Quick answer: Valor's Nueces County, Texas rankings show the 15 operators producing the most oil and gas here — Urban Oil & Gas Group leads — from Texas Railroad Commission filings over the last six months. If you own minerals in Nueces County, these operators are your likely check-writers. Valor verifies the operator on your tract, audits every royalty check, and recovers suspended funds. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
The top 15 oil and gas operators in Nueces County, Texas, ranked by monthly oil production. Combined output of all 25 reporting operators: 105,097 BBL oil and 1,522,283 Mcf gas across 413 reporting wells/leases.
Momentum blends the year-over-year change in average monthly production (oil + gas at 6 Mcf per BOE, 2025-11 – 2026-05 vs the same months a year earlier, complete reporting months only) with the change in drilling permits (last 12 months vs the prior 12: 4 vs 8). Each input is capped at ±100%.
Benchmark gross value of production: about $3.7M per month — 28,964 bbl of oil and 357,835 Mcf of gas a month, priced at the EIA average WTI ($73.03/bbl) and Henry Hub ($4.20/MMBtu) spot prices over the same months.
Benchmark prices before quality and location differentials, transport, taxes and costs; this is a county-level economic indicator, not the value of any mineral or royalty interest.
Source: Valor analysis of public oil and gas data. Statistics are published on this page; no bulk download is offered.
| Rank | Operator | Oil (BBL) | Gas (Mcf) | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Oil & Gas Group | 36,095 | 1,210,500 | 300 |
| 2 | Basin Oil & Gas | 9,112 | 5,246 | 7 |
| 4 | Suemaur Operating LLC | 8,911 | 69,412 | 8 |
| 5 | Paloma Operating | 7,604 | 3,382 | 3 |
| 6 | Alegre Operating Inc | 6,738 | 14,142 | 18 |
| 7 | Orx Resources | 6,152 | 19,410 | 8 |
| 10 | Jc Bear Operating LLC | 1,664 | 62,055 | 8 |
| 12 | Anderson Oil | 1,406 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Pearl Bill H Production | 1,176 | 15,065 | 11 |
| 14 | Decker Operating | 997 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Pine Island Operating LLC | 938 | 23,799 | 7 |
| 16 | Sun Explorationproduction Company | 881 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Sts Petroleum LLC | 876 | 17,073 | 4 |
| 20 | Wallis Energy | 743 | 648 | 11 |
| 25 | Rincon Petroleum | 535 | 6,424 | 4 |
| — | 10 other operators (fewer than 3 producing wells/leases each) | 21,269 | 75,127 | 15 |
The largest oil and gas operators in Nueces County by reported production are Urban Oil & Gas Group, Basin Oil & Gas, and Suemaur Operating LLC. In total, 25 operators reported 105,097 BBL of oil and 1,522,283 Mcf of gas across 413 wells and leases over the last six months. If you own minerals in Nueces County, these operators are your likely check-writers — Valor tracks production and royalties by tract so you know who owes you.
Start with the operator rankings on this page, then confirm the exact well and operator on your tract through the Nueces County records and your division orders. Valor's mineral management verifies which operators cover your Nueces County tracts and reconciles every royalty check to the right well.
Yes — 25 operators reported active production in Nueces County over the last six months, led by Urban Oil & Gas Group. Activity shifts as operators drill, complete, and sell interests; Valor monitors production and permits so Nueces County owners can see changes near their tracts.
Operators pay Nueces County mineral owners a royalty on production, based on a decimal interest set out on a division order. Missed or suspended checks are common after a move, a death, or a title gap. Valor audits Nueces County royalty statements, recovers suspended funds, and manages the interest so owners are paid correctly.
Valor manages minerals for owners — confirming which of the operators above cover your tracts, auditing every royalty check, recovering suspended and unclaimed funds, and giving you one clear, tax-ready view of what you own in Nueces County. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
Page last reviewed: July 2026. Rankings are refreshed monthly from Texas Railroad Commission filings.