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COUNTIES · BARNETT SHALE AND NORTH TEXAS · DISTRICT 7B · CODE 429

Stephens County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Stephens County at 1,247,789 bbl of oil and 5,358,677 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 7% on the twelve months before.

1,044 leases under 92 operators had production in those months.

1 drilling permit was issued in Stephens County in the past 90 days, none in the 90 days before.

4 operators filed permits here in the past 12 months, none more than 1.

The county has 667 active disposal and injection permits of 1,784 on file, with 233M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

6,530 drilling permits have been issued in Stephens County since 1977.

6,530 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Oct 27, 2026

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2,425
active wells · 8,583 on file
92
producing operators, 12 months
1,044
producing leases, 12 months
1.2M
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −7%
5.4M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −7%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 60 IN OIL AND NO. 93 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Stephens 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 1,247,789 · prior 12 1,337,056(-7%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 202696,292 bbl399,390 Mcf
Jul 2026102,548 bbl440,834 Mcf
Jun 202695,963 bbl429,259 Mcf
May 2026107,334 bbl467,945 Mcf
Apr 2026103,830 bbl441,282 Mcf
Mar 2026106,113 bbl462,978 Mcf
Feb 2026101,423 bbl413,530 Mcf
Jan 2026107,063 bbl438,662 Mcf
Dec 2025110,024 bbl463,650 Mcf
Nov 2025104,701 bbl447,276 Mcf
Oct 2025107,366 bbl487,582 Mcf
Sep 2025105,132 bbl466,289 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Basa Resources, Inc.40 leases

    853K bbl · 187K Mcf

  2. Delta Oil & Gas Ltd.219 leases

    45.9K bbl · 1.72M Mcf

  3. Petex141 leases

    97.6K bbl · 968K Mcf

  4. Marjac Oil Company, Inc.33 leases

    5.4K bbl · 298K Mcf

  5. North Texas Oil & Gas, LLC3 leases

    22.8K bbl · 191K Mcf

  6. Texian Operating Company, LLC15 leases

    41.5K bbl · 71.1K Mcf

  7. Braka Operating, L.L.C.103 leases

    7.54K bbl · 214K Mcf

  8. Safari Resources, LLC24 leases

    16.1K bbl · 134K Mcf

92 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

1,044 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Curry UnitOil 10233Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular149,681 bbl30,459 Mcf
Southeast Breckenridge UnitOil 12216Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular138,730 bbl33,035 Mcf
Eliasville (Caddo) UnitOil 13213Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular104,860 bbl2,206 Mcf
Caldwell-Breckenridge UnitOil 24831Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular93,339 bbl11,878 Mcf
Ward, J. M. -C-Oil 3810Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular81,276 bbl7,262 Mcf
East Eliasville (Caddo) UnitOil 14358Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular51,790 bbl744 Mcf
Stevenson-Jones UnitOil 10661PetexStephens County Regular32,927 bbl3,402 Mcf
Black-Stoker /Caddo/ UnitOil 12322Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular31,091 bbl6,461 Mcf
Kennedy, G. F.Oil 3924Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular30,623 bbl3,340 Mcf
Buffalo BayouOil 32376North Texas Oil & Gas, LLCSwenson (Caddo)10,418 bbl106,242 Mcf
Carlisle, JamesOil 22189Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular26,749 bbl1,330 Mcf
Buffalo Bayou 491 UnitOil 32639North Texas Oil & Gas, LLCSwenson (Caddo)7,271 bbl71,393 Mcf
Baber-Ackers /Caddo/ UnitOil 11520Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular18,575 bbl1,189 Mcf
Ward, J. M. -B-Oil 3809Basa Resources, Inc.Stephens County Regular18,087 bbl1,234 Mcf
Atkins, A. A.Oil 3900Texian Operating Company, LLCStephens County Regular18,097 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

