Railroad Commission of Texas

11/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/05/2024 16:36

Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for August 2024

Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for August 2024

November 05, 2024

Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production for August 2024 reported in the tables below came from 158,025 oil wells and 83,885 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 - August 2024 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*

PRODUCT

PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME

AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION

Crude Oil

123,916,622 BBLS (barrels)

3,997,310 BBLS

Natural Gas

981,131,829 mcf (thousand cubic feet)

31,649,413 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 2023 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION

PRODUCT

UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME

PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME

Crude Oil

142,244,583 BBLS

117,783,828 BBLS

Natural Gas

1,052,393,888 mcf

930,548,995 mcf

TABLE 3 - August 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION

RANK

COUNTY

CRUDE OIL (BBLS)

1.

MARTIN

19,493,193

2.

MIDLAND

17,118,145

3.

UPTON

8,155,759

4.

HOWARD

6,742,870

5.

REAGAN

6,067,967

6.

KARNES

5,980,509

7.

LOVING

5,286,229

8.

REEVES

4,619,384

9.

GLASSCOCK

4,268,732

10.

ANDREWS

4,183,005

TABLE 4 - August 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION

RANK

COUNTY

TOTAL GAS (MCF)

1.

REEVES

83,446,201

2.

WEBB

82,211,376

3.

MIDLAND

71,559,868

4.

MARTIN

57,888,271

5.

PANOLA

43,899,149

6.

LOVING

39,842,653

7.

CULBERSON

39,824,681

8.

UPTON

35,972,280

9.

HARRISON

35,804,644

10.

REAGAN

33,464,433

TABLE 5 - August 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION

RANK

COUNTY

CONDENSATE (BBLS)

1.

REEVES

6,936,323

2.

LOVING

4,403,061

3.

CULBERSON

3,417,566

4.

KARNES

1,447,465

5.

WEBB

1,400,554

6.

DE WITT

1,094,739

7.

LIVE OAK

952,899

8.

DIMMIT

745,917

9.

LA SALLE

617,780

10.

WARD

506,738

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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/.