Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for April 2018
June 29, 2018AUSTIN – Production for April 2018 as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) is 83,157,720 barrels of crude oil and 548,754,930 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 April 2017, was: 78,389,597 barrels of crude oil preliminarily, updated to a current figure of 87,219,115 barrels; and 605,379,703 mcf of total gas preliminarily, updated to a current figure of 648,561,000 mcf.
The Commission reports that from May 2017 to April 2018, total Texas reported production was 1.104 billion barrels of crude oil and 7.873 billion 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 April 2018 crude oil production averaged 2,771,924 barrels daily, compared to the 2,612,987 barrels daily average of April 2017.
Texas preliminary April 2018 total gas production averaged 18,291,831 mcf a day, compared to the 20,179,323 mcf daily average of April 2017.
Texas production in April 2018 came from 180,834 oil wells and 91,197 gas wells.
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.
TABLE 1 – APRIL 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
|
1. |
MIDLAND |
9,270,982 |
|
2. |
KARNES |
6,029,673 |
|
3. |
LOVING |
5,508,413 |
|
4. |
REEVES |
5,254,439 |
|
5. |
MARTIN |
4,495,527 |
|
6. |
UPTON |
4,259,404 |
|
7. |
LA SALLE |
3,657,944 |
|
8. |
ANDREWS |
3,156,312 |
|
9. |
HOWARD |
2,878,078 |
|
10. |
DE WITT |
2,636,021 |
TABLE 2 – APRIL 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
|
1. |
WEBB |
35,923,328 |
|
2. |
TARRANT |
33,063,574 |
|
3. |
REEVES |
30,321,071 |
|
4. |
LOVING |
21,828,271 |
|
5. |
MIDLAND |
21,394,974 |
|
6. |
KARNES |
18,503,262 |
|
7. |
CULBERSON |
16,618,390 |
|
8. |
JOHNSON |
15,910,674 |
|
9. |
DE WITT |
15,864,759 |
|
10. |
PANOLA |
15,742,994 |
TABLE 3 – APRIL 2018 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
1,675,455 |
|
2. |
CULBERSON |
1,367,509 |
|
3. |
LOVING |
1,335,264 |
|
4. |
DE WITT |
1,010,503 |
|
5. |
KARNES |
789,372 |
|
6. |
WEBB |
629,858 |
|
7. |
DIMMIT |
315,447 |
|
8. |
LIVE OAK |
266,209 |
|
9. |
WHEELER |
192,683 |
|
10. |
LA SALLE |
184,944 |
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