Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for January 2021
February 05, 2021AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 512 original drilling permits in January 2021 compared to 1,156 in January 2020. The January 2021 total includes 446 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, two to re-enter plugged well bores, and six for re-completions of existing well bores.
The breakdown of well types for original drilling permits in January 2021 is 101 oil, 39 gas, 353 oil or gas, 13 injection, and six other permits.
In January 2021, Commission staff processed 583 oil, 104 gas and 66 injection completions for new drills, re-entries and re-completions, compared to 927 oil, 222 gas, and 157 injection completions in January 2020.
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 – JANUARY 2021 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 |
46 |
48 |
2 |
|
(2) REFUGIO AREA |
49 |
48 |
20 |
|
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS |
8 |
19 |
4 |
|
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
(6) EAST TEXAS |
14 |
1 |
10 |
|
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX |
14 |
3 |
2 |
|
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA |
29 |
72 |
0 |
|
(8) MIDLAND |
263 |
313 |
48 |
|
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
(9) NORTH TEXAS |
6 |
13 |
1 |
|
(10) PANHANDLE |
9 |
2 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
446 |
522 |
91 |
*A district map is available on the Railroad Commission of Texas website at https://rrc.texas.gov/media/3bkhbut0/districts_color_8x11.pdf.
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