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COUNTIES · BARNETT SHALE AND NORTH TEXAS · DISTRICT 09 · CODE 503

Young County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Young County at 654,412 bbl of oil and 1,794,616 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 7% on the twelve months before.

836 leases under 162 operators had production in those months.

Young County permitting is running 2.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (6 total, versus 7 in the prior quarter).

11 operators filed permits here in the past 12 months, none more than 3.

One operator filed a first Young County permit in the past year.

Median permitted depth over the past year is 4,630 ft (prior year: 3,500 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

The county has 468 active disposal and injection permits of 2,229 on file, with 14.7M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

11,433 drilling permits have been issued in Young County since 1977.

11,433 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Oct 29, 2026

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2,185
active wells · 16,099 on file
162
producing operators, 12 months
836
producing leases, 12 months
654,412
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −7%
1.8M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −13%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 85 IN OIL AND NO. 126 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Young 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. Leases are still filing for Aug 2026, so that month and the twelve-month totals will rise.

12 months through Aug 2026 654,412 · prior 12 700,266(-7%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 2026still arriving46,520 bbl117,618 Mcf
Jul 202651,155 bbl142,208 Mcf
Jun 202650,999 bbl139,371 Mcf
May 202656,845 bbl147,451 Mcf
Apr 202654,069 bbl141,580 Mcf
Mar 202654,558 bbl155,156 Mcf
Feb 202654,602 bbl143,154 Mcf
Jan 202650,191 bbl140,868 Mcf
Dec 202557,816 bbl159,429 Mcf
Nov 202557,832 bbl163,245 Mcf
Oct 202560,924 bbl171,826 Mcf
Sep 202558,901 bbl172,710 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Ridge Oil Company8 leases

    103K bbl · 6.29K Mcf

  2. Stovall Operating Co.38 leases

    41.2K bbl · 127K Mcf

  3. Gannett Operating LLC13 leases

    24.4K bbl · 86.9K Mcf

  4. Walsh & Watts, Inc.1 lease

    16.2K bbl · 118K Mcf

  5. Nadel and Gussman, L.L.C.2 leases

    13.6K bbl · 130K Mcf

  6. B.O.L.D. Oil and Gas, LLC10 leases

    15.9K bbl · 80.1K Mcf

  7. S.B. Street Operating, Inc.16 leases

    25.7K bbl · 10.4K Mcf

  8. Sky Resources, Inc.3 leases

    22.6K bbl · 26.5K Mcf

162 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

836 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
ImuOil 29703Ridge Oil CompanyI.M.U. (Caddo Cons.)79,736 bbl0 Mcf
MarshallOil 7800Walsh & Watts, Inc.Daws16,231 bbl117,805 Mcf
Thunder A-965Oil 32756Nadel and Gussman, L.L.C.Sweeney (Caddo)9,980 bbl109,228 Mcf
RoachOil 33913Sky Resources, Inc.Young County Regular22,385 bbl0 Mcf
Hamilton-LairdOil 32317JMH Production, LLCJean, NW. (Caddo)12,400 bbl23,651 Mcf
CusenbaryOil 34208Gannett Operating LLCEd Bishop (Mississippian)10,727 bbl2,292 Mcf
HaileOil 34080S.B. Street Operating, Inc.Padgitt, SW. (Miss)9,826 bbl0 Mcf
Graham Estate 1178 UnitGas 285054Stovall Operating Co.Young County Regular (Gas)6,127 bbl21,810 Mcf
KendallGas 300304Boss Operating LLCYoung County Regular (Gas)0 bbl58,217 Mcf
Stovall FeeOil 7581Stovall Operating Co.Young County Regular5,561 bbl24,261 Mcf
James (Caddo) UnitOil 29232Ridge Oil CompanyI.M.U. (Caddo Cons.)9,360 bbl765 Mcf
Section 606 "A"Oil 29235Ridge Oil CompanyI.M.U. (Caddo Cons.)8,709 bbl3,535 Mcf
Millis, Mary C. "B"Oil 33205Boss Operating LLCKendall (Caddo)2,314 bbl39,591 Mcf
Neal, JOOil 19087Borderline Operating Corp.Young County Regular8,675 bbl0 Mcf
Lupton UnitOil 13041Cooper Oil & Gas, LLCLupton-McLester7,852 bbl4,400 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

