Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for May 2019
August 14, 2019AUSTIN –– Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for May 2019 came from 177,644 oil wells and 89,952 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from June 2018 to May 2019, total Texas reported production was 1.388 billion barrels of crude oil and 9.2 trillion cubic feet of total gas. 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 additional oil and gas production statistics, including the ranking of each Texas County by crude oil, total gas and condensate production, visit the RRC’s monthly Oil & Gas production webpage
TABLE 1 - May 2019 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
PRODUCT |
TOTAL |
Crude Oil |
101,897,854 BBLS (barrels) |
Natural Gas |
704,514,055 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
* 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 – AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION**
PRODUCT |
May 2019 TOTAL |
May 2018 TOTAL |
Crude Oil |
3,287,028 BBLS |
2,827,925 BBLS |
Natural Gas |
22,726,260 mcf |
19,284,528 mcf |
**Preliminary Reported Totals
TABLE 3 - May 2018 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
PRODUCT |
UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL |
PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL |
Crude Oil |
113,124,045 BBLS |
87,665,663 BBLS |
Natural Gas |
759,815,103 mcf |
597,820,360 mcf |
TABLE 4 – May 2019 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
1 |
MIDLAND |
12,453,445 |
2 |
KARNES |
7,709,631 |
3 |
REEVES |
6,653,076 |
4 |
MARTIN |
6,539,819 |
5 |
LOVING |
5,520,063 |
6 |
UPTON |
5,456,668 |
7 |
LA SALLE |
4,536,886 |
8 |
HOWARD |
4,406,287 |
9 |
REAGAN |
3,502,452 |
10 |
GONZALES |
3,227,305 |
TABLE 5 – May 2019 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
1 |
WEBB |
56,321,202 |
2 |
REEVES |
53,589,514 |
3 |
TARRANT |
33,865,692 |
4 |
MIDLAND |
33,137,619 |
5 |
PANOLA |
28,250,935 |
6 |
KARNES |
27,175,778 |
7 |
LOVING |
25,427,932 |
8 |
CULBERSON |
22,665,345 |
9 |
DE WITT |
22,321,405 |
10 |
UPTON |
19,575,094 |
TABLE 6 – May 2019 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
RANK |
COUNTY |
CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
1 |
REEVES |
3,927,177 |
2 |
CULBERSON |
1,927,900 |
3 |
LOVING |
1,894,474 |
4 |
DE WITT |
1,691,770 |
5 |
KARNES |
1,156,672 |
6 |
WEBB |
891,206 |
7 |
DIMMIT |
381,848 |
8 |
LIVE OAK |
305,556 |
9 |
HEMPHILL |
165,005 |
10 |
WHEELER |
163,024 |
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/.