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Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for November 2023

December 05, 2023

AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 639 original drilling permits in November 2023. The total includes 588 to drill new oil or gas wells, 5 to re-enter plugged wellbores and 37 for re-completions of existing wellbores.

The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in November 2023 is:  138 oil, 33 gas, 449 oil and gas, 8 injection, one service, and 10 other permits.

In November 2023, Commission staff processed 627 oil, 196 gas and 143 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 – October 2023 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

62

57

37

(2) REFUGIO AREA

33

 31

29

(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS

20

11

4

(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

9

1

6

(5) EAST CENTRAL TX

2

2

1

(6) EAST TEXAS

28

3

35

(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX

17

9

1

(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA

65

79

1

(8) MIDLAND

290

315

65

(8A) LUBBOCK AREA

32

11

0

(9) NORTH TEXAS

25

17

6

(10) PANHANDLE

5

1

1

TOTAL

588

537

186

 

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