- producing operators, 12 months
- 22
- producing leases, 12 months
- 689,489
- bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −7%
- 360,119
- Mcf gas, same 12 months · +87%
RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 81 IN OIL AND NO. 166 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES
Morris 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 689,489 · prior 12 743,118(-7%)
Latest months
| Month | Oil | Gas | Leases producing | Leases filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 46,327 bbl | 23,640 Mcf | 22 | 22 |
| Jul 2026 | 56,893 bbl | 36,105 Mcf | 21 | 22 |
| Jun 2026 | 54,157 bbl | 26,047 Mcf | 18 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 61,573 bbl | 39,258 Mcf | 18 | 22 |
| Apr 2026 | 57,082 bbl | 34,621 Mcf | 18 | 22 |
| Mar 2026 | 57,206 bbl | 33,338 Mcf | 20 | 22 |
| Feb 2026 | 50,317 bbl | 49,344 Mcf | 20 | 22 |
| Jan 2026 | 44,651 bbl | 13,631 Mcf | 19 | 22 |
| Dec 2025 | 61,372 bbl | 35,871 Mcf | 19 | 21 |
| Nov 2025 | 66,698 bbl | 28,924 Mcf | 19 | 21 |
| Oct 2025 | 73,657 bbl | 22,572 Mcf | 19 | 21 |
| Sep 2025 | 59,556 bbl | 16,768 Mcf | 19 | 21 |
Operators by production
12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026
Rose City Resources, LLC20 leases
674K bbl · 342K Mcf
Barrow-Shaver Resources Co.2 leases
15.6K bbl · 18.1K Mcf
2 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 Morris County →Largest leases
22 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026
| Lease | Operator | Field | Oil, 12 mo | Gas, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver SevensOil 16190 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 119,553 bbl | 68,106 Mcf |
| SaharaOil 16142 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 107,986 bbl | 57,290 Mcf |
| LuxorOil 16161 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 86,184 bbl | 23,052 Mcf |
| WynnOil 16043 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 71,174 bbl | 31,230 Mcf |
| MandalayOil 16127 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 57,055 bbl | 25,601 Mcf |
| HorseshoeOil 16085 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 56,413 bbl | 23,612 Mcf |
| BellagioOil 16089 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 54,952 bbl | 29,260 Mcf |
| ImperialOil 16133 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 49,417 bbl | 24,527 Mcf |
| AriaOil 16033 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 28,448 bbl | 18,010 Mcf |
| DunesOil 15821 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 10,168 bbl | 21,712 Mcf |
| QuarlesOil 15713 | Barrow-Shaver Resources Co. | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 10,749 bbl | 14,619 Mcf |
| RioOil 15853 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 11,577 bbl | 5,350 Mcf |
| Circus CircusOil 15901 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 9,006 bbl | 9,864 Mcf |
| PollanOil 15715 | Barrow-Shaver Resources Co. | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 4,894 bbl | 3,505 Mcf |
| BinionsOil 15918 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hidden Rock (Cotton Valley Lime) | 4,953 bbl | 0 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.
Every lease in Morris County →Wells by status
48 WELLBORES ON FILE
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
Drilling permits
- 1
- permits issued, 90d
- -67%
- vs prior 90d (3)
- 1
- operators filing
- 100%
- horizontal
- 13,000
- 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 8 · prior 12 6(+33%)
Operators by permits, last 12 months
By permits issued. Wells are the operator’s current inventory here from the RRC wellbore file.
| Operator | Permits | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Rose City Resources, LLC | 8 | 20 |
Full operator directory: 14 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Morris County came in the last year. None.
Formations in completed wells
RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS
Tops reported on completion filings for wells in Morris County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →
In Morris County the Travis Peak is reported in 11 wells, median top 8,240 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs | Median top, ft | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 22 | 8 | 2,076 | 1,943–2,189 |
| Paluxy | 22 | 8 | 5,420 | 5,355–5,578 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 21 | 8 | 4,026 | 3,934–4,126 |
| Woodbine | 19 | 8 | 4,256 | 4,045–4,380 |
| Cotton Valley | 18 | 8 | 10,122 | 9,745–11,978 |
| Pettit | 11 | 7 | 8,110 | 8,050–8,212 |
| Travis Peak | 11 | 3 | 8,240 | 8,080–8,334 |
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Disposal and injection
- 0
- active UIC permits of 1
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Sep 2025
- reported through
Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Morris 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
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 916906 | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | Rose City Resources, LLC | El Cortez #1HH | 13,000 | 34330142 |
| 915886 | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Harrahs #1HH | 13,000 | 34330140 |
| 915887 | Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Cosmopolitan #1HH | 13,000 | 34330141 |
| 914490 | May 27, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Excalibur #1HH | 13,000 | 34330139 |
| 910794 | May 5, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Palazzo #1HH | 13,000 | 34330135 |
| 913553Amendment | Feb 23, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Ballys #1HH | 13,000 | 34330138 |
| 913553 | Feb 23, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Ballys #1HH | 13,000 | 34330138 |
| 912285 | Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Venetian #1HH | 13,000 | 34330137 |
| 911341 | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Hollywood #1HH | 13,000 | 34330136 |
| 907612 | May 21, 2025 | May 21, 2025 | Rose City Resources, LLC | Silver Sevens #1HH | 13,000 | 34330133 |
Questions about Morris County
How many drilling permits were issued in Morris County in the last 12 months?
8 permits were issued in Morris County in the last 12 months, up 14% from 7 in the 12 months before. 100% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Aug 17, 2026. 51 are on file since 1977.
Every Morris County permit →Who is the most active operator in Morris County?
By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Rose City Resources, LLC is the most active operator in Morris County, with 8 of 8. 1 operator filed permits here in the last 90 days.
Operators in Morris County →How many oil and gas wells are in Morris County?
48 wells are on file in Morris County, including 22 active, 13 plugged, and 6 permitted and not yet drilled. 21 are horizontal. The active wells are under 2 operators.
Every well in Morris County →How much oil and gas does Morris County produce?
The Railroad Commission's county figures show 689,489 barrels of oil and 360,119 Mcf of gas in Morris County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 22 leases under 2 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 Morris County →Who are the largest producers in Morris County?
By oil and gas produced in Morris County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Rose City Resources, LLC, with 673,846 barrels of oil and 341,995 Mcf of gas from 20 leases, followed by Barrow-Shaver Resources Co.. 2 operators had production here in those months.
Operators in Morris County →What formations are drilled in Morris County?
Completion filings for wells in Morris County report tops for 7 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Nacatoch (22 wells, median top 2,076 ft), the Paluxy (22 wells, median top 5,420 ft), and the Sub-Clarksville (21 wells, median top 4,026 ft).
Formations in Morris County →What basin is Morris County in?
Petrora lists Morris County in the East Texas. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 06.
The East Texas →Have there been earthquakes in Morris County?
No earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Morris County's permitted wells in the last 2 years.
Earthquakes in Morris 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/morris?days=90, documented in the API reference.