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General Information: Brooks County

Permit approval in the county has been erratic at best since the start of its operations in 1990. The highest permit approval rate came in 1997 when more than 120 permits were approved. The lowest permit approval that has been recorded is this year with only 12 permits approved out of the 23 that were filed. The top companies that have filed permits in the county for approval are Oxy USA Inc.; EOG Resources, Inc.; Tecpetrol Operating LLC; and Suemar Expl. & Prod., LLC.

Meanwhile, the highest oil production recorded in the county occurred in 2006 when more than 301,625 barrels of oil were produced. The lowest recorded production occurred this year when only around 120,650 barrels of oil were produced.

In its entire history of operations, some 454 operators have gone into the county’s territory. The top leases in the county include the Alexander /400 Ac./ Oil Lease #002046; Bennet, Betsey “B” Oil Lease #013300; Bennet Mills Estate Fee Oil Lease #012672; Betsy, Bennet “D” Oil Lease #013307; and Galindo-Kibbe Unit Oil Lease #013845.

 

Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
000894 ABACO OPERATING, LLC San Antonio, TX 78209 1
001245 ABCO ENERGY CORPORATION
003594 ACOCK ENGINEERING & ASSOC., INC.
003598 ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LC
000183 ACR EXPLORATION, INC.
008511 ADVANTAGE OIL & GAS, INC. Pinehurst, TX 77362
008532 AEGIS ENERGY, INC.
009765 AL-TX OPERATING INC.
012443 ALFORD PETROLEUM CORP.
015724 ALTA VISTA EXPLORATION, INC.
018900 AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.
019365 AMERICAN SHORELINE, INC. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401
020425 AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
022497 ANDERSON OIL CORPORATION
022499 ANDERSON OIL LTD. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401 4
025640 ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE
027200 APACHE CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056 1
029585 ARENA OIL & GAS COMPANY
029710 ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC. Houston, TX 77010
030575 ARK ENERGY, INC.
033905 ASCENT OPERATING, LP
034680 ASHLAND OIL & REFG. CO.
035530 ASSOCIATED OIL & GAS CO.
035575 ASSOCIATED OPERATING & EXPLOR. Dallas, TX 75243
035643 ATASCA RESOURCES, INC. Houston, TX 77219
036059 ATINUM OPERATING, INC.
036550 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.
036618 ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY Dallas, TX 75225
037680 AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED
044335 BAJA ENERGY, INC.
048169 BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. Houston, TX 77002 2
048379 BANDERA EXPLORATION COMPANY Dallas, TX 75225
049145 BARBEE, R.L. OPERATING, INC. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78427
054700 BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.
056580 BAXTER, MURPHY H.
057850 BAY ROCK CORP.
057860 BAY ROCK OPERATING COMPANY San Antonio, TX 78212
058896 BDR ENERGY CORPORATION
061150 BECKER, B. A.
061372 BECKHAM RESOURCES, INC.
063857 BELLOWS OPERATING CO., L. C. Goliad, TX 77963
063744 BELLOWS, DEWEY OPER. CO., LTD.
064140 BENDIX FIELD ENGINEERING CORP.
065280 BENNETT, MILLS ESTATE
066716 BEPCO OPERATING CO.
066722 BEPCO, L.P.
040376 BES, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,INC. Kingsville, TX 78364
072580 BLACK, AUBREY C.
075475 BLEAKLEY, JACK
075785 BLOCKER ENERGY, INC.
Texas Counties

General Information: Burleson County

The highest recorded permit approval rate happened during the start of the county’s oil operations in 1990 when more than 200 permits were approved. In the recent years, the county experience a rapid decline in permit approvals with the number not even reaching approvals a year. This year alone, of the 45 permits filed, only 19 were approved. These were filed by companies such as the Apache Corporation; Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC; Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc,; and Halcon Operating Co., Inc.

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In 1993, the county listed its highest production at 6,612,075 barrels of oil for that year alone. However, production has taken a downward turn in the county and it has never reached the same amount in terms of production ever since. In fact, for this year, the production has been recorded at its worst level in the county’s history. Just around 1,322,415 barrels of oil were produced for this year.

Since the start of its operations, some 719 operators have gone into Burleson County’s territory. The top leases in the county include the Ayers-Jackson Unit Oil Lease #025690; Bravenec Oil Lease #026201; Dayton Oil Lease #026402; Fillippone, Marion J. Fee Oil Lease #012060; and Graham, Lois –A- Oil Lease #014783.

