Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for July 2023
October 19, 2023AUSTIN –– Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production for July 2023 reported in the tables below came from 161,815 oil wells and 86,810 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 - July 2023 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
|
PRODUCT |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION |
|
Crude Oil |
117,769,397 BBLS (barrels) |
3,799,013 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
954,647,301 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
30,795,074 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 - July 2022 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
|
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
|
Crude Oil |
130,851,785 BBLS |
104,059,885 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
996,626,316 mcf |
834,399,424 mcf |
TABLE 3 – July 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
|
1. |
MIDLAND |
18,730,194 |
|
2. |
MARTIN |
15,821,227 |
|
3. |
UPTON |
7,133,098 |
|
4. |
HOWARD |
7,021,739 |
|
5. |
KARNES |
6,356,385 |
|
6. |
LOVING |
5,700,685 |
|
7. |
GLASSCOCK |
5,236,821 |
|
8. |
REEVES |
5,121,097 |
|
9. |
ANDREWS |
3,684,467 |
|
10. |
REAGAN |
3,505,196 |
TABLE 4 – July 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
86,846,013 |
|
2. |
WEBB |
86,398,626 |
|
3. |
MIDLAND |
75,420,445 |
|
4. |
PANOLA |
48,453,531 |
|
5. |
LOVING |
42,845,401 |
|
6. |
MARTIN |
41,630,794 |
|
7. |
CULBERSON |
38,297,025 |
|
8. |
HARRISON |
36,852,159 |
|
9. |
UPTON |
33,112,242 |
|
10. |
LA SALLE |
28,088,303 |
TABLE 5 – July 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
6,166,963 |
|
2. |
LOVING |
4,324,065 |
|
3. |
CULBERSON |
3,035,730 |
|
4. |
DE WITT |
1,212,133 |
|
5. |
KARNES |
1,175,990 |
|
6. |
WEBB |
989,149 |
|
7. |
DIMMIT |
750,153 |
|
8. |
LIVE OAK |
669,021 |
|
9. |
WARD |
439,344 |
|
10. |
LA SALLE |
395,835 |
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