Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for March 2023
June 12, 2023Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for March 2023 came from 160,742 oil wells and 87,487 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 - March 2023 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
|
PRODUCT |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION |
|
Crude Oil |
115,344,551 BBLS (barrels) |
3,720,792 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
896,198,533 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
28,909,630 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 - March 2022 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
|
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
|
Crude Oil |
129,805,808 BBLS |
110,900,350 BBLS |
|
Natural Gas |
973,728,069 mcf |
829,451,543 mcf |
TABLE 3 – March 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
|
1. |
MIDLAND |
17,621,281 |
|
2. |
MARTIN |
15,351,500 |
|
3. |
UPTON |
7,522,876 |
|
4. |
HOWARD |
7,466,551 |
|
5. |
KARNES |
6,656,266 |
|
6. |
LOVING |
6,048,126 |
|
7. |
REEVES |
4,695,457 |
|
8. |
GLASSCOCK |
4,409,026 |
|
9. |
REAGAN |
4,206,134 |
|
10. |
ANDREWS |
3,998,045 |
TABLE 4 – March 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
84,456,976 |
|
2. |
WEBB |
79,804,842 |
|
3. |
MIDLAND |
65,729,421 |
|
4. |
PANOLA |
49,278,188 |
|
5. |
LOVING |
42,062,778 |
|
6. |
MARTIN |
40,900,419 |
|
7. |
CULBERSON |
36,605,749 |
|
8. |
UPTON |
32,401,064 |
|
9. |
HARRISON |
31,996,851 |
|
10. |
REAGAN |
27,490,206 |
TABLE 5 – March 2023 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
|
1. |
REEVES |
6,157,697 |
|
2. |
LOVING |
4,285,966 |
|
3. |
CULBERSON |
2,927,637 |
|
4. |
KARNES |
1,286,109 |
|
5. |
DE WITT |
1,262,336 |
|
6. |
WEBB |
1,090,777 |
|
7. |
DIMMIT |
784,020 |
|
8. |
LIVE OAK |
518,387 |
|
9. |
WARD |
370,290 |
|
10. |
MCMULLEN |
289,560 |
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