Top Leases in Burleson County, TX
• Ayers-Jackson Unit Oil Lease #025690
• Bravenec Oil Lease #026201
• Dayton Oil Lease #026402
• Fillippone, Marion J. Fee Oil Lease #012060
• Graham, Lois -A- Oil Lease #014783
• Horne Management Co. Unit Oil Lease #022949
• Hutchings-Hutchings “A” Unit Gas Lease #148232
• J. H. Buckman E Unit Oil Lease #026249
• Knox Oil Lease #018591
• Lange, William A Oil Lease #013284
• Last Chance Gas Lease #168633
• Lastly Unit Oil Lease #025168
• Machann West Unit Oil Lease #023969
• Moore, Jesse Gas Lease #155376
• Pivonka E Unit Oil Lease #026376
• Rio Brazos Unit Oil Lease #024451
• Smith-Calvin Unit Oil Lease #018861
• T.E. Gibson, JR. Unit 1 Oil Lease #021317
• Tamu Oil Lease #021415
• Viola Davis E Unit Oil Lease #026141

Texas Counties

General Information: Aransas County

Permit approvals have occurred in an erratic rate in Aransas County. It experienced its high in 1994 when more than 30 permits were approved. At present, it is experiencing its lowest point with only 1 approval. This same rate also occurred in 2012. Of the 5 permits filed this year, only 1 by the Hilcorp Energy Company was approved. Other companies that operate in the area are T-C Oil Company, Wallis Energy, Inc., and Genesis Producing Company, L.P.

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The county experienced its record high in the production of oil when it produced more than 362,925 barrels of oil in 1994 alone. However, since then, a down ward cycle has emerged in the county. As of last count, some 314 operators have gone into the county’s territory.

Top oil leases in the county include Copano Bay State Oil Leases #0122391 and #013557; Lone Wolf Unit Oil Lease #013833; St. Charles Co. Gas Lease #013798, and State Tract 113 Oil Lease #013798.

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Top Leases in Aransas County

  1. Copano Bay State Oil Lease #012391
  2. Copano Bay State Oil Lease #013557
  3. Flinn, Et Al Unit Gas Lease #267429
  4. Grant “B” Gas Lease #188150
  5. Lone Wolf Unit Oil Lease #013833
  6. Nine Mile Point Field Cons. Gas Lease #225679
  7. Nine Mile PT. FLD Consl. G.U. Gas Lease #099731
  8. St. Charles Co. Gas Lease #272321
  9. St. Charles Co. Gas Lease #270893
  10. St. Charles Co. Gas Lease #157177
  11. St. Charles Co. Oil Lease #013798
  12. State Tract 113 Oil Lease #006743
  13. State Tract 12 Oil Lease #012613
  14. State Tract 19 Oil Lease #013678
  15. State Tract 80 Gas Lease #237417
  16. State Tract 94 Oil Lease #013468
  17. State Tract 95 & 96 Oil Lease #012847
  18. Tatton, V.H. Oil Lease #012738
Texas Counties

General Information: Atascosa County

Permit approval in Atascosa County spiked in 2012 when more than 250 permits were approved. However in 2014, no permits were approved. Most of the permits were filed by EOG Resources, Inc. and Marathon Oil EF LLC.

Oil production also spiked in recent years in the county. Oil production in the county started in the year 2010. Production in 2012 peaked at over 11,526,625 barrels of oil for that year alone. In its entire history of operations, 966 operators have gone into its territory.

The top leases in the county include Countiss Oil Lease #015787, Emma Tartt Oil Lease #016032, Esse-Smith Ranch Unit A Oil Lease #015650, and Esse-Smith Ranch Unit B Oil Lease #015670.

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Top Leases in Atascosa County, TX

