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Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for March 2024

April 02, 2024

AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 709 original drilling permits in March 2024. The total includes 644 to drill new oil or gas wells, 22 to re-enter plugged wellbores and 39 for re-completions of existing wellbores.

The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in March 2024 is: 142 oil, 45 gas, 482 oil and gas, 32 injection, four service and four other permits.

In March 2024, Commission staff processed 786 oil, 202 gas and 443 injection completions for new drills, re-entries and re-completions.

Detailed data on drilling permits and well completions for the month can be found at this link:

https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/drilling-information/monthly-drilling-completion-and-plugging-summaries/

 

TABLE 1 – March 2024 TEXAS OIL AND GAS NEW DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT*

DISTRICT

PERMITS TO DRILL NEW OIL/GAS HOLES

NEW OIL COMPLETIONS

NEW GAS COMPLETIONS

(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA

79

66

35

(2) REFUGIO AREA

67

28

25

(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS

7

10

4

(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

15

1

3

(5) EAST CENTRAL TX

6

1

0

(6) EAST TEXAS

24

9

37

(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX

12

5

0

(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA

61

68

0

(8) MIDLAND

330

473

76

(8A) LUBBOCK AREA

20

12

0

(9) NORTH TEXAS

18

13

3

(10) PANHANDLE

5

3

0

TOTAL

644

689

183

 

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