Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for January 2020
February 25, 2020AUSTIN ––The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 1,133 original drilling permits in January 2020 compared 1,199 in January 2019. The January 2020 total included 1,041 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, eight to re-enter plugged well bores and 84 for re-completions of existing well bores. The breakdown of well types for those permits is 310 oil, 61 gas, 751 oil or gas, 33 injection, zero service and one other permit.
In January 2020, Commission staff processed 927 oil, 222 gas and 157 injection completions compared to 793 oil, 252 gas, 150 injection completions in January 2019. Total well completions processed for 2020 year to date are 1,306; up from 1,195 recorded during the same time period in 2019.
Recent Information Technology changes are allowing the Commission to report more detailed data on drilling permits and well completions each month. These technological improvements provide more statistics and transparency, and the new report is available on the Commission’s monthly drilling completion summaries web page.
TABLE 1 – January 2020 TEXAS OIL AND GAS NEW DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT*
|
DISTRICT |
PERMITS TO DRILL NEW OIL/GAS HOLES |
NEW OIL COMPLETIONS |
NEW GAS COMPLETIONS |
|
(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA |
137 |
111 |
38 |
|
(2) REFUGIO AREA |
134 |
120 |
19 |
|
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS |
21 |
43 |
12 |
|
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS |
8 |
2 |
1 |
|
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
(6) EAST TEXAS |
13 |
8 |
28 |
|
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX |
33 |
7 |
3 |
|
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA |
95 |
167 |
1 |
|
(8) MIDLAND |
520 |
296 |
97 |
|
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA |
40 |
37 |
0 |
|
(9) NORTH TEXAS |
26 |
27 |
6 |
|
(10) PANHANDLE |
9 |
4 |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
1,041 |
822 |
209 |
*A district map is available on the Railroad Commission of Texas website here.
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Our mission is to serve Texas by our stewardship of natural resources and the environment, our concern for personal and community safety, and our support of enhanced development and economic vitality for the benefit of Texans. The Commission has a long and proud history of service to both Texas and to the nation, including more than 100 years regulating the oil and gas industry. The Commission also has jurisdiction over alternative fuels safety, natural gas utilities, surface mining and intrastate pipelines. Established in 1891, the Railroad Commission of Texas is the oldest regulatory agency in the state. To learn more, please visit https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/.