Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for February 2019
May 03, 2019AUSTIN –– Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for February 2019 came from 176,327 oil wells and 88,212 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from March 2018 to February 2019, total Texas reported production was 1.332 billion barrels of crude oil and 8.9 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 Oil & Gas production webpage
|
PRODUCT |
TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
89,977,836 BBLS (barrels) |
|
Natural Gas |
618,963,170 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
|
PRODUCT |
February 2019 TOTAL |
February 2018 TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
3,213,494 BBLS |
2,733,784 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
22,105,828 mcf |
18,907,758 mcf |
TABLE 3 - February 2018 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
|
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL |
|
Crude Oil |
96,932,174 BBLS |
76,545,962 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
651,805,731 mcf. |
529,417,231 mcf |
TABLE 4 – February 2019 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
| 1 |
MIDLAND |
10,798,200 |
| 2 |
KARNES |
7,017,143 |
| 3 |
REEVES |
5,741,956 |
| 4 |
MARTIN |
5,309,211 |
| 5 |
UPTON |
4,785,028 |
| 6 |
LOVING |
4,224,853 |
| 7 |
HOWARD |
4,140,506 |
| 8 |
LA SALLE |
3,756,037 |
| 9 |
DE WITT |
2,979,526 |
| 10 |
GLASSCOCK |
2,840,221 |
TABLE 5 – February 2019 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
| 1 |
REEVES |
46,947,923 |
| 2 |
WEBB |
37,717,228 |
| 3 |
TARRANT |
31,938,210 |
| 4 |
MIDLAND |
25,985,417 |
| 5 |
KARNES |
25,373,473 |
| 6 |
PANOLA |
24,816,145 |
| 7 |
LOVING |
20,197,439 |
| 8 |
CULBERSON |
19,432,958 |
| 9 |
DIMMIT |
19,282,813 |
| 10 |
DE WITT |
18,533,281 |
TABLE 6 – February 2019 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
| 1 |
REEVES |
3,210,074 |
| 2 |
CULBERSON |
1,634,800 |
| 3 |
LOVING |
1,548,452 |
| 4 |
DIMMIT |
1,188,170 |
| 5 |
DE WITT |
1,122,906 |
| 6 |
KARNES |
1,010,118 |
| 7 |
WEBB |
869,082 |
| 8 |
LIVE OAK |
270,040 |
| 9 |
WHEELER |
169,034 |
| 10 |
LA SALLE |
146,122 |
About the Railroad Commission:
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/.