Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for June 2016
August 26, 2016AUSTIN –– Production for June 2016 as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) is 72,856,376 barrels of crude oil and 604,263,761 mcf (thousand cubic feet) of total gas from oil and gas wells. These preliminary figures are based on production volumes reported by operators and will be updated as late and corrected production reports are received. Production reported to the Commission for the same time period last year, June 2015, was: 73,017,089 barrels of crude oil preliminarily, updated to a current figure of 87,826,484 barrels; and 615,762,474 mcf of total gas preliminarily, updated to a current figure of 723,224,727 mcf.
The Commission reports that in the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 1.013 billion barrels of crude oil and 8.3 trillion cubic feet of total gas. Crude oil production reported by the Commission is limited to oil produced from oil leases and does not include condensate, which is reported separately by the Commission.
Texas preliminary June 2016 crude oil production averaged 2,428,546 barrels daily, compared to the 2,433,903 barrels daily average of June 2015.
Texas preliminary June 2016 total gas production averaged 20,142,125 mcf a day, compared to the 20,525,416 mcf daily average of June 2015.
Texas production in June 2016 came from 185,622 oil wells and 93,371 gas wells.
For additional oil and gas production statistics, visit the RRC’s Oil & Gas Production web page.
TABLE 1 – JUNE 2016 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
|
1. |
KARNES |
5,235,567 |
|
2. |
MIDLAND |
4,836,993 |
|
3. |
DEWITT |
4,369,220 |
|
4. |
LA SALLE |
3,584,007 |
|
5. |
UPTON |
3,453,833 |
|
6. |
MARTIN |
3,449,683 |
|
7. |
REEVES |
3,091,494 |
|
8. |
ANDREWS |
2,883,414 |
|
9. |
GONZALES |
2,827,109 |
|
10. |
MCMULLEN |
2,588,359 |
TABLE 2 – JUNE 2016 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
|
1. |
WEBB |
64,547,727 |
|
2. |
TARRANT |
40,997,506 |
|
3. |
DIMMIT |
24,023,542 |
|
4. |
PANOLA |
23,133,817 |
|
5. |
DEWITT |
19,604,920 |
|
6. |
JOHNSON |
18,469,829 |
|
7. |
KARNES |
17,478,485 |
|
8. |
WISE |
17,311,244 |
|
9. |
DENTON |
15,526,515 |
|
10. |
LA SALLE |
14,700,359 |
TABLE 3 – JUNE 2016 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
|
1. |
DIMMIT |
1,898,677 |
|
2. |
WEBB |
1,231,364 |
|
3. |
KARNES |
1,078,986 |
|
4. |
CULBERSON |
838,787 |
|
5. |
DEWITT |
766,681 |
|
6. |
LIVE OAK |
457,460 |
|
7. |
REEVES |
416,848 |
|
8. |
LA SALLE |
211,912 |
|
9. |
WHEELER |
192,549 |
|
10. |
LOVING |
175,391 |
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