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Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for December 2022
AUSTIN –– Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for December 2022 came from 161,489 oil wells and 87,023 gas wells.
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 at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/.
TABLE 1 - December 2022 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
PRODUCT |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION |
Crude Oil |
104,363,178 BBLS (barrels) |
3,366,554 BBLS |
Natural Gas |
813,655,568 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
26,246,954 mcf |
* 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 - December 2021 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
Crude Oil |
129,884,145 BBLS |
107,277,204 BBLS |
Natural Gas |
970,409,365 mcf |
747,220,020 mcf |
TABLE 3 – December 2022 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
1. |
MIDLAND |
16,978,716 |
2. |
MARTIN |
13,217,855 |
3. |
UPTON |
7,038,078 |
4. |
HOWARD |
6,906,697 |
5. |
KARNES |
5,953,300 |
6. |
LOVING |
4,125,998 |
7. |
REEVES |
4,018,281 |
8. |
GLASSCOCK |
3,752,279 |
9. |
ANDREWS |
3,407,766 |
10. |
REAGAN |
3,381,474 |
TABLE 4 – December 2022 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
1. |
REEVES |
75,609,665 |
2. |
WEBB |
65,685,464 |
3. |
MIDLAND |
59,736,723 |
4. |
PANOLA |
51,758,840 |
5. |
LOVING |
35,059,791 |
6. |
MARTIN |
33,888,054 |
7. |
CULBERSON |
33,856,269 |
8. |
HARRISON |
32,990,695 |
9. |
UPTON |
30,367,898 |
10. |
REAGAN |
26,781,418 |
TABLE 5 – December 2022 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
1. |
REEVES |
5,505,763 |
2. |
LOVING |
3,890,827 |
3. |
CULBERSON |
2,567,944 |
4. |
DE WITT |
835,468 |
5. |
KARNES |
766,945 |
6. |
WEBB |
673,394 |
7. |
WARD |
415,064 |
8. |
LIVE OAK |
389,328 |
9. |
LA SALLE |
289,188 |
10. |
MCMULLEN |
167,126 |
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