Texas regulators release statewide oil, natural gas production for May 2023
AUSTIN – Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for May 2023 came from 163,182 oil wells and 87,370 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.
TABLE 1 - May 2023 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
PRODUCT |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION |
Crude Oil |
113,851,974 BBLS (barrels) |
3,672,644 BBLS |
Natural Gas |
917,272,001 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
29,589,419 mcf |
TABLE 2 - May 2022 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
Crude Oil |
129,073,979 BBLS |
109,090,916 BBLS |
Natural Gas |
993,667,070 mcf |
847,979,160 mcf |
TABLE 3 – May 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
1. |
MIDLAND |
18,086,113 |
2. |
MARTIN |
15,746,865 |
3. |
UPTON |
7,521,680 |
4. |
HOWARD |
7,197,302 |
5. |
LOVING |
6,428,016 |
6. |
KARNES |
6,019,558 |
7. |
REEVES |
4,523,249 |
8. |
GLASSCOCK |
4,450,625 |
9. |
REAGAN |
3,804,585 |
10. |
ANDREWS |
3,622,140 |
TABLE 4 – May 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
1. |
WEBB |
80,989,354 |
2. |
REEVES |
80,059,118 |
3. |
MIDLAND |
67,068,346 |
4. |
PANOLA |
51,328,022 |
5. |
LOVING |
44,083,662 |
6. |
MARTIN |
42,180,921 |
7. |
CULBERSON |
38,108,862 |
8. |
UPTON |
32,754,908 |
9. |
HARRISON |
32,576,942 |
10. |
REAGAN |
25,341,340 |
TABLE 5 – May 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
1. |
REEVES |
5,723,069 |
2. |
LOVING |
4,398,590 |
3. |
CULBERSON |
3,215,679 |
4. |
DE WITT |
1,439,437 |
5. |
KARNES |
1,214,102 |
6. |
WEBB |
1,080,725 |
7. |
DIMMIT |
792,017 |
8. |
LIVE OAK |
587,540 |
9. |
LA SALLE |
360,333 |
10. |
WARD |
283,790 |