8,583 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    4,251

  2. Producing

    1,825

  3. Not on schedule

    1,125

  4. Injection

    584

  5. Shut In

    415

  6. Temp Abandoned

    273

  7. No Production

    67

  8. Spudded

    26

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
1
permits issued, 90d
—
vs prior 90d (0)
1
operators filing
0%
horizontal
3,408
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 4 · prior 12 2(+100%)

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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
Caraway, Robert1118
Safari Resources, LLC150
S.B. Street Operating, Inc.143
Southern Alliance Oil Corp.19

Full operator directory: 768 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Stephens County came in the last year. None.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Recompletion10570

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In Stephens County the Big Saline is reported in 207 wells, median top 3,664 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Caddo2,61993,2303,096–3,432
Strawn97162,0581,563–2,742
Duffer89233,9803,846–4,124
Palo Pinto43501,2701,083–1,514
Marble Falls40623,7853,426–4,150
Mississippian35214,3424,054–4,509
Big Saline20703,6643,560–3,879
Barnett18504,1023,959–4,372
Ellenburger16704,2574,101–4,472
Bend13323,8773,660–4,066
Smithwick9903,1383,016–3,304
Cisco483766400–1,622
Atoka2103,7123,215–3,840
Canyon1201,646496–4,066

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

667
active UIC permits of 1,784
1.93M
permitted bbl/day, active
233M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Stephens 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
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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
919583Oct 29, 2026Oct 27, 2026Southern Alliance Oil Corp.Robertson #13,40842935107
914735Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026Caraway, RobertJackson Strawn Unit #7154,70042936259
912677Feb 19, 2026Feb 19, 2026Safari Resources, LLCPratt, Rae #14,33742934925
912579Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 2026S.B. Street Operating, Inc.Akin-Wright #22,50042933122
911249Oct 23, 2025Oct 23, 2025S.B. Street Operating, Inc.Akin-Wright #32,50042933123
909071Jul 8, 2025Jul 8, 2025Caraway, RobertJackson Strawn Unit #7142,09042936349
902631Sep 17, 2024Sep 17, 2024Delta Oil & Gas Ltd.Copeland-Mitchell 'K' #14,55042934516
901667Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 2024Ray Herring Operating Co., LLCScarlett 'C' #122,10042936234
900243Jun 11, 2024Jun 11, 2024Caraway, RobertJackson Ranch 'E' #13,53042936259
895805Dec 28, 2023Dec 28, 2023Brazos River Exploration LLCBuffalo Bayou #1112V4,60042937061

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Questions about Stephens County

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

4 permits were issued in Stephens County in the last 12 months, up 100% from 2 in the 12 months before. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Oct 27, 2026. 6,530 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Stephens County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Caraway, Robert is the most active operator in Stephens County, with 1 of 4, followed by Safari Resources, LLC (1) and S.B. Street Operating, Inc. (1). 1 operator filed permits here in the last 90 days.

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How many oil and gas wells are in Stephens County?

8,583 wells are on file in Stephens County, including 2,425 active and 4,251 plugged. 50 are horizontal. The active wells are under 97 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Stephens County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 1.2 million barrels of oil and 5.4 million Mcf of gas in Stephens County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 1,044 leases under 92 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 Stephens County →

Who are the largest producers in Stephens County?

By oil and gas produced in Stephens County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Basa Resources, Inc., with 853,468 barrels of oil and 187,479 Mcf of gas from 40 leases, followed by Delta Oil & Gas Ltd. and Petex. 92 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Stephens County?

233 million barrels of water were injected in Stephens County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 667 of the county's 1,784 disposal and injection permits are active.

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What formations are drilled in Stephens County?

Completion filings for wells in Stephens County report tops for 14 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Caddo (2,619 wells, median top 3,230 ft), the Strawn (971 wells, median top 2,058 ft), and the Duffer (892 wells, median top 3,980 ft).

Formations in Stephens County →

What basin is Stephens County in?

Petrora lists Stephens County in the Barnett Shale and North Texas. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 7B.

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Have there been earthquakes in Stephens County?

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

Earthquakes in Stephens 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/stephens?days=90, documented in the API reference.