Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for December 2021
March 11, 2022AUSTIN – Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for December 2021 came from 165,136 oil wells and 86,612 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from January 2021 to December 2021, total Texas reported production was 1.4 billion barrels of crude oil and 10.3 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 website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/.
TABLE 1 (December 2021): Statewide Production*
|
Product |
Preliminary Reported Total Volume |
Average Daily Production |
|
Crude Oil |
107,277,204 bbls (barrels) |
3,460,555 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
747,220,020 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
24,103,872 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 2020): Statewide Production
|
Product |
Updated Reported Total Volume |
Updated Average Daily Production |
Preliminary Reported Total Volume |
Preliminary Average Daily Production |
|
Crude Oil |
121,479,433 bbls |
3,918,691 bbls |
109,004,525 bbls |
3,516,275 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
873,174,192 mcf |
28,166,909 mcf |
725,311,065 mcf |
23,397,131 mcf |
TABLE 3 (December 2021): Texas Top 10 Crude Oil Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Crude Oil (bbls) |
|
1. |
Midland |
17,103,852 |
|
2. |
Martin |
13,514,164 |
|
3. |
Howard |
7,736,710 |
|
4. |
Karnes |
7,527,355 |
|
5. |
Upton |
6,409,692 |
|
6. |
Reeves |
5,485,312 |
|
7. |
Loving |
4,480,803 |
|
8. |
Andrews |
3,662,774 |
|
9. |
Glasscock |
3,288,842 |
|
10. |
Reagan |
2,868,285 |
TABLE 4 (December 2021): Texas Top 10 Total Gas (Gas Well Gas and Casinghead) Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Total Gas (mcf) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
76,848,675 |
|
2. |
Midland |
56,427,733 |
|
3. |
Webb |
54,249,008 |
|
4. |
Panola |
46,413,814 |
|
5. |
Loving |
33,133,848 |
|
6. |
Martin |
32,253,174 |
|
7. |
Culberson |
31,548,456 |
|
8. |
Upton |
26,231,094 |
|
9. |
Harrison |
24,875,203 |
|
10. |
Tarrant |
23,796,399 |
TABLE 5 (December 2021): Texas Top 10 Total Condensate Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Condensate (bbls) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
5,458,957 |
|
2. |
Loving |
3,459,102 |
|
3. |
Culberson |
2,400,534 |
|
4. |
DeWitt |
1,068,456 |
|
5. |
Webb |
782,397 |
|
6. |
Karnes |
670,078 |
|
7. |
Live Oak |
216,146 |
|
8. |
Ward |
213,522 |
|
9. |
Washington |
164,561 |
|
10. |
McMullen |
136,398 |
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