Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for December 2023
March 01, 2024AUSTIN –– Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production for December 2023 reported in the tables below came from 162,725 oil wells and 86,164 gas wells.
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 full oil and gas production statistics, you can visit the links below.
Statewide totals: https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/
County rankings: https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production-by-county-ranking/
TABLE 1 - December 2023 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
|
PRODUCT |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION |
|
Crude Oil |
110,727,499 BBLS (barrels) |
3,571,855 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
847,732,706 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
27,346,216 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 - December 2022 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
|
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
|
Crude Oil |
134,959,762 BBLS |
104,363,178 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
981,638,738 mcf |
813,655,568 mcf |
TABLE 3 – December 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
|
1. |
MARTIN |
16,553,768 |
|
2. |
MIDLAND |
16,473,470 |
|
3. |
HOWARD |
7,466,556 |
|
4. |
UPTON |
6,873,053 |
|
5. |
KARNES |
5,997,097 |
|
6. |
LOVING |
4,650,444 |
|
7. |
REAGAN |
4,108,931 |
|
8. |
GLASSCOCK |
3,918,763 |
|
9. |
REEVES |
3,835,537 |
|
10. |
ANDREWS |
3,321,373 |
TABLE 4 – December 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
79,245,374 |
|
2. |
MIDLAND |
65,312,124 |
|
3. |
WEBB |
63,681,751 |
|
4. |
PANOLA |
52,230,296 |
|
5. |
MARTIN |
43,699,430 |
|
6. |
HARRISON |
38,037,998 |
|
7. |
CULBERSON |
36,460,608 |
|
8. |
LOVING |
34,248,116 |
|
9. |
UPTON |
28,318,521 |
|
10. |
HOWARD |
26,780,286 |
TABLE 5 – December 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
6,402,163 |
|
2. |
LOVING |
3,847,302 |
|
3. |
CULBERSON |
3,641,108 |
|
4. |
WEBB |
1,204,804 |
|
5. |
KARNES |
1,191,476 |
|
6. |
DE WITT |
1,150,700 |
|
7. |
DIMMIT |
690,427 |
|
8. |
LIVE OAK |
416,525 |
|
9. |
WARD |
359,647 |
|
10. |
LA SALLE |
299,957 |
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