Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for September 2022 came from 160,490 oil wells and 87,246 gas wells.
The RRC reports that from October 2021 to September 2022, total Texas reported production was 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 11.1 trillion cubic feet of total gas. 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 additional oil and gas production statistics, including the ranking of each Texas County by crude oil, total gas, and condensate production, visit the RRC’s website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/production-data/texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/.
TABLE 1 (September 2022): Statewide Production*
| Product | Preliminary Reported Total Volume | Average Daily Production |
| Crude Oil | 104,411,343 bbls (barrels) | 3,480,378 bbls |
| Natural Gas | 742,905,046 mcf (thousand cubic feet) | 24,763,502 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 (September 2021): Statewide Production
| Product | Updated Reported Total Volume | Updated Average Daily Production | Preliminary Reported Total Volume | Preliminary Average Daily Production |
| Crude Oil | 126,102,714 bbls | 4,203,424 bbls | 104,455,357 bbls | 3,481,845 bbls |
| Natural Gas | 916,952,586 mcf | 30,565,086 mcf | 750,152,793 mcf | 25,005,093 mcf |
TABLE 3 (September 2022): Texas Top 10 Crude Oil Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
| Rank | County | Crude Oil (bbls) |
| 1. | Midland | 16,815,189 |
| 2. | Martin | 12,614,653 |
| 3. | Upton | 7,360,263 |
| 4. | Karnes | 6,918,572 |
| 5. | Howard | 5,966,357 |
| 6. | Loving | 5,901,836 |
| 7. | Reeves | 3,808,193 |
| 8. | Glasscock | 3,579,159 |
| 9. | Andrews | 3,352,847 |
| 10. | Reagan | 3,325,492 |
TABLE 4 (September 2022): Texas Top 10 Total Gas (Gas Well Gas & Casinghead) Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
| Rank | County | Total Gas (mcf) |
| 1. | Reeves | 78,842,996 |
| 2. | Midland | 59,601,071 |
| 3. | Panola | 45,645,117 |
| 4. | Loving | 41,209,252 |
| 5. | Webb | 35,375,559 |
| 6. | Martin | 32,086,608 |
| 7. | Upton | 30,593,212 |
| 8. | Culberson | 30,320,696 |
| 9. | Harrison | 22,506,112 |
| 10. | Reagan | 22,037,044 |
TABLE 5 (September 2022): Texas Top 10 Total Condensate Producing Counties Ranked by Preliminary Production
| Rank | County | Condensate (bbls) |
| 1. | Reeves | 5,747,928 |
| 2. | Loving | 4,089,527 |
| 3. | Culberson | 2,214,085 |
| 4. | Karnes | 934,977 |
| 5. | DeWitt | 894,251 |
| 6. | Webb | 399,852 |
| 7. | Ward | 307,200 |
| 8. | Live Oak | 274,897 |
| 9. | La Salle | 264,423 |
| 10. | McMullen | 200,452 |
For more information, please visit www.rrc.texas.gov.
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas
