Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for August 2022
November 08, 2022AUSTIN – Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for August 2022 came from 160,625 oil wells and 87,519 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from September 2021 to August 2022 total Texas reported production was 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 11.1 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 website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/.
TABLE 1 (August 2022): Statewide Production*
|
Product |
Preliminary Reported |
Average Daily |
|
Crude Oil |
111,170,582 bbls (barrels) |
3,586,148 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
856,297,283 mcf (thousand cubic feet) |
27,622,493 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 (August 2021): Statewide Production
|
Product |
Updated |
Updated |
Preliminary |
Preliminary |
|
Crude Oil |
127,698,569 bbls |
4,119,309 bbls |
111,620,063 bbls |
3,600,647 bbls |
|
Natural Gas |
939,410,656 mcf |
30,303,570 mcf |
822,692,289 mcf |
26,538,461 mcf |
TABLE 3 (August 2022): Texas Top 10 Crude Oil Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Crude Oil (bbls) |
|
1. |
Midland |
17,336,401 |
|
2. |
Martin |
12,719,173 |
|
3. |
Howard |
8,513,667 |
|
4. |
Karnes |
7,370,794 |
|
5. |
Upton |
6,913,557 |
|
6. |
Loving |
6,320,730 |
|
7. |
Reeves |
4,347,590 |
|
8. |
Glasscock |
4,069,239 |
|
9. |
Andrews |
3,651,948 |
|
10. |
Reagan |
3,457,883 |
TABLE 4 (August 2022): Texas Top 10 Total Gas (Gas Well Gas & Casinghead) Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Total Gas (mcf) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
82,547,940 |
|
2. |
Webb |
60,154,236 |
|
3. |
Midland |
59,828,130 |
|
4. |
Panola |
57,810,672 |
|
5. |
Loving |
43,509,019 |
|
6. |
Culberson |
34,598,634 |
|
7. |
Martin |
33,989,936 |
|
8. |
Upton |
30,099,886 |
|
9. |
Harrison |
27,539,884 |
|
10. |
Tarrant |
26,467,078 |
TABLE 5 (August 2022): Texas Top 10 Total Condensate Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
|
Rank |
County |
Condensate (bbls) |
|
1. |
Reeves |
5,971,971 |
|
2. |
Loving |
4,338,841 |
|
3. |
Culberson |
2,485,853 |
|
4. |
Karnes |
1,096,505 |
|
5. |
DeWitt |
1,055,505 |
|
6. |
Dimmit |
744,403 |
|
7. |
Webb |
665,908 |
|
8. |
Ward |
402,272 |
|
9. |
McMullen |
337,604 |
|
10. |
Live Oak |
318,850 |
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