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
Historical Natural Gas Production and Well Counts
History of Texas Initial Natural Gas, Annual Production and Producing Wells
Since 1935.
Note: This table lists initially reported production for both onshore and offshore wells. As additional late or corrected reports are received, the initially reported production volumes are subject to change.
Some numbers below are reflected in thousands or billions of cubic feet as indicated. For example, initial gas well gas production for 2009 was 6,804,617,582,000 cubic feet. Also, initial gas vented or flared in 2008 was 42,800,000,000 cubic feet.
| Year | Gas Well Gas Production (Mcf) | Casinghead Gas Production (Mcf) | Total Natural Gas Production (Mcf) | Number of Producing Gas Wells | Gas Vented or Flared (Bcf) | Dry Natural Gas Reserves as of Jan. 1 (Bcf) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5,504,262,217 | 3,016,188,482 | 8,520,450,699 | 98,709 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | 4,994,492,977 | 2,552,534,424 | 7,547,027,401 | 99,471 | 97.9 | 105,618 |
| 2016 | 5,665,460,199 | 2,441,816,307 | 8,107,276,506 | 101,339 | 86.1 | n/a |
| 2015 | 5,981,851,465 | 2,323,095,582 | 8,304,947,047 | 103,526 | 114.4 | 78.866 |
| 2014 | 6,201,652,554 | 1,969,576,950 | 8,171,229,504 | 104,074 | 90.6 | 97,154 |
| 2013 | 6,246,415,524 | 1,478,703,301 | 7,725,118,825 | 103,445 | 76.5 | 90,349 |
| 2012 | 5,935,203,512 | 1,197,035,812 | 7,132,239,324 | 102,218 | 47.8 | 86,924 |
| 2011 | 6,144,991,447 | 906,602,764 | 7,051,594,211 | 101,831 | 35.4 | 98,165 |
| 2010 | 6,421,714,842 | 824,327,236 | 7,246,042,078 | 101,653 | 39.9 | 88,997 |
| 2009 | 6,804,617,582 | 768,415,308 | 7,573,032,890 | 101,097 | 41.2 | 80,424 |
| 2008 | 6,539,009,146 | 732,805,415 | 7,271,814,561 | 96,502 | 42.8 | 77,546 |
| 2007 | 5,715,537,597 | 705,837,400 | 6,421,374,997 | 88,311 | 36.9 | 72,091 |
| 2006 | 5,390,179,617 | 687,606,318 | 6,077,785,935 | 83,218 | 43.4 | 61,836 |
| 2005 | 5,012,083,535 | 688,529,179 | 5,700,612,714 | 76,510 | 38.9 | 56,507 |
| 2004 | 4,892,609,499 | 924,617,250 | 5,817,226,749 | 72,237 | 27.1 | 49,955 |
| 2003 | 4,832,295,310 | 837,916,652 | 5,671,689,242 | 68,488 | 23.9 | 45,730 |
| 2002 | 4,781,077,461 | 830,880,242 | 5,611,957,703 | 65,686 | 27.5 | 44,297 |
| 2001 | 4,819,912,750 | 848,689,541 | 5,668,602,291 | 63,598 | 27.0 | 43,527 |
| 2000 | 4,776,483,547 | 869,308,462 | 5,645,792,009 | 60,486 | 32.2 | 42,082 |
| 1999 | 4,660,211,042 | 878,718,388 | 5,538,929,430 | 59,088 | 35.2 | 37,581 |