  1. Countiss Oil Lease #015787
  2. Emma Tartt Oil Lease #016032
  3. Esse-Smith Ranch Unit A Oil Lease #015650
  4. Esse-Smith Ranch Unit B Oil Lease #015670
  5. Giese Unit Oil Lease #015848
  6. Heard Bower East Unit Oil Lease #015799
  7. Heard Bower West Unit Oil Lease #015760
  8. May-Chapman Oil Lease #016009
  9. Middle McCowen Oil Lease #015638
  10. Pearce Oil Lease #017633
  11. PHZ Unit Oil Lease #015550
  12. R. May B Oil Lease #016361
  13. R.H. Pickens, Et Al “B” Oil Lease #015473
Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
953755 3 W INVESTMENTS
953810 3 W INVESTMENTS LLC Pleasanton, TX 78064 3
953747 3-G OPERATING COMPANY Houston, TX 77244
953728 3-L DRILLING Abilene, TX 79605
403070 403070 – NAME UNKNOWN
003125 ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION San Antonio, TX 78258 5
003140 ABRAXAS PRODUCTION CORPORATION
003575 ACIETEROS, LTD.
003594 ACOCK ENGINEERING & ASSOC., INC.
003598 ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LC
003599 ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LP Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401 8
003664 ACTIVA RESOURCES, LLC San Antonio, TX 78205
008398 ADOBE RESOURCES CORPORATION
008571 AGAPE ENERGY INC.
010074 ALAMO OPERATING COMPANY, L. C. San Antonio, TX 78217
011205 ALCO OIL COMPANY
011260 ALCOR ENERGY, INC. San Antonio, TX 78239
013305 ALLEGRO INVESTMENTS, INC. Victoria, TX 77903
013985 ALLEN & SHUMATE, INC.
013770 ALLEN, HERBERT C. JR.
014155 ALLIANCE EXPLORATION CORPORATION
015630 ALRICH OIL & GAS, INC. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78410
016543 AM-TEX OIL & GAS, INC.
016560 AMAL OIL CO, INC.
018007 AMERICAN COASTAL ENERGY, INC.
018008 AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.
017995 AMERICAN DISPOSAL SERVICES,LTD Sealy, TX 77474
017974 AMERICAN EAGLE RESOURCES, INC. San Antonio, TX 78217
018026 AMERICAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.
019752 AMERICO ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC Houston, TX 77063 6
020106 AMINEX USA, INC. Somerset, TX 78069
020413 AMMEX PETROLEUM, INC.
020425 AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020463 AMPAK OIL COMPANY Plano, TX 75074
020554 ANACACHO RESOURCES, INC. New Baden, TX 77870
020582 ANADARKO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020569 ANAQUA OIL & GAS, INC.
022065 ANDERSON, GRACE M. San Antonio, TX 78230 1
024445 ANDREWS & CORKRAN OIL & GAS, INC
024444 ANDREWS & CORKRAN, L.L.C.
026810 AOP OPERATING CORPORATION
027200 APACHE CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056
027800 APPELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
028678 ARABIE, INC. Georgetown, TX 78627
028802 ARBEN OIL, INC. Coleman, TX 76834
028775 ARCANA OPERATING CO., INC.
029340 ARCO OIL & GAS CO.
029585 ARENA OIL & GAS COMPANY
029710 ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC. Houston, TX 77010 1
029865 ARGON RESOURCES, INC.
Texas Counties

General Information: Brazos County

The peak of Brazos County’s permit approval occurred in 1992 when over 225 permits were approved for that year alone. Only the spike in permit approvals that occurred in 2013 has come close to this record. For last year, over 135 permits were approved. For this year, 45 permits were approved. More than 20 permits were turned down including those filed by the Woodbine Acquisition LLC; Crimson Energy Ptners III, L.L.C.; Apache Corporation; and Halcon Operating Co.,Inc.

As for oil production, it peaked in 1993 when the county produced more than 7,203,425 barrels of oil. Ever since, the production in the county has gone down to an average of more than 1,440,685 barrels of oil. However, in 2013, this figure went up slightly with a production of over 2,881,370 barrels of oil. For this year, the production went down to just over 1,440,685 barrels again.

Since the start of the county’s operations, around 530 operators have gone into its territory. The top leases include the Dansby Heirs Well No. 1 Re Oil Release #025896; Falcon Oil Lease #026935; Hamilton Oil Lease #004060; Hawk Unit Oil Lease #004018; and Jack Irick Unit Oil Lease #026363.

Oil Production in Barrels By Year In Brazos County, TX

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Texas Counties

General Information: Bandera County

Permit approval in Bandera County is relatively low compared to other counties. In 2001, the peak of the approvals was recorded over 3 permits for the entire year. The lowest approval rate in the county is recorded at 1 permit approval in the years 1991, 1994, 2005, 2006, and 2009. The last recorded permit approvals occurred in 2011 with 3 permits approved. These permits were filed by the Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation. Among the companies that filed the most number of permits in the county are Gunn Oil Company and Devon SFS, Operating, Inc.

