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Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for February 2022
AUSTIN – Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for February 2022 came from 162,109 oil wells and 84,801 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from March 2021 to February 2022, total Texas reported production was 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 10.6 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 (February 2022): Statewide Production*
|
Product |
Preliminary Reported Total Volume |
Average Daily Production |
|
Crude Oil |
99,073,136 bbls (barrels) |
3,538,326 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
718,315,645 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
25,654,130 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 (February 2021): Statewide Production
|
Product |
Updated Reported Total Volume |
Updated Average Daily Production |
Preliminary Reported Total Volume |
Preliminary Average Daily Production |
|
Crude Oil |
88,482,678 bbls |
3,160,096 bbls |
82,391,417 bbls |
2,942,551 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
668,297,356 mcf |
23,867,763 mcf |
594,736,674 mcf |
21,240,596 mcf |
TABLE 3 (February 2022): Texas Top 10 Crude Oil Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Crude Oil (bbls) |
|
1. |
Midland |
14,690,579 |
|
2. |
Martin |
12,674,708 |
|
3. |
Karnes |
7,350,381 |
|
4. |
Howard |
6,805,380 |
|
5. |
Upton |
6,062,601 |
|
6. |
Reeves |
4,882,785 |
|
7. |
Loving |
4,174,173 |
|
8. |
Andrews |
3,369,124 |
|
9. |
Glasscock |
3,293,144 |
|
10. |
Reagan |
2,916,881 |
TABLE 4 (February 2022): Texas Top 10 Total Gas (Gas Well Gas & Casinghead) Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Total Gas (mcf) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
70,114,508 |
|
2. |
Panola |
48,978,171 |
|
3. |
Midland |
47,293,496 |
|
4. |
Webb |
46,926,951 |
|
5. |
Martin |
30,437,580 |
|
6. |
Culberson |
28,472,961 |
|
7. |
Loving |
28,125,834 |
|
8. |
Harrison |
24,821,035 |
|
9. |
Upton |
23,084,945 |
|
10. |
Tarrant |
22,515,190 |
TABLE 5 (February 2022): Texas Top 10 Total Condensate Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Condensate (bbls) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
5,081,720 |
|
2. |
Loving |
2,740,753 |
|
3. |
Culberson |
2,298,028 |
|
4. |
DeWitt |
958,576 |
|
5. |
Dimmit |
872,170 |
|
6. |
Webb |
816,882 |
|
7. |
Karnes |
668,961 |
|
8. |
Live Oak |
379,542 |
|
9. |
La Salle |
200,466 |
|
10. |
Ward |
180,236 |
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