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Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for December 2024
AUSTIN – Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production for December 2024 reported in the tables below came from 158,989 oil wells and 83,536 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 full oil and gas production statistics, you can visit the links below.
Statewide totals: https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/
County rankings: https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production-by-county-ranking/
TABLE 1 - December 2024 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
|
PRODUCT |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION |
|
Crude Oil |
122,364,931 BBLS (barrels) |
3,947,255 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
953,033,615 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
30,743,019 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 2023 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
|
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
|
Crude Oil |
143,343,601 BBLS |
110,727,499 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
1,069,512,625 mcf |
847,732,706 mcf |
TABLE 3 – December 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
|
1. |
MARTIN |
19,047,071 |
|
2. |
MIDLAND |
18,286,234 |
|
3. |
UPTON |
7,788,737 |
|
4. |
HOWARD |
7,379,333 |
|
5. |
LOVING |
7,362,960 |
|
6. |
REAGAN |
5,683,530 |
|
7. |
REEVES |
5,590,182 |
|
8. |
KARNES |
5,556,198 |
|
9. |
GLASSCOCK |
4,397,701 |
|
10. |
ANDREWS |
4,263,112 |
TABLE 4 – December 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
91,828,701 |
|
2. |
MIDLAND |
77,005,410 |
|
3. |
WEBB |
63,582,403 |
|
4. |
MARTIN |
56,357,241 |
|
5. |
LOVING |
47,319,901 |
|
6. |
PANOLA |
46,206,469 |
|
7. |
CULBERSON |
40,487,719 |
|
8. |
REAGAN |
36,912,470 |
|
9. |
HARRISON |
36,551,116 |
|
10. |
UPTON |
35,519,775 |
TABLE 5 – December 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
6,820,081 |
|
2. |
LOVING |
4,569,572 |
|
3. |
CULBERSON |
3,113,647 |
|
4. |
DE WITT |
1,794,860 |
|
5. |
WEBB |
1,264,542 |
|
6. |
KARNES |
1,229,671 |
|
7. |
LIVE OAK |
690,505 |
|
8. |
DIMMIT |
617,849 |
|
9. |
WARD |
539,085 |
|
10. |
WASHINGTON |
385,943 |
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