Oil production in the county started strong in 1993 when more than 2,925 barrels of oil were produced. This production spiked in the year 2000 when more than 4.875 barrels of oil were produced. The rest of the years that followed recorded an average production of approximately 1,950 barrels a year.

In its entire history, only 20 operators have gone into its territory. The top lease in the county is the Gallant, James A. Oil Lease #013973.

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Top Leases in Bandera County, TX

 

  • Carter Gas Lease #253768
  • Gallant, James A. Oil Lease #013973
Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
055118 BASTROP ENERGY GROUP San Antonio, TX 78231
093620 BRITANCO, L.L.C. Falls City, TX 78113 1
144989 CHAPMAN OIL
172230 CONOCO INC.
198190 DAMSON OIL CORP.
216738 DEVON SFS OPERATING, INC.
253249 EOG (TEXAS) INC.
280875 FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC Dallas, TX 75248
338735 GULFSTAR PROPERTIES, INC. San Antonio, TX 78229
339493 GUNN OIL COMPANY Wichita Falls, TX 76307
467262 KINLAW OIL CORPORATION Dallas, TX 75380
518685 MRT EXPLORATION COMPANY
643402 PATTERSON ENERGY CORPORATION New Braunfels, TX 78131 1
712840 RIO PETROLEUM, INC. Amarillo, TX 79102
731767 ROXANNA OIL, INC
823331 STOKES, KING
843108 TEPEE PETROLEUM CO., INC. Houston, TX 77002
895360 WALTERS, R. E.
920478 WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION Midland, TX 79701
950870 ZINN PETROLEUM CO. Houston, TX 77024
Texas Counties

General Information: Baylor County

Baylor County started out strong when it started its operations in 1990 when 30 permits were approved. It experienced its peak in permit approvals in 1993 when more than 30 permits were approved. Its lowest approval rate occurred in 2002 when less than 5 permits were approved. In 2014, a little over 10 permits were approved. Of the 28 permits filed in this year, 14 were approved and 14 were denied. These permits were filed by the Wells Oilfield Services, Inc., Clark John M. Inc., and Century Exploration Res, LLC among others.

The same trend occurred in terms of the county’s oil production. It started strong in 1994 when it produced over 231,325 barrels of oil for that year alone. From then, however, it went on a downward slope towards the present. In 2014, the recorded production was just a little over 138,795. In its entire history, some 427 operators have gone into its territory. Top leases in the county include the Bormarton Pool Unit Oil Lease #010383, Buckalew Oil Lease #032883, Furr Mineral Trust Oil Lease #032883, Green, F.C. –D- Oil Lease #001433, and Harmel Oil Lease #030571.

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Top Leases in Baylor County, TX
Bomarton Pool Unit Oil Lease #010383
Buckalew Oil Lease #032883
Furr Mineral Trust Oil Lease #032187
Green, F. C. -D- Oil Lease #001433
Harmel Oil Lease #030571
Higgins Pool Unit Oil Lease #013208
Lmy Unit Oil Lease #032544
Sherley, O.C. Oil Lease #032413
Turbeville, J. H. Oil Lease #001437
Upshur Oil Lease #032724
Upshur 59 Oil Lease #032569
Upshur 60 Oil Lease #032729
Upshur 61 Oil Lease #032308
Upshur 72 Oil Lease #032814
Upshur 74 Oil Lease #032653
Upshur 83 Oil Lease #032951

Texas Counties

General Information: Andrews County

1,664 Comments

Permit approval only ballooned in the recent years until it peaked in 2011 when Andrews County approved more than 1375 permits for that year alone. This year, however, the number of permits approved only reached a little over 275. The companies that filed the most number of permits in the county were Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.; Ring Energy, Inc.; and Conocophillips Company.

Oil production in the county went on a steady decline from 1991to 2009. In 2010, production started going up until finally reaching its peak in 2013 with a production of over 3,534,5525 barrels. The highest production in the county occurred in 1993 when the county produced above and beyond 3,5345,525 barrels. This year, just a little under 21,207,315 has been produced.

Since it started operations, some 1,175 operators have gone into Andrews County territory. The top leases in the county include Cross Bar Ranch Oil Lease #038014; Fullerton Clearfork Unit Oil Lease #001770; Goldsmith Andector Unit Oil Lease #021193; Mabee 240B Oil Lease #039879; and Mabee Unit Oil Lease #004010.

