In a release posted on its site recently, the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) revealed the top 10 crude oil producing counties in Texas, ranked by preliminary production, for January 2024.
Midland ranked first, with 16.72 million barrels, followed by Martin, with 16.32 million barrels, Upton, with 7.76 million barrels, Loving, with 5.92 million barrels, and Howard, with 5.86 million barrels, the release showed.
Karnes ranked sixth, with 5.48 million barrels, Reeves ranked seventh, with 4.33 million barrels, Reagan was eighth, with 4.19 million barrels, Andrews was ninth, with 3.79 million barrels, and Glasscock rounded out the top 10, with 3.76 million barrels, the release revealed.
The release highlighted that the preliminary reported total volume of crude oil statewide in January 2024 was 111.12 million barrels. It pointed out that the average daily production was 3.58 million barrels.
The RRC’s release outlined that Texas’ January 2023 preliminary reported total volume of crude oil was 111.61 million barrels and that the updated reported total volume of crude oil for that month was 137.80 million barrels.
In a release posted on its site in April last year, the RRC revealed the top 10 crude oil producing counties in Texas, ranked by preliminary production, for January 2023.
That release showed that Midland ranked first, with 17.22 million barrels, Martin ranked second, with 14.46 million barrels, Howard ranked third, with 8.57 million barrels, Upton ranked fourth, with 7.68 million barrels, and Karnes ranked fifth, with 6.05 million barrels.
The release highlighted that Glasscock came in sixth, with 4.70 million barrels, Loving came in seventh, with 4.47 million barrels, Andrews ranked eighth, with 4.05 million barrels, Reagan was ninth, with 4.02 million barrels, and Reeves ranked tenth, with 3.75 million barrels.
December 2023 Crude Oil Output
In a release posted on its site last month, the RRC revealed Texas’ top 10 crude oil producing counties, ranked by preliminary production, for December 2023.
That release ranked Martin in first place, with 16.55 million barrels, Midland in second, with 16.47 million barrels, Howard in third, with 7.46 million barrels, Upton in fourth, with 6.87 million barrels, and Karnes in fifth, with 5.99 million barrels.
The release highlighted that Loving came in sixth, with 4.65 million barrels, Reagan came in seventh, with 4.10 million barrels, Glasscock ranked eighth, with 3.91 million barrels, Reeves was ninth, with 3.83 million barrels, and Andrews ranked tenth, with 3.32 million barrels.
The preliminary reported total volume of crude oil in Texas in December last year was 110.72 million barrels, or an average of 3.57 million barrels per day, the RRC revealed in that release.
The release also pointed out that Texas’ December 2022 preliminary reported total volume of crude oil was 104.36 million barrels and that the updated reported total volume of crude oil for that month was 134.95 million barrels.
The RRC noted in its releases that crude oil production reported by the organization is limited to oil produced from oil leases and does not include condensate, which the RRC said is reported separately by the organization.
TIPRO Report
In its 2024 state of energy report, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) stated that oil production in Texas reached a record 1.99 billion barrels in 2023.
“New Mexico had the second highest oil production with 662 million barrels, followed by North Dakota with 433 million barrels produced, subject to revisions,” the report added.
TIPRO noted in the report that Texas had the highest rig count in the country in 2023 with an average of 356 active rigs.
“The number of rigs in Texas decreased from a high of 428 in January to 314 in December,” it added.
“New Mexico had the second highest rig count in the country and experienced a drop of seven rigs in the same timeframe,” it continued.
TIPRO describes itself as one of the oldest and largest oil and natural gas advocacy non-profit organizations in the state of Texas. TIPRO’s nearly 3,000 members include small family-owned oil and gas businesses and the largest publicly traded independent producers, in addition to large and small mineral estates and trusts, the organization’s site notes.
The RRC is the state agency with primary regulatory jurisdiction over the oil and natural gas industry, pipeline transporters, natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline industry, natural gas utilities, the LP-gas industry, critical natural gas infrastructure, and coal and uranium surface mining operations, the RRC’s site states.
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