Holiday Office Closure

In observance of the Christmas holidays, Railroad Commission of Texas offices will be closed December 23-27. The offices will re-open at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 30 for regular business. Expedited Drilling Permits will be processed within standard processing times. If assistance is needed, please email Drillingpermits-info@rrc.texas.gov.
RRC maintains a 24-hour emergency phone line to report any leaks or spills. That number is 844-773-0305

USA Flag

This website will be undergoing maintenance today, please be patient as some pages may be slower to load.

Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for March 2023

June 12, 2023

Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for March 2023 came from 160,742 oil wells and 87,487 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 - March 2023 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*

PRODUCT

PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME

AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION

Crude Oil

115,344,551 BBLS (barrels)

3,720,792 BBLS

Natural Gas

896,198,533 mcf (thousand cubic feet)

28,909,630 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 - March 2022 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION

PRODUCT

UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME

PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME

Crude Oil

129,805,808 BBLS

110,900,350 BBLS

Natural Gas

973,728,069 mcf

829,451,543 mcf

 

TABLE 3 – March 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION

RANK

COUNTY

CRUDE OIL (BBLS)

1.

MIDLAND

17,621,281

2.

MARTIN

15,351,500

3.

UPTON

7,522,876

4.

HOWARD

7,466,551

5.

KARNES

6,656,266

6.

LOVING

6,048,126

7.

REEVES

4,695,457

8.

GLASSCOCK

4,409,026

9.

REAGAN

4,206,134

10.

ANDREWS

3,998,045

TABLE 4 – March 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION

RANK

COUNTY

TOTAL GAS (MCF)

1.

REEVES

84,456,976

2.

WEBB

79,804,842

3.

MIDLAND

65,729,421

4.

PANOLA

49,278,188

5.

LOVING

42,062,778

6.

MARTIN

40,900,419

7.

CULBERSON

36,605,749

8.

UPTON

32,401,064

9.

HARRISON

31,996,851

10.

REAGAN

27,490,206

 

TABLE 5 – March 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION

RANK

COUNTY

CONDENSATE (BBLS)

1.

REEVES

6,157,697

2.

LOVING

4,285,966

3.

CULBERSON

2,927,637

4.

KARNES

1,286,109

5.

DE WITT

1,262,336

6.

WEBB

1,090,777

7.

DIMMIT

784,020

8.

LIVE OAK

518,387

9.

WARD

370,290

10.

MCMULLEN

289,560

About the Railroad Commission:
Our mission is to serve Texas by our stewardship of natural resources and the environment, our concern for personal and community safety, and our support of enhanced development and economic vitality for the benefit of Texans. The Commission has a long and proud history of service to both Texas and to the nation, including more than 100 years regulating the oil and gas industry. The Commission also has jurisdiction over alternative fuels safety, natural gas utilities, surface mining and intrastate pipelines. Established in 1891, the Railroad Commission of Texas is the oldest regulatory agency in the state. To learn more, please visit https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/.