10/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/11/2024 11:07
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 626 original drilling permits in September 2024. The total includes 580 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 9 field transfers, 27 for re-completions, and 4 reclass of existing wellbores.
The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in September 2024 is: 116 oil, 29 gas, 445 oil and gas, 29 injection, 1 service and 6 other permits.
In September 2024, Commission staff processed 942 oil, 224 gas, and 422 injection completions for new drills, re-entries and re-completions.
Detailed data on drilling permits and well completions for the month can be found at this link:
TABLE 1- September2024TEXAS OIL AND GAS NEW DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT*
DISTRICT |
PERMITS TO DRILL NEW OIL/GAS HOLES |
NEW OIL COMPLETIONS |
NEW GAS COMPLETIONS |
(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA |
75 |
105 |
40 |
(2) REFUGIO AREA |
36 |
37 |
29 |
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS |
9 |
15 |
4 |
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS |
4 |
1 |
13 |
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX |
7 |
3 |
2 |
(6) EAST TEXAS |
13 |
7 |
28 |
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX |
8 |
12 |
1 |
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA |
78 |
122 |
0 |
(8) MIDLAND |
288 |
505 |
86 |
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA |
32 |
28 |
0 |
(9) NORTH TEXAS |
24 |
9 |
10 |
(10) PANHANDLE |
6 |
4 |
0 |
TOTAL |
580 |
848 |
213 |
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