| 1998 | 4,803,638,408 | 968,441,421 | 5,772,079,829 | 58,436 | 41.1 | 37,761 |
| 1997 | 4,742,580,593 | 1,072,164,140 | 5,814,744,733 | 56,736 | 48.2 | 38,270 |
| 1996 | 4,676,681,555 | 1,093,573,093 | 5,770,254,648 | 55,052 | 45.6 | 36,540 |
| 1995 | 4,525,846,369 | 1,146,258,760 | 5,672,105,129 | 53,612 | 46.4 | 35,974 |
| 1994 | 4,459,255,187 | 1,216,493,083 | 5,675,748,270 | 52,614 | 42.3 | 34,718 |
| 1993 | 4,299,008,314 | 1,307,489,407 | 5,606,497,721 | 50,794 | 34.6 | 35,093 |
| 1992 | 4,131,085,507 | 1,305,322,101 | 5,436,407,608 | 49,839 | 19.8 | 36,174 |
| 1991 | 4,210,356,522 | 1,299,633,025 | 5,509,989,547 | 49,825 | 30.8 | 38,192 |
| 1990 | 4,240,534,816 | 1,293,235,723 | 5,533,770,539 | 49,989 | 28.4 | 38,381 |
| 1989 | 4,274,134,077 | 1,321,055,903 | 5,595,189,980 | 50,017 | 29.9 | 38,167 |
| 1988 | 4,333,737,533 | 1,368,906,203 | 5,702,643,736 | 49,577 | 32.0 | 38,711 |
| 1987 | 4,161,849,537 | 1,354,374,692 | 5,516,224,229 | 42,674 | 29.5 | 40,574 |
| 1986 | 4,227,769,500 | 1,435,721,098 | 5,663,490,598 | 42,007 | 26.2 | 41,775 |
| 1985 | 4,315,171,102 | 1,489,926,929 | 5,805,098,031 | 43,624 | 30.9 | 49,883 |
| 1984 | 4,374,378,526 | 1,489,845,298 | 5,864,223,824 | 44,471 | 32.4 | 50,052 |
| 1983 | 4,227,636,672 | 1,415,546,191 | 5,643,182,863 | 44,111 | 28.6 | 49,757 |
| 1982 | 4,721,572,710 | 1,392,277,794 | 6,113,850,504 | 42,772 | 33.2 | 50,469 |
| 1981 | 5,376,163,312 | 1,356,878,719 | 6,733,042,031 | 40,153 | 33.1 | 50,287 |
| 1980 | 5,675,595,010 | 1,322,296,207 | 6,997,891,217 | 37,345 | 29.0 | 53,021 |
| 1979 | 5,775,570,824 | 1,340,247,339 | 7,115,818,163 | 35,377 | 27.5 | 55,583 |
| 1978 | 5,690,601,922 | 1,386,498,376 | 7,077,100,298 | 33,157 | 25.7 | 56,422 |
| 1977 | 6,150,029,884 | 1,414,605,290 | 7,564,635,174 | 31,434 | 27.5 | 64,651 |
| 1976 | 6,247,330,373 | 1,460,988,470 | 7,708,318,843 | 28,026 | 30.6 | 71,036 |
| 1975 | 6,491,849,189 | 1,560,262,733 | 8,052,111,922 | 26,184 | 31.5 | 78,540 |
| 1974 | 7,068,268,065 | 1,839,160,750 | 8,907,428,815 | 24,635 | 34.6 | 84,936 |
| 1973 | 7,322,579,995 | 2,018,102,992 | 9,340,682,987 | 23,595 | 41.9 | 95,042 |
| 1972 | 7,450,363,616 | 2,152,266,013 | 9,602,629,629 | 23,373 | 60.1 | 101,472 |
| 1971 | 7,367,204,617 | 2,203,426,957 | 9,570,631,574 | 23,280 | 70.6 | 106,352 |
| 1970 | 7,204,522,710 | 2,245,335,308 | 9,449,858,018 | 23,417 | 100.9 | 112,392 |
| 1969 | 6,838,026,114 | 2,125,458,089 | 8,963,484,203 | 23,689 | 112.1 | 119,001 |
| 1968 | 6,512,818,553 | 2,100,053,643 | 8,612,872,196 | 23,805 | 125.3 | 125,415 |
| 1967 | 6,314,445,633 | 2,022,348,049 | 8,336,793,682 | 23,760 | 130.1 | 123,609 |
