Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for May 2021
July 23, 2021AUSTIN – Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for May 2021 came from 163,777 oil wells and 85,606 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from June 2020 to May 2021, total Texas reported production was 1.4 billion barrels of crude oil and 10.1 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 (May 2021): Statewide Production*
|
Product |
Preliminary Reported Total Volume |
Average Daily Production |
|
Crude Oil |
112,719,857 bbls (barrels) |
3,636,124 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
818,825,363 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
26,413,721 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 (May 2020): Statewide Production
|
Product |
Updated Reported Total Volume |
Updated Average Daily Production |
Preliminary Reported Total Volume |
Preliminary Average Daily Production |
|
Crude Oil |
109,268,998 bbls |
3,524,806 bbls |
91,062,814 bbls |
2,937,510 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
825,293,227 mcf |
26,622,362 mcf |
734,645,548 mcf |
23,698,243 mcf |
TABLE 3 (May 2021): Texas Top 10 Crude Oil Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Crude Oil (bbls) |
|
1. |
Midland |
16,127,487 |
|
2. |
Martin |
12,166,361 |
|
3. |
Howard |
8,614,951 |
|
4. |
Karnes |
7,652,045 |
|
5. |
Reeves |
6,661,441 |
|
6. |
Upton |
6,227,160 |
|
7. |
Loving |
4,691,082 |
|
8. |
Reagan |
3,822,480 |
|
9. |
Ward |
3,271,997 |
|
10. |
Andrews |
3,212,222 |
TABLE 4 (May 2021): Texas Top 10 Total Gas (Gas Well Gas & Casinghead) Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Total Gas (mcf) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
81,863,356 |
|
2. |
Webb |
63,302,903 |
|
3. |
Midland |
53,010,920 |
|
4. |
Panola |
43,661,432 |
|
5. |
Culberson |
34,925,074 |
|
6. |
Loving |
33,166,603 |
|
7. |
Reagan |
27,371,109 |
|
8. |
Tarrant |
27,306,719 |
|
9. |
Martin |
26,825,832 |
|
10. |
Upton |
25,308,349 |
TABLE 5 (May 2021): Texas Top 10 Total Condensate Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Condensate (bbls) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
5,936,102 |
|
2. |
Loving |
3,322,339 |
|
3. |
Culberson |
2,834,163 |
|
4. |
DeWitt |
1,424,790 |
|
5. |
Karnes |
1,245,740 |
|
6. |
Dimmit |
903,314 |
|
7. |
Webb |
867,707 |
|
8. |
Live Oak |
367,561 |
|
9. |
Ward |
168,674 |
|
10. |
McMullen |
164,034 |
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