Oil and Gas Overview: Wise County, Texas

Wise County, Texas is a prolific producer of natural gas. Besides oil and gas drilling, there are other environmentally impactful activities such as pipeline construction, oil and gas trucking, natural gas flaring, land clearing, and the like. What’s that odd smell in the air? Hopefully not Hydrogen Sulfide. It is a potentially deadly gas sometimes found around oil and gas well sites.

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Wise County quick facts

County Seat: Decatur, Texas

Population: Around 70,000

Oil Production: 133rd of all Texas Counties

Gas Production: 21st of all Texas Counties

(Sept 2024 production numbers)