AUSTIN — Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production for March 2024 came from 163,674 oil wells and 84,739 gas wells, the Railroad Commission of Texas announced.
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.
See statewide totals: https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/
See 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 – March 2024 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION*
| PRODUCT | PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME | AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION |
| Crude Oil | 120,766,747 BBLS (barrels) | 3,895,702 BBLS |
| Natural Gas | 931,558,354 mcf (thousand cubic feet) | 30,050,269 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 – March 2023 STATEWIDE PRODUCTION
| PRODUCT | UPDATED REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME | PRELIMINARY REPORTED TOTAL VOLUME |
| Crude Oil | 139,965,600 BBLS | 115,344,551 BBLS |
| Natural Gas | 1,039,300,198 mcf | 896,198,533 mcf |
TABLE 3 – March 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN CRUDE OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
| RANK | COUNTY | CRUDE OIL (BBLS) |
| 1. | MARTIN | 18,749,965 |
| 2. | MIDLAND | 17,846,667 |
| 3. | UPTON | 7,823,437 |
| 4. | HOWARD | 7,000,820 |
| 5. | LOVING | 6,610,021 |
| 6. | KARNES | 5,658,031 |
| 7. | REEVES | 5,342,160 |
| 8. | GLASSCOCK | 5,167,001 |
| 9. | REAGAN | 4,396,288 |
| 10. | WARD | 3,659,900 |
TABLE 4 – March 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL GAS (GAS WELL GAS & CASINGHEAD) PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
| RANK | COUNTY | TOTAL GAS (MCF) |
| 1. | REEVES | 83,619,827 |
| 2. | WEBB | 77,990,970 |
| 3. | MIDLAND | 71,692,038 |
| 4. | PANOLA | 48,715,421 |
| 5. | MARTIN | 48,531,020 |
| 6. | LOVING | 42,385,641 |
| 7. | CULBERSON | 39,123,162 |
| 8. | UPTON | 36,367,578 |
| 9. | HARRISON | 33,470,674 |
| 10. | REAGAN | 32,199,883 |
TABLE 5 – March 2024 TEXAS TOP TEN TOTAL CONDENSATE PRODUCING COUNTIES RANKED BY PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION
| RANK | COUNTY | CONDENSATE (BBLS) |
| 1. | REEVES | 6,573,164 |
| 2. | LOVING | 4,636,926 |
| 3. | CULBERSON | 3,497,387 |
| 4. | WEBB | 1,347,820 |
| 5. | KARNES | 1,108,062 |
| 6. | DE WITT | 1,043,367 |
| 7. | DIMMIT | 900,969 |
| 8. | LIVE OAK | 668,361 |
| 9. | WARD | 519,397 |
| 10. | LA SALLE | 368,023 |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas
