Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for December 2018
March 08, 2019AUSTIN –– Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for December 2018 came from 179,434 oil wells and 89,562 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from January 2018 to December 2018, total Texas reported production was 1.281 billion barrels of crude oil and 8.6 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 Commission’s monthly Oil & Gas production webpage.
TABLE 1 – DECEMBER 2018 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
|
PRODUCT |
TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
90,233,019 barrels |
|
Natural Gas |
647,320,468 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 |
DECEMBER 2018 TOTAL |
DECEMBER 2017 TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
2,910,743 BBLS |
2,518,874 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
20,881,305 mcf |
16,596,898 mcf |
**Preliminary Reported Totals
TABLE 3 – DECEMBER 2017 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
|
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
104,544,807 BBLS |
78,085,085 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
716,488,485 mcf. |
514,503,830 mcf |
TABLE 4 – DECEMBER 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
| 1. |
MIDLAND |
11,557,105 |
| 2. |
KARNES |
8,032,100 |
| 3. |
MARTIN |
5,432,010 |
| 4. |
REEVES |
5,322,352 |
| 5. |
UPTON |
4,541,001 |
| 6. |
LOVING |
4,476,239 |
| 7. |
LA SALLE |
4,291,027 |
| 8. |
HOWARD |
4,066,319 |
| 9. |
DE WITT |
3,896,487 |
| 10. |
GLASSCOCK |
3,095,834 |
TABLE 5 – DECEMBER 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
| 1. |
WEBB |
56,954,824 |
| 2. |
REEVES |
42,670,884 |
| 3. |
TARRANT |
35,374,303 |
| 4. |
MIDLAND |
26,162,054 |
| 5. |
KARNES |
25,256,928 |
| 6. |
LOVING |
21,674,988 |
| 7. |
DE WITT |
21,348,925 |
| 8. |
PANOLA |
21,347,599 |
| 9. |
CULBERSON |
20,154,426 |
| 10. |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
18,061,681 |
TABLE 6 – DECEMBER 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
| 1. |
REEVES |
2,968,577 |
| 2. |
CULBERSON |
1,792,370 |
| 3. |
LOVING |
1,652,004 |
| 4. |
DIMMIT |
1,160,039 |
| 5. |
DE WITT |
1,052,978 |
| 6. |
KARNES |
1,026,631 |
| 7. |
WEBB |
842,219 |
| 8. |
LIVE OAK |
312,901 |
| 9. |
LA SALLE |
202,592 |
| 10. |
WHEELER |
177,858 |
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