Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for October 2022
January 06, 2023AUSTIN – Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for October 2022 came from 161,356 oil wells and 80,281 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from November 2021 to October 2022, total Texas reported production was 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 11.2 trillion cubic feet of total gas. Crude oil production reported by the RRC is limited to oil produced from oil leases and does not include condensate, which is reported separately by the RRC.
For additional oil and gas production statistics, including the ranking of each Texas County by crude oil, total gas and condensate production, visit the RRC’s website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/.
TABLE 1 (October 2022): Statewide Production*
|
Product |
Preliminary Reported |
Average Daily |
|
Crude Oil |
110,720,603 bbls (barrels) |
3,571,632 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
848,930,463 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
27,384,854 mcf |
* These are preliminary figures based on production volumes reported by operators and will be updated as late and corrected production reports are received.
TABLE 2 (October 2021): Statewide Production
|
Product |
Updated Reported Total Volume |
Updated Average |
Preliminary Reported |
Preliminary Average |
|
Crude Oil |
130,745,004 bbls |
4,217,581 bbls |
112,667,446 bbls |
3,634,434 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
955,649,089 mcf |
30,827,390 mcf |
821,516,825 mcf |
26,500,543 mcf |
TABLE 3 (October 2022): Texas Top 10 Crude Oil Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Crude Oil (bbls) |
|
1. |
Midland |
17,324,517 |
|
2. |
Martin |
13,648,363 |
|
3. |
Upton |
7,512,089 |
|
4. |
Howard |
7,116,611 |
|
5. |
Karnes |
7,008,378 |
|
6. |
Loving |
5,971,215 |
|
7. |
Reeves |
4,876,006 |
|
8. |
Glasscock |
3,885,052 |
|
9. |
Andrews |
3,787,976 |
|
10. |
Reagan |
3,656,367 |
TABLE 4 (October 2022): Texas Top 10 Total Gas (Gas Well Gas & Casinghead) Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Total Gas (mcf) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
83,688,348 |
|
2. |
Midland |
61,224,907 |
|
3. |
Webb |
58,311,789 |
|
4. |
Panola |
53,606,436 |
|
5. |
Loving |
42,014,456 |
|
6. |
Martin |
34,263,629 |
|
7. |
Culberson |
34,131,852 |
|
8. |
Upton |
31,738,242 |
|
9. |
Harrison |
31,623,563 |
|
10. |
Reagan |
28,842,419 |
TABLE 5 (October 2022): Texas Top 10 Total Condensate Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Condensate (bbls) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
5,973,231 |
|
2. |
Loving |
4,318,884 |
|
3. |
Culberson |
2,440,760 |
|
4. |
Karnes |
1,248,338 |
|
5. |
DeWitt |
1,111,664 |
|
6. |
Webb |
646,407 |
|
7. |
Live Oak |
468,974 |
|
8. |
Ward |
446,701 |
|
9. |
McMullen |
262,500 |
|
10. |
La Salle |
254,779 |
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