Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for July 2019
August 16, 2019AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) issued a total of 912 original drilling permits in July 2019 compared 1,153 in July 2018. The July 2019 total included 836 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, eight to re-enter plugged well bores and 68 for re-completions of existing well bores. The breakdown of well types for those permits is 212 oil, 58 gas, 537 oil or gas, 93 injection, three service and nine other permits.
In July 2019, Commission staff processed 499 oil, 156 gas, 42 injection and two other completions compared to 753 oil, 157 gas, 29 injection and one other completion in July 2018. Total well completions processed for 2019 year to date are 5,749; down from 6,514 recorded during the same time period in 2018.
According to Baker Hughes Inc., the Texas rig count as of Aug. 9 was 454, representing about 50 percent of all active rigs in the United States.
For additional drilling permit and completion statistics, visit the Commission’s monthly drilling completion summaries web page
TABLE 1 – JULY 2019 TEXAS OIL AND GAS DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT*
|
DISTRICT |
PERMITS TO DRILL OIL/GAS HOLES |
NEW OIL COMPLETIONS |
NEW GAS COMPLETIONS |
|
(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA |
78 |
24 |
2 |
|
(2) REFUGIO AREA |
74 |
11 |
4 |
|
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS |
32 |
11 |
20 |
|
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS |
16 |
2 |
11 |
|
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX |
8 |
0 |
2 |
|
(6) EAST TEXAS |
39 |
7 |
18 |
|
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX |
31 |
13 |
1 |
|
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA |
45 |
14 |
0 |
|
(8) MIDLAND |
487 |
381 |
78 |
|
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA |
45 |
13 |
0 |
|
(9) NORTH TEXAS |
40 |
22 |
8 |
|
(10) PANHANDLE |
17 |
1 |
12 |
|
TOTAL |
912 |
499 |
156 |
*A district map is available on the Railroad Commission of Texas website
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