Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for November 2018
February 04, 2019AUSTIN –– Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for November 2018 came from 180,472 oil wells and 90,168 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from October 2017 to November 2018, total Texas reported production was 1.265 billion barrels of crude oil and 8.5 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's monthly production page .
TABLE 1 - NOVEMBER 2018 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
|
PRODUCT |
TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
90,204,039 barrels |
|
Natural Gas |
634,859,071 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
* 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 – AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION**
|
PRODUCT |
NOVEMBER 2018 TOTAL |
NOVEMBER 2017 TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
3,006,801 BBLS |
2,519,105 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
21,161,969 mcf |
18,107,099 mcf |
**Preliminary Reported Totals
TABLE 3 - NOVEMBER 2017 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
|
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
100,138,058 BBLS |
75,573,142 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
698,508,245 mcf |
543,212,976 mcf |
TABLE 4 – NOVEMBER 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
| 1. |
MIDLAND |
11,915,843 |
| 2. |
KARNES |
7,132,613 |
| 3. |
REEVES |
5,963,266 |
| 4. |
MARTIN |
5,489,584 |
| 5. |
LOVING |
5,100,963 |
| 6. |
UPTON |
4,498,095 |
| 7. |
LA SALLE |
4,215,290 |
| 8. |
DE WITT |
4,190,245 |
| 9. |
HOWARD |
3,904,726 |
| 10. |
REAGAN |
3,123,653 |
TABLE 5 – NOVEMBER 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
| 1. |
WEBB |
56,920,156 |
| 2. |
REEVES |
40,260,542 |
| 3. |
TARRANT |
34,214,319 |
| 4. |
MIDLAND |
27,411,233 |
| 5. |
KARNES |
23,652,243 |
| 6. |
LOVING |
23,566,859 |
| 7. |
PANOLA |
22,339,659 |
| 8. |
DE WITT |
21,397,024 |
| 9. |
CULBERSON |
19,830,563 |
| 10. |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
17,279,335 |
TABLE 6 – NOVEMBER 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
| 1. |
REEVES |
2,775,585 |
| 2. |
CULBERSON |
1,908,903 |
| 3. |
LOVING |
1,616,480 |
| 4. |
KARNES |
1,239,416 |
| 5. |
WEBB |
836,299 |
| 6. |
DE WITT |
797,663 |
| 7. |
DIMMIT |
362,885 |
| 8. |
LIVE OAK |
293,609 |
| 9. |
WHEELER |
176,429 |
| 10. |
HEMPHILL |
155,211 |
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