Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for September 2018
October 08, 2018AUSTIN –– The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) issued a total of 974 original drilling permits in September 2018 compared to 903 in September 2017. The September 2018 total included 857 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, 11 to re-enter plugged well bores and 106 for re-completions of existing well bores. The breakdown of well types for those permits is 271 oil, 55 gas, 576 oil or gas, 62 injection, zero service and 10 other permits.
In September 2018, Commission staff processed 553 oil, 129 gas, 60 injection and two other completions compared to 318 oil, 101 gas, 40 injection and four other completions in September 2017. Total well completions processed for 2018 year to date are 8,041; up from 5,408 recorded during the same time period in 2017.
According to Baker Hughes Inc., the Texas rig count as of October 5 was 524, representing about 51 percent of all active rigs in the United States.
For additional drilling permit and completion statistics, visit the Commission’s monthly drilling completion and plugging summaries web page.
TABLE 1 – SEPTEMBER 2018 TEXAS OIL AND GAS DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT*
|
DISTRICT |
PERMITS TO DRILL OIL/GAS HOLES |
OIL COMPLETIONS |
GAS COMPLETIONS |
|
(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA |
102 |
75 |
12 |
|
(2) REFUGIO AREA |
76 |
57 |
20 |
|
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS |
48 |
15 |
15 |
|
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS |
21 |
4 |
14 |
|
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
(6) EAST TEXAS |
38 |
7 |
21 |
|
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX |
24 |
10 |
1 |
|
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA |
77 |
64 |
1 |
|
(8) MIDLAND |
469 |
262 |
35 |
|
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA |
55 |
33 |
0 |
|
(9) NORTH TEXAS |
42 |
18 |
5 |
|
(10) PANHANDLE |
17 |
5 |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
974 |
553 |
129 |
About the Railroad Commission:
Our mission is to serve Texas by our stewardship of natural resources and the environment, our concern for personal and community safety, and our support of enhanced development and economic vitality for the benefit of Texans. The Commission has a long and proud history of service to both Texas and to the nation, including more than 100 years regulating the oil and gas industry. The Commission also has jurisdiction over alternative fuels safety, natural gas utilities, surface mining and intrastate pipelines. Established in 1891, the Railroad Commission of Texas is the oldest regulatory agency in the state. To learn more, please visit https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/.