16,099 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    9,423

  2. Not on schedule

    3,489

  3. Producing

    1,789

  4. Shut In

    746

  5. Injection

    363

  6. Spudded

    107

  7. No Production

    91

  8. Temp Abandoned

    47

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
6
permits issued, 90d
-14%
vs prior 90d (7)
4
operators filing
0%
horizontal
4,075
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 17 · prior 12 9(+89%)

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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
B.O.L.D. Oil and Gas, LLC322
Ruthson Energy, Inc.34
Tomsha LLC2189
Borderline Operating Corp.289
Ridge Oil Company1204
Stovall Operating Co.1148
Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC1107
Rogers Drilling Co., Inc.152
Mammoth Operating LLC137
Keating Energy, Inc.121

Full operator directory: 1,486 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Young County came in the last year. 1 in total.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill6410,102
Recompletion01554
Reenter02203

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In Young County the Thomas Sand is reported in 25 wells, median top 902 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Caddo1,524123,8713,471–4,370
Gunsight1,1703718514–1,136
Marble Falls74714,3404,038–4,775
Mississippian73824,6164,304–5,020
Strawn72992,9141,897–3,655
Palo Pinto585131,468976–2,518
Bryson16713,2952,839–3,563
Barnett16004,5584,242–4,914
Atoka7924,0003,849–4,324
Canyon7841,258651–2,465
Cisco682823494–1,372
Smithwick6223,7283,388–4,090
Thomas Sand250902640–1,004
Bend2404,1323,897–4,376
Ellenburger1804,7574,541–5,608

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

468
active UIC permits of 2,229
311K
permitted bbl/day, active
14.7M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Young 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
919598Oct 31, 2026Oct 29, 2026Keating Energy, Inc.Daws 759 #14,99950342595
919678Oct 30, 2026Oct 28, 2026Ruthson Energy, Inc.S Hughes Unit #86,50050342594
918602Sep 23, 2026Sep 21, 2026Tomsha LLCMcKinley #11265050342593
918601Sep 17, 2026Sep 14, 2026Tomsha LLCMcKinley #11160050342592
917925Aug 27, 2026Aug 24, 2026Ruthson Energy, Inc.S Hughes Unit #76,50050342590
918000Aug 26, 2026Aug 24, 2026Borderline Operating Corp.Loving Ranch #115,20050342591
917518Aug 6, 2026Aug 4, 2026B.O.L.D. Oil and Gas, LLCBullock 280 #2S3,50050342589
917489Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026B.O.L.D. Oil and Gas, LLCC.R. Perry #2R1,20050342588
917255Jul 24, 2026Jul 24, 2026Ridge Oil CompanySection 606 'A' #154,58050342403
917186Jul 17, 2026Jul 17, 2026Mammoth Operating LLCMcClurg, M. L. #1860050342587

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Questions about Young County

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

17 permits were issued in Young County in the last 12 months, up 89% from 9 in the 12 months before. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Oct 29, 2026. 11,433 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Young County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, B.O.L.D. Oil and Gas, LLC is the most active operator in Young County, with 3 of 17, followed by Ruthson Energy, Inc. (3) and Tomsha LLC (2). 4 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.

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How many oil and gas wells are in Young County?

16,099 wells are on file in Young County, including 2,185 active, 9,423 plugged, and 11 permitted and not yet drilled. 8 are horizontal. The active wells are under 163 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Young County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 654,412 barrels of oil and 1.8 million Mcf of gas in Young County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 836 leases under 162 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 Young County?

By oil and gas produced in Young County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Ridge Oil Company, with 103,194 barrels of oil and 6,292 Mcf of gas from 8 leases, followed by Stovall Operating Co. and Gannett Operating LLC. 162 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Young County?

14.7 million barrels of water were injected in Young County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 468 of the county's 2,229 disposal and injection permits are active.

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What formations are drilled in Young County?

Completion filings for wells in Young County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Caddo (1,524 wells, median top 3,871 ft), the Gunsight (1,170 wells, median top 718 ft), and the Marble Falls (747 wells, median top 4,340 ft).

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What basin is Young County in?

Petrora lists Young 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 Young County?

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