| 1966 | 6,258,199,039 | 1,839,765,501 | 8,097,964,540 | 23,716 | 110.2 | 120,616 |
| 1965 | 6,132,764,258 | 1,721,780,862 | 7,854,545,120 | 23,570 | 104.0 | 118,855 |
| 1964 | 5,846,879,988 | 1,707,287,547 | 7,554,167,535 | 22,995 | 117.5 | 117,809 |
| 1963 | 5,530,700,927 | 1,682,973,822 | 7,213,674,749 | 22,016 | 133.0 | 119,503 |
| 1962 | 5,258,336,700 | 1,647,302,820 | 6,905,639,520 | 20,834 | 129.2 | 119,838 |
| 1961 | 5,126,897,899 | 1,667,118,864 | 6,794,016,763 | 19,831 | 125.5 | 119,489 |
| 1960 | 5,017,874,190 | 1,657,295,605 | 6,675,169,795 | 18,612 | 131.2 | 120,475 |
| 1959 | 4,707,673,353 | 1,714,236,548 | 6,421,909,901 | 16,752 | 154.7 | 115,045 |
| 1958 | 4,383,259,164 | 1,666,868,115 | 6,050,127,279 | 15,349 | 161.9 | 113,084 |
| 1957 | 4,209,022,841 | 1,827,840,669 | 6,036,863,510 | 13,681 | 220.5 | 112,728 |
| 1956 | 4,196,274,738 | 1,808,459,532 | 6,004,734,270 | 12,503 | 268.2 | 108,287 |
| 1955 | 4,061,169,733 | 1,679,288,713 | 5,740,458,446 | 11,793 | 270.2 | 105,129 |
| 1954 | 3,955,492,811 | 1,555,169,157 | 5,510,661,968 | 11,224 | 255.3 | 106,529 |
| 1953 | 3,835,635,847 | 1,479,135,184 | 5,314,771,031 | 10,257 | 297.3 | 105,732 |
| 1952 | 3,779,106,990 | 1,310,269,791 | 5,089,376,781 | 9,202 | 184.4 | 105,653 |
| 1951 | 3,518,486,197 | 1,155,049,259 | 4,673,535,456 | 8,296 | 47.4 | 102,404 |
| 1950 | 3,099,606,096 | 924,570,897 | 4,024,176,993 | 7,310 | 28.4 | 99,170 |
| 1949 | 2,739,790,600 | 770,732,048 | 3,510,522,648 | 6,493 | 41.9 | 95,708 |
| 1948 | 2,540,917,386 | 707,303,721 | 3,248,221,107 | 5,570 | 102.4 | 90,025 |
| 1947 | 2,231,430,080 | 706,070,607 | 2,937,500,687 | 5,438 | 97.8 | 86,363 |
| 1946 | 2,098,867,220 | 664,545,023 | 2,763,412,243 | 5,122 | 108.5 | 78,306 |
| 1945 | 2,065,266,423 | 599,911,322 | 2,665,177,745 | 4,658 | 119.0 | |
| 1944 | 1,907,704,332 | 527,013,593 | 2,434,717,925 | 3,962 | 111.6 | |
| 1943 | 1,683,920,809 | 438,647,209 | 2,122,568,018 | 3,800 | 91.1 | |
| 1942 | 1,508,794,000 | 402,328,000 | 1,911,122,000 | 3,685 | 82.0 | |
| 1941 | 1,382,830,000 | 427,462,000 | 1,810,292,000 | 3,553 | 101.1 | |
| 1940 | 1,087,089,000 | 452,238,000 | 1,539,327,000 | 3,403 | 132.7 | |
| 1939 | 872,286,000 | 442,773,000 | 1,315,059,000 | 3,246 | 142.4 | |
| 1938 | 705,908,000 | 393,367,000 | 1,099,275,000 | 3,158 | 137.2 | |
| 1937 | 658,713,000 | 335,175,000 | 993,888,000 | 2,943 | 91.3 | |
| 1936 | 575,275,000 | 269,463,000 | 844,738,000 | 2,717 | 100.8 | |
| 1935 | 642,366,000 | |||||
| 1934 | 602,976,000 | |||||
| 1933 | 475,691,000 | |||||
| 1932 | 456,832,000 |