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COUNTIES · BARNETT SHALE AND NORTH TEXAS · DISTRICT 09 · CODE 425

Somervell County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Somervell County at 1,314 bbl of oil and 2,052,865 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; gas is down 3% on the twelve months before.

71 leases under 4 operators had production in those months.

Somervell County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued December 20, 2011.

The county has 3 active disposal and injection permits of 6 on file, with 1.33M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

184 drilling permits have been issued in Somervell County since 1977.

184 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Dec 20, 2011

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73
active wells · 193 on file
4
producing operators, 12 months
71
producing leases, 12 months
1,314
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −42%
2.1M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −3%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 203 IN OIL AND NO. 123 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Somervell 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 2,052,865 · prior 12 2,124,861(-3%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 202635 bbl157,939 Mcf
Jul 2026266 bbl168,467 Mcf
Jun 2026131 bbl171,864 Mcf
May 2026102 bbl178,571 Mcf
Apr 2026216 bbl169,075 Mcf
Mar 2026112 bbl173,760 Mcf
Feb 202670 bbl156,151 Mcf
Jan 202642 bbl163,772 Mcf
Dec 202511 bbl181,979 Mcf
Nov 2025112 bbl174,436 Mcf
Oct 20256 bbl183,631 Mcf
Sep 2025211 bbl173,220 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Diversified Production LLC64 leases

    1.01K bbl · 1.58M Mcf

  2. Eagleridge Operating, LLC61 leases

    307 bbl · 367K Mcf

  3. Upp Operating, LLC2 leases

    0 bbl · 89.6K Mcf

  4. BKV North Texas, LLC3 leases

    0 bbl · 13.2K Mcf

4 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

71 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Sexton UnitGas 255323Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl134,503 Mcf
Goff UnitGas 256873Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl107,818 Mcf
Unimin UnitGas 253636Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)5 bbl81,297 Mcf
Holiday, BillieGas 235447Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)2 bbl80,604 Mcf
Apu UnitGas 232335Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl78,971 Mcf
Adam Stinson UnitGas 249686Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)42 bbl74,930 Mcf
Apu UnitGas 231389Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl70,797 Mcf
Louis Armstrong UnitGas 247016Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl68,708 Mcf
MillsGas 251623Upp Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl63,723 Mcf
Rebecca Brown Keller UnitGas 250449Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)42 bbl61,112 Mcf
Satchmo UnitGas 242108Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl58,312 Mcf
Branham Keller UnitGas 241312Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl55,714 Mcf
Apu UnitGas 244311Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)152 bbl54,502 Mcf
Thelonious Monk UnitGas 237181Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl54,157 Mcf
Ford, GeraldGas 232034Eagleridge Operating, LLCNewark, East (Barnett Shale)0 bbl51,597 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

193 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Producing

    71

  2. Not on schedule

    47

  3. Temp Abandoned

    40

  4. Plugged

    32

  5. Domestic Use Well

    1

  6. Injection

    1

  7. Shut In

    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

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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 0

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Operators by well inventory

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

OperatorPermitsWells
Eagleridge Operating LLC—107
EOG Resources Inc.—6
Bluestone Natural Res. II LLC—4
Arrington Oil&gas Operating LLC—4
BKV North Texas LLC—3
Vanco Oil & Gas Corp.—2
Upp Operating LLC—2
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.—2
South Carlton Oil—2
Water Energy Services LLC—1

Full operator directory: 21 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Somervell 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 Somervell 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 Somervell County report the Strawn, so it is below this table's cutoff. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Barnett13205,3915,074–5,876
Marble Falls12904,9524,727–5,500
Hood3904,7724,651–5,199
Atoka1703,7392,120–4,445
Bend1404,2103,599–5,238

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

3
active UIC permits of 6
70K
permitted bbl/day, active
1.33M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Somervell County →

Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorLease / wellDepthAPI
730081Dec 20, 2011Dec 20, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Branham Keller Unit #5HH9,00042530278
730076Dec 20, 2011Dec 20, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Branham Keller Unit #4HH9,00042530277
713785Apr 13, 2011Apr 13, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Hoodenpyle Unit #1HH9,00042530275
713786Apr 12, 2011Apr 12, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Hoodenpyle Unit #3HH9,00042530276
711171Mar 7, 2011Mar 7, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Hoodenpyle Unit #2HH9,00042530274
709746Feb 8, 2011Feb 8, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Branham Keller Unit #3HH9,00042530273
709746AmendmentFeb 8, 2011Feb 8, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Branham Keller Unit #3HH9,00042530273
709744Feb 8, 2011Feb 8, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Branham Keller Unit #2HH9,00042530272
709744AmendmentFeb 8, 2011Feb 8, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Branham Keller Unit #2HH9,00042530272
709215Feb 7, 2011Feb 7, 2011Quicksilver Resources Inc.Barker Coffman Unit #7HH9,00042530271

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Questions about Somervell County

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

0 permits were issued in Somervell County in the last 12 months. The most recent was issued Dec 20, 2011. 184 are on file since 1977.

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Which operator has the most wells in Somervell County?

No operator has filed a drilling permit in Somervell County in the last 12 months. By wells on file, the largest is Eagleridge Operating LLC, with 107, followed by EOG Resources Inc. (6) and Bluestone Natural Res. II LLC (4).

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How many oil and gas wells are in Somervell County?

193 wells are on file in Somervell County, including 73 active and 32 plugged. 127 are horizontal. The active wells are under 4 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Somervell County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 1,314 barrels of oil and 2.1 million Mcf of gas in Somervell County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 71 leases under 4 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 Somervell County?

By oil and gas produced in Somervell County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Diversified Production LLC, with 1,007 barrels of oil and 1.6 million Mcf of gas from 64 leases, followed by Eagleridge Operating, LLC and Upp Operating, LLC. 4 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Somervell County?

1.3 million barrels of water were injected in Somervell County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 3 of the county's 6 disposal and injection permits are active.

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What formations are drilled in Somervell County?

Completion filings for wells in Somervell County report tops for 5 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Barnett (132 wells, median top 5,391 ft), the Marble Falls (129 wells, median top 4,952 ft), and the Hood (39 wells, median top 4,772 ft).

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What basin is Somervell County in?

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

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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/somervell?days=90, documented in the API reference.