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By Brad Caponigro, Founder · Last updated Jan 2026
Production data through Jan 2026
as of Jan 2026
as of Jan 2026
as of Jan 2026
as of Jan 2026
Over the twelve most recent reported months, Karnes County wells produced about 94.3 million barrels of oil and 291.8 million Mcf of gas — an average of 258,284 barrels and 799,547 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 6,198 active wells, with 757 permitted locations on file. The latest six months are running below the prior six, the profile of a position weighted toward legacy production.
94,273,523 barrels of oil, Feb 2025 → Jan 2026
291,834,628 Mcf of natural gas, Feb 2025 → Jan 2026
Rates shown as barrels of oil per day and Mcf of natural gas per day, computed from monthly totals reported to TX RRC PDQ (county aggregation). Jan 2020 through Jan 2026. Download CSV · See methodology.
| Month | Oil (Bbl) | Gas (Mcf) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | 11,264,334 | 31,189,019 |
| Feb 2020 | 10,730,492 | 29,758,336 |
| Mar 2020 | 11,279,381 | 30,910,828 |
| Apr 2020 | 10,024,757 | 28,798,591 |
| May 2020 | 8,113,765 | 25,501,636 |
| Jun 2020 | 7,916,577 | 23,581,909 |
| Jul 2020 | 8,114,308 | 24,340,198 |
| Aug 2020 | 8,070,870 | 24,092,541 |
| Sep 2020 | 7,709,275 | 22,908,645 |
| Oct 2020 | 8,773,856 | 24,044,565 |
| Nov 2020 | 8,383,229 | 23,522,859 |
| Dec 2020 | 7,901,998 | 22,895,035 |
| Jan 2021 | 7,879,360 | 22,504,703 |
| Feb 2021 | 6,067,963 | 16,938,219 |
| Mar 2021 | 8,719,440 | 24,014,404 |
| Apr 2021 | 8,875,787 | 24,721,738 |
| May 2021 | 9,838,351 | 26,403,580 |
| Jun 2021 | 9,582,418 | 26,263,605 |
| Jul 2021 | 9,600,572 | 26,434,775 |
| Aug 2021 | 9,266,839 | 25,356,266 |
| Sep 2021 | 9,612,451 | 25,160,296 |
| Oct 2021 | 9,634,998 | 25,227,192 |
| Nov 2021 | 9,686,678 | 24,480,397 |
| Dec 2021 | 9,885,052 | 25,544,489 |
| Jan 2022 | 9,785,786 | 24,846,333 |
| Feb 2022 | 9,089,254 | 22,831,092 |
| Mar 2022 | 10,029,550 | 25,455,252 |
| Apr 2022 | 9,523,896 | 24,182,918 |
| May 2022 | 10,323,246 | 25,889,207 |
| Jun 2022 | 10,747,543 | 27,211,256 |
| Jul 2022 | 10,458,103 | 27,911,331 |
| Aug 2022 | 10,224,203 | 29,125,339 |
| Sep 2022 | 9,378,253 | 26,906,300 |
| Oct 2022 | 9,189,194 | 26,942,711 |
| Nov 2022 | 8,491,394 | 24,971,693 |
| Dec 2022 | 8,474,593 | 24,307,752 |
| Jan 2023 | 8,880,237 | 26,394,170 |
| Feb 2023 | 7,523,841 | 22,731,821 |
| Mar 2023 | 8,913,518 | 27,041,201 |
| Apr 2023 | 8,248,261 | 24,875,428 |
| May 2023 | 8,518,914 | 26,386,705 |
| Jun 2023 | 8,483,159 | 26,328,413 |
| Jul 2023 | 8,665,383 | 26,755,530 |
| Aug 2023 | 8,639,300 | 26,361,984 |
| Sep 2023 | 8,211,706 | 25,930,290 |
| Oct 2023 | 8,428,736 | 27,505,467 |
| Nov 2023 | 7,766,482 | 25,154,505 |
| Dec 2023 | 7,650,878 | 25,022,167 |
| Jan 2024 | 6,974,629 | 22,986,683 |
| Feb 2024 | 6,865,640 | 22,203,038 |
| Mar 2024 | 7,318,267 | 23,686,247 |
| Apr 2024 | 7,455,999 | 23,665,219 |
| May 2024 | 8,317,067 | 27,810,878 |
| Jun 2024 | 7,792,496 | 26,454,768 |
| Jul 2024 | 7,684,015 | 25,770,363 |
| Aug 2024 | 8,375,237 | 27,554,512 |
| Sep 2024 | 8,605,861 | 27,050,116 |
| Oct 2024 | 8,732,351 | 28,551,078 |
| Nov 2024 | 7,948,649 | 26,456,747 |
| Dec 2024 | 7,874,651 | 25,910,401 |
| Jan 2025 | 7,779,606 | 25,137,050 |
| Feb 2025 | 7,679,149 | 24,319,997 |
| Mar 2025 | 8,651,528 | 27,793,395 |
| Apr 2025 | 8,703,809 | 27,208,135 |
| May 2025 | 8,951,273 | 27,750,230 |
| Jun 2025 | 8,774,408 | 26,490,625 |
| Jul 2025 | 8,743,643 | 26,148,401 |
| Aug 2025 | 8,567,608 | 25,502,896 |
| Sep 2025 | 7,520,081 | 23,226,413 |
| Oct 2025 | 7,203,980 | 22,664,796 |
| Nov 2025 | 6,736,373 | 21,228,849 |
| Dec 2025 | 6,479,107 | 20,106,416 |
| Jan 2026 | 6,262,564 | 19,394,475 |
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| EOG Resources | — | EOG(NYSE) | Houston, TX |
| ConocoPhillips | — | COP(NYSE) | Houston, TX |
