Oil and gas leases in Nueces County

Nueces County, Texas has 2,652 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 04. 661 of them are oil leases and 1,991 are gas leases. Between them they carry 3,070 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 16.9 million barrels of oil and 992.3 million Mcf of gas. 265 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Nueces County

How many oil and gas leases are in Nueces County?
Nueces County has 2,652 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Nueces County produced?
Leases in Nueces County have reported 16,860,751 barrels of oil (bbl) and 992,313,120 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
Who are the biggest operators in Nueces County?
Union Pacific Resources Company operates 446 of the 2,652 producing leases in Nueces County, more than any other operator on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.
How many operators are active in Nueces County?
265 operators file production returns for leases in Nueces County.
How much are mineral rights in Nueces County worth?
There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Nueces County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 2,652 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Operators here

The company that runs the wells and issues the royalty cheque.

Railroad Commission districts

Leases — page 1 of 14

  • SUSSER — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Nueces County, 12.2 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH C — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 11.8 million reported
  • TSL 33100/TR 48/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 10.8 million reported
  • BERRYMAN, ET AL UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 10.5 million reported
  • ST 49 PERMANENT UNIT — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 8.8 million reported
  • CHAPMAN — gas, Ventex Operating Corp., Nueces County, 8.1 million reported
  • VON BLUCHER — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 8.0 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 277 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 7.9 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 689-A — gas, Torch Operating Company, Nueces County, 7.8 million reported
  • TALBERT, L.G. — gas, Bell, Kelly Inc., Nueces County, 6.9 million reported
  • BURNETT, ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 6.8 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP, Nueces County, 6.2 million reported
  • TSL 33105/TR 53/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 5.9 million reported
  • GUARANTY TITLE & TRUST — gas, Royal Production Company, Inc., Nueces County, 5.8 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 61 TEMPORARY UNIT — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 5.7 million reported
  • CHAPMAN — gas, Ventex Operating Corp., Nueces County, 5.6 million reported
  • OTAHAL, ET AL G.U. — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 5.5 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 277 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 5.4 million reported
  • TEXAS STATE TRACT 72 — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Nueces County, 5.3 million reported
  • TSL 33105/ TR 53/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 5.2 million reported
  • VON BLUCHER — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 5.2 million reported
  • TSL 33100/ TR 49/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 5.0 million reported
  • TALBERT, L. G. — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Nueces County, 4.8 million reported
  • TSL M-098041/TR52/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 4.7 million reported
  • TSL 33105 /TR 53/ — gas, Merrico Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 4.7 million reported
  • BERRYMAN ET AL UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 4.3 million reported
  • KAMPFENKEL, ET AL G. U. — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 4.2 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 55-8 UNIT — gas, Sabco Operating Company, LLC, Nueces County, 4.1 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 4.1 million reported
  • TSL 33105/TR 53/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 4.1 million reported
  • TSL 33100/TR 48/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 4.1 million reported
  • TSL 32973/TR 55/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 3.8 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, United Oil & Minerals L. P., Nueces County, 3.8 million reported
  • OTAHAL ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 3.8 million reported
  • CHAPMAN — gas, Crest Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 3.7 million reported
  • CITY H & F PROPERTIES GAS UNIT — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 3.6 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 750/750A GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 3.4 million reported
  • KITTOE — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 3.3 million reported
  • TSL 33100 /TR 48/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 3.2 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 55-8 UNIT — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 3.1 million reported
  • CHAPMAN COWLES — gas, Ventex Operating Corp., Nueces County, 3.1 million reported
  • PETTY (DEEP CON.) GAS UNIT NO.1 — gas, Pittencrieff America, Inc., Nueces County, 3.0 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 433 GAS UNIT — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Nueces County, 2.8 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.8 million reported
  • KING RANCH EAST LAURELES — gas, Exxon Corp., Nueces County, 2.8 million reported
  • RUSSELL-BEVLY UNIT — gas, Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC, Nueces County, 2.7 million reported
  • TSL 33105/TR 53/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 2.7 million reported
  • FLAME — gas, Sue-Ann Operating, L.C., Nueces County, 2.7 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 690/746 & 750 GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 2.6 million reported
  • WALTON, W. W. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 2.6 million reported
  • KING RANCH EAST LAURELES — gas, Exxon Corp., Nueces County, 2.6 million reported
  • FLAME — gas, Continental Trend Resources, Inc, Nueces County, 2.5 million reported
  • RIVERS -A- — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.5 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.5 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.5 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.4 million reported
  • SMITH UNIT — gas, Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC, Nueces County, 2.4 million reported
  • LEHMAN, W.F.L. — gas, Tierra Mineral Development, L.C., Nueces County, 2.4 million reported
  • RIVERS, M. L. "A" — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 2.4 million reported
  • ST 49 PERMANENT UNIT — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 2.4 million reported
  • INGRAM, DONALD — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • ELLIFF, J. S., ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 284 — gas, Reef Exploration, L.P., Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 49 — gas, Midcon Offshore, Inc., Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 788 GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 749 — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 431 — gas, Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 344 — gas, Cxy Energy Inc., Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • E. FLOUR BLUFF DEEP FIELD G.U. — gas, Headington Oil Company, Nueces County, 2.3 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 345 — gas, Cinco Natural Resources Corp., Nueces County, 2.2 million reported
  • PITA ISLAND GAS UNIT 2 — gas, Pittencrieff America, Inc., Nueces County, 2.2 million reported
  • TAYLOR — gas, Continental Trend Resources, Inc, Nueces County, 2.2 million reported
  • LUBY, J. P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 2.2 million reported
