Texas Monthly Oil and Gas Statistics - June 29, 2012
06/29/2012
MAY PERMITS TO DRILL
The Commission issued a total of 2,530 original drilling permits in May 2012 compared to 2,306 in May 2011. The May total included 2,301 permits to drill new oil and gas wells, 62 to re-enter existing well bores, and 167 for re-completions. Permits issued in May 2012 included 694 oil, 169 gas, 1,569 oil and gas, 68 injection, six service and 24 other permits.
APRIL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION
Texas preliminary April 2012 crude oil production averaged 1,197,978 barrels daily, up from the 958,283 barrels daily average of April 2011.
The preliminary Texas crude oil production figure for April 2012 is 35,939,326 barrels, up from 28,748,479 barrels reported during April 2011.
MAY OIL AND GAS COMPLETIONS
In May 2012, operators reported 887 oil, 336 gas, 32 injection and one other completion compared to 353 oil, 152 gas, 36 injection and one other completion in May 2011.
Total well completions for 2012 year to date are 6,246 up from 3,575 recorded during the same period in 2011.
Operators reported 1,122 holes plugged and one dry hole in May 2012 compared to 516 holes plugged and one dry hole in May 2011.
APRIL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
Texas oil and gas wells produced 505,775,608 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas based upon preliminary production figures for April 2012 down from the April 2011 preliminary gas production total of 542,087,609 Mcf. Texas preliminary April total gas production averaged 16,859,187 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) a day.
Texas production in April 2012 came from 140,477 oil wells and 86,026gas wells.
TABLE 1 - GAS DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY DISTRICT
|
RAILROAD COMMISSION DISTRICT
|
PERMITS TO DRILL OIL/GAS HOLES |
OIL COMPLETIONS |
GAS COMPLETIONS |
|
(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA
|
549 |
179 |
25 |
|
(2) REFUGIO AREA
|
150 |
58 |
12 |
|
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS
|
99 |
29 |
18 |
|
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
|
67 |
1 |
27 |
|
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX
|
25 |
1 |
2 |
|
(6) EAST TEXAS
|
51 |
9 |
49 |
|
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX
|
123 |
45 |
5 |
|
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA
|
249 |
79 |
19 |
|
(8) MIDLAND
|
755 |
390 |
3 |
|
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA
|
108 |
61 |
2 |
|
(9) NORTH TEXAS
|
269 |
21 |
151 |
|
(10) PANHANDLE
|
85 |
14 |
23 |
TABLE 2 – APRIL TEXAS TOP TEN OIL AND GAS PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARYPRODUCTION
|
COUNTY
|
CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
COUNTY |
TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
|
2,356,571 |
|
63,403,616 |
|
2,197,215 |
|
34,360,181 |
|
2,032,952 |
|
20,044,592 |
|
1,783,067 |
|
18,061,853 |
|
1,727,293 |
|
17,564,262 |
|
1,552,593 |
|
16,907,667 |
|
1,447,992 |
|
16,080,063 |
|
1,441,011 |
|
15,240,188 |
|
1,246,813 |
|
11,416,459 |
|
10. SCURRY
|
1,161,987 |
10. ROBERTSON |
10,013,700 |