| Magnolia Oil & Gas | — | MGY(NYSE) | Houston, TX |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Karnes County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Karnes County is on our active buy list. We buy mineral interests, royalty interests, NPRI, and ORRI on both producing and non-producing tracts targeting the Eagle Ford formation.
The most active operators we track in Karnes County include EOG Resources, ConocoPhillips, Magnolia Oil & Gas. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Karnes County sits in the Eagle Ford Shale, where the primary target is eagle ford. Here we underwrite the Eagle Ford formation.
Last-six-month volumes in Karnes County are running below the prior six months, which is typical of an area weighted toward legacy production rather than fresh drilling. Offer values still reflect the remaining decline curve and any nearby permits.
Yes. Karnes County is on our active buy list. We respond to offer requests within 48 hours and underwrite producing tracts where the underlying decline curve and operator workover plans support a competitive offer.
Karnes County is in the Eagle Ford oil window, generally toward the northern part of the play with predominantly oil and condensate production. Black-oil Eagle Ford is more typical of Karnes than the wet-gas/condensate window further south (DeWitt, Lavaca) or the dry-gas window further west. EOG, ConocoPhillips, and Marathon have been historically active operators. Bonuses and royalty multiples in Karnes County have tracked Eagle Ford oil-window comparables across La Salle and McMullen.
Eagle Ford wells (including Karnes County) typically have faster initial decline curves than Wolfcamp wells in the Permian — first-year decline of 60-75% is common. The economic life is also generally shorter. This decline shape is one reason Eagle Ford royalty interests trade at slightly lower multiples of cash flow than equivalent Permian interests: the cash flow today is real but the future cash flow is more heavily front-loaded. We underwrite the decline curve specifically when valuing Karnes County producing interests.
Yes. The Lower Eagle Ford has been the most-developed interval, but the Upper Eagle Ford and the Austin Chalk above it are actively redeveloped in Karnes County. Operators have re-entered older Eagle Ford units with Austin Chalk completions in many cases. If your Karnes County interest is held by an old Lower Eagle Ford lease, the lease typically covers the full leasehold including Austin Chalk — meaning new wells in shallower intervals continue to pay royalty under the same lease.
Closings on Karnes County mineral rights typically take 7 to 30 days from the date you accept our offer, depending on title complexity. We handle county-level title work, PSA drafting, mineral deed preparation, and notary coordination at our expense.
Just a tract description (abstract or survey, section/township/range, or a legal description from your deed) and any recent royalty check stubs if the interest is producing. You do not need to gather deeds or title opinions up front.
Karnes County sits in the Eagle Ford Shale, where operators are targeting eagle ford. Activity is led by names like EOG Resources, ConocoPhillips, Magnolia Oil & Gas, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Eagle Ford formation.
If you hold mineral rights, royalty interests, NPRI, or ORRI anywhere in the county, we'd like to put a written offer in front of you. Every offer we send is funded from our own balance sheet — there's no auction, no broker markup, and no third-party capital waiting to approve the deal.
Karnes County is an active buying area for us. The play is mature with significant legacy production rather than a fresh drilling wave, and we're prepared to make offers on producing tracts that other buyers overlook.
Production has softened over the last six months compared with the prior six — typical of a county with more legacy production than fresh drilling.