Name: Louisiana annual oil and gas production by parish, 2021–2025
Creator: Buckhead Energy

Quick answer — Which Louisiana parishes produce the most oil and gas?

These pages cover the 46 Louisiana parishes that produced at least 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent in 2025, out of the state's 64 parishes. DeSoto Parish led by oil-equivalent volume, followed by Caddo and Red River. Each page shows annual production for 2021–2025 (Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data) and the Mineral Code rules on servitudes, royalty payment and unleased owners, linked to the official text.

Parishes by 2025 oil-equivalent volume

Louisiana parishes with production and law pages, 2025
Rank	Parish	Oil (bbl)	Natural gas (Mcf)	Producing wells	Operator names reporting
1	DeSoto Parish	53,850	1,332,412,109	3,300	56
2	Caddo Parish	1,125,270	760,819,657	7,127	196
3	Red River Parish	15,068	503,937,012	757	20
4	Bossier Parish	557,089	296,663,156	1,440	57
5	Bienville Parish	28,027	228,604,431	1,033	31
6	Sabine Parish	22,606	196,068,691	516	29
7	Natchitoches Parish	6,308	116,735,272	111	12
8	Lincoln Parish	247,208	47,082,930	585	19
9	Webster Parish	353,373	44,392,323	729	61
10	Vermilion Parish	1,290,341	27,198,236	135	21
11	Plaquemines Parish	4,418,775	6,187,682	426	14
12	Terrebonne Parish	2,660,280	14,078,200	198	13
13	Lafourche Parish	1,171,258	9,100,066	174	24
14	Cameron Parish	749,220	7,285,903	165	24
15	Claiborne Parish	772,068	6,962,318	589	53
16	Jackson Parish	7,228	11,362,157	365	12
17	St. Mary Parish	620,102	5,915,687	158	13
18	La Salle Parish	1,069,489	1,244,483	1,473	44
19	Iberia Parish	690,346	2,929,142	49	9
20	Calcasieu Parish	606,262	3,378,192	170	29
21	St. Martin Parish	732,665	2,576,151	83	15
22	Richland Parish	756,870	799,584	76	<3
23	Beauregard Parish	696,068	1,147,538	144	24
24	Acadia Parish	396,522	1,504,400	160	32
25	Pointe Coupee Parish	230,874	2,014,216	68	19
26	Evangeline Parish	276,086	1,511,774	101	12
27	Jefferson Davis Parish	203,616	1,926,939	46	18
28	St. Charles Parish	284,936	1,273,470	49	11
29	Assumption Parish	357,067	585,024	11	6
30	Jefferson Parish	362,809	256,837	66	6
31	Iberville Parish	308,896	172,759	73	14
32	St. Landry Parish	278,775	317,412	64	16
33	Union Parish	26,532	1,462,491	2,857	28
34	East Baton Rouge Parish	116,718	764,362	21	10
35	Concordia Parish	210,232	155,104	115	30
36	Allen Parish	136,668	543,284	43	13
37	West Baton Rouge Parish	112,092	670,985	24	8
38	Ouachita Parish	7,509	1,291,729	884	22
39	Vernon Parish	98,802	628,518	22	8
40	Lafayette Parish	97,191	607,440	10	8
41	Livingston Parish	187,721	37,138	23	6
42	Winn Parish	174,330	0	611	16
43	Avoyelles Parish	159,818	17,521	41	10
44	Tensas Parish	125,306	219,384	40	8
45	Catahoula Parish	130,657	20,520	59	18
46	Grant Parish	121,365	0	83	8

How these figures are built

Figures are calendar-year totals of the oil and natural gas volumes reported for wells in each parish. Producing wells are wells that reported oil or gas during the year; operators are the distinct operator names on those production reports.

A total that rests on fewer than 3 wells is withheld and shown as "<3", and so is a count of 1 or 2 wells or operator names. 2025 is the latest complete calendar year; the source data runs through July 2026.

The figures are Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. They are reference data, not a valuation, appraisal or investment advice.

A parish has a page when it produced at least 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent in 2025 (oil plus natural gas at 6 Mcf per barrel) from at least 3 producing wells. 46 of Louisiana's 64 parishes meet it; 12 more reported smaller volumes, and 6 reported none in 2025.

Louisiana mineral law on every parish page

Mineral servitudes, royalties and prescription of nonuse. Under the Mineral Code, mineral rights are created by a landowner, and both the mineral servitude and the mineral royalty can end through ten years of nonuse. (La. R.S. 31:16, La. R.S. 31:21, La. R.S. 31:27, La. R.S. 31:28, La. R.S. 31:29, La. R.S. 31:80, La. R.S. 31:85)

When a lessor's royalties are not paid (R.S. 31:137–141). The Mineral Code sets a notice-first procedure for a mineral lessor whose royalties are late or wrong. (La. R.S. 31:137, La. R.S. 31:138, La. R.S. 31:138.1, La. R.S. 31:139, La. R.S. 31:140, La. R.S. 31:141)

Unleased owners in a pooled unit (R.S. 30:10). R.S. 30:10, in Title 30 of the Revised Statutes rather than the Mineral Code, sets the rules for pooling separately owned tracts in a drilling unit, including tracts that are not under lease. (La. R.S. 30:10)

Educational only — not legal advice; statutes change, so confirm the current version and consult a qualified attorney for your situation.

Louisiana mineral rights

Louisiana oil and gas production by parish, monthly