  • DRYDEN, J. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • SMITH — gas, Texas Crude Energy, Inc., Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • TSL 33105/TR 53/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, LLC, Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • SPONBERG, J.O. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • BURNETT, ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • DEAL, JACK GAS UNIT — gas, Satex Energy, Inc., Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 309 UNIT — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • LA JOLLA — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH C — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • TSL 33105/TR 53/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 2.1 million reported
  • REDFISH BAY PROPERTIES — gas, Magnum Producing & Operating Co., Nueces County, 2.0 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.0 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 277 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 2.0 million reported
  • LA JOLLA — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 2.0 million reported
  • WOFFORD, BUSH -B- — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 2.0 million reported
  • KOCUREK HEIRS — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Nueces County, 2.0 million reported
  • BERRYMAN ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Nueces County, 2.0 million reported
  • FLINN B — gas, Continental Trend Resources, Inc, Nueces County, 2.0 million reported
  • KITTOE — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • EAST FLOUR BLUFF STATE D — gas, Pittencrieff America, Inc., Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • RIVERS "A" — gas, Collins & Ware, Inc., Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • BERRYMAN, ET AL UNIT — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • LUBY, J. P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 786 — gas, Alta Mesa Services, LP, Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • SUSSER ET AL — gas, Petrogulf Corporation, Nueces County, 1.9 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH C — gas, Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP, Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 786 — gas, Expro Engineering, Inc., Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • TSL 33099 /TR 54/ — gas, Merrico Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • UNION CENTRAL LIFE INS. CO. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 426-441 — gas, Bristol Resources Corporation, Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • RIVERS, M. L. "A" — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • KAMPFHENKEL GAS UNIT — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • TSL M-098041/ TR 52/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, LLC, Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Westport Oil And Gas Company, LP, Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Westport Oil And Gas Company, LP, Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • WALTON, W. W. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • UNION CENTRAL LIFE INS. CO. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.8 million reported
  • CHAPMAN — gas, Ventex Operating Corp., Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 421 — gas, Pi Energy, Inc., Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • WEBB, L. A. — gas, Headington Oil Company, Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • TSL 32973/TR 55/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • JONES,L.H. — gas, H & D Operating Company, Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • BROWN, MINNIE — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • BURNETT, ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH "A" — gas, Decker Operating Co., L.L.C., Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • B. GALLAGHER 1 GU — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • BLUCHER, VON — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.7 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 308 — gas, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • CARVER HEIRS ET AL GU — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • CHAPMAN, J.O. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • PITA ISLAND GAS UNIT 2 — gas, Pittencrieff America, Inc., Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • GILLESPIE GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • KERR — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • SIMPSON, JUNE SHALLOW GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 1.6 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • TEXON ROYALTY — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • TSL 33105 /TR 53/ — gas, Merrico Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • SCHULZE, HERBERT K ET AL — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • ALBRECHT, C. C. — gas, Republic Resources, LLC., Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • FEE 687 — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • SPONBERG, J. O. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • BLOSSMAN, ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • SCHULZE, HERBERT K. ET AL — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Decker Operating Co., L.L.C., Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • HOELSCHER — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 309 — gas, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • WILSON UNIT — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • COUNTISS SAM — gas, Gcea, LLC, Nueces County, 1.5 million reported
  • KINSEY, E. A. — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • TSL 33105/TR 53/ — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • FEE 687 — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • INGRAM, DONALD — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • E. FLOUR BLUFF DEEP FIELD G.U. — gas, Headington Oil Company, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • TEXON ROYALTY COMPANY — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • U.C.L.I. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Decker Operating Co., L.L.C., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 746A/750A GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • MUSTANG ISLAND STATE PARK TR. 2 — gas, Oldfield Acquisition LP, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 350 — gas, Cinco Natural Resources Corp., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • PETERSON-NUSS UNIT — gas, Grover-Mckinney Oil Company, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • CITY H & F PROPERTIES — gas, Reh Energy, Inc., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • BUROW, HAROLD C. — gas, Dominion Corporation, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • ST 88/89 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • RIVERS, M. L. "A" — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • TEXON ROYALTY COMPANY — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • GEISTMAN GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 885-S — gas, Davis Gulf Coast, Inc., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 433 GAS UNIT — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • SCHROEDER, T. S. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • KELLY AIRPORT GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • BURNETT, ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 396 — gas, Pi Energy, Inc., Nueces County, 1.4 million reported
  • MUSTANG ISLAND STATE PARK TRACT2 — gas, Lamay Corporation, Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • RIVERS, M. L. "A" — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • SCHROEDER, T. S. — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • H H — gas, Continental Trend Resources, Inc, Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • KINSEY, E. A. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • BERRYMAN ET AL, GAS UNIT — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • STATE TRACT 433 GAS UNIT — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • INGRAM, DONALD — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • BERRYMAN ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • SPONBERG — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • FEE 687 — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • GRUENE, O.A. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • STATE 436 GAS UNIT — gas, Bristol Resources Corporation, Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • TALBERT, L. G. — gas, Royal Production Company, Inc., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • GEISTMAN GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Collins & Ware, Inc., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported
  • DRISCOLL, CLARA — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 1.3 million reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.