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Top Leases in Andrews County, TX

Cross Bar Ranch Oil Lease #038014
Embar University Gas Lease #184087
Fee “Ao” Gas Lease #229090
Fee “Q” Gas Lease #133915
Fee “S” Gas Lease #134302
Fullerton Clearfork Unit Oil Lease #001770
Goldsmith Andector Unit Oil Lease #021193
Mabee 240B Oil Lease #039879
Mabee Unit Oil Lease #004010
Means /San Andres/ Unit Oil Lease #017503
North Cowden Unit Oil Lease #020164
Phillips University “P” Gas Lease #219754
Three Bar Shallow Unit Oil Lease #043190
University “7-43” Oil Lease #040532
University 12-14 Ne Gas Lease #164187
University 3-14 Ne Gas Lease #152009
University 32a Gas Lease #034232
University 8-14 Gas Lease #166498
University Az Gas Lease #264357
University Block 9 Oil Lease #039152

Texas Counties

General Information: Dickens County

119 Comments

Dickens County has had a lot of fluctuations in its permit approvals since the 1990s. It hit its highest level in 2003 when it approved more than 75 permits. Its lowest point is at present with only 11 permits approved. In recent years, the companies that filed the most number of permits were Halliburton Operating Company, Schalk Oil Company, Inc, and Buck Wheat Reseouces, L.P.

The county experienced its highest production of oil in 2004 when it produced over 1,422,350 barrels of oil for that year alone. Its lowest production, on the other hand is at present as it has only produced a little over 284,470 barrels of oil.

Since the start of its operations, the county has had 162 operators come into its territory. The current top leases in the county are Bell Oil Lease #068356; Bell “A” Oil Lease #068357; Hill-Neal Unit Oil Lease #068637; Jones A Oil Lease #069467; and Kathi Oil Lease #069914.

Oil and Gas Operators in Dickens County, TX
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Top Leases in Dickens County, TX

  • Bell Oil Lease #068356
  • Bell “A” Oil Lease #068357
  • Hill – Neal Unit Oil Lease #068637
  • Jones A Oil Lease #069467
  • Kathi Oil Lease #069914
  • McArthur B Oil Lease #070127
  • Navigator Unit Oil Lease #068035
  • Pitchfork CCCC Oil Lease #069048
  • Pitchfork Toreador “22” Oil Lease #068264
  • Trifecta (Tannehill “B”) Unit Oil Lease #069557

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Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
007937 ADKINS, R. L. CORP.
014157 ALLIANCE OGO, LP Pleasanton, CA 94588
015138 ALPINE PETROLEUM Abilene, TX 79608
023900 ANDOVER OIL COMPANY
029700 ARGEE OIL COMPANY
029870 ARGONAUT ENERGY CORPORATION
034450 ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC.
034500 ASHLAND OIL, INC.
037680 AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED
054313 BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, L.P. Fort Worth, TX 76102
056555 BAXTER, KELLY H.
068030 BERRY EXPLORATION CORPORATION
068360 BETTIS, BOYLE & STOVALL Graham, TX 76450
072604 BLACK DOME ENERGY CORPORATION
077629 BOB & TED’S OPERATING
083041 BORDERS, DELBERT L. INC. Wichita Falls, TX 76307
092480 BRIDWELL OIL CO. Wichita Falls, TX 76307 1
041860 BTA OIL PRODUCERS
105675 BUCK WHEAT RESOURCES, L.P. Eastland, TX 76448
108800 BURK ROYALTY COMPANY
108788 BURK-GUNN OIL CO. Wichita Falls, TX 76307 1
127600 CAMP OIL COMPANY
129008 CANAN MOWREY OPERATING, LLC Wichita Falls, TX 76308 28
120048 CCV, INC.
141032 CENERGY EXPLORATION COMPANY
141150 CENTEX OIL & GAS, INCORPORATED
149454 CHISHOLM OPERATING, INC. Abilene, TX 79606 10
150683 CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC. Dallas, TX 75225 2
159500 CLEAR FORK, INCORPORATED Abilene, TX 79604
161165 CLINTON OIL CO.
185980 COX, JOHN L.
188555 CREED OPERATING CO., LLC Wichita Falls, TX 76301 1
188584 CREGO EXPLORATION Dallas, TX 75243 2
189904 CRESTON PETROLEUM CORP. Dallas, TX 75234 1
196805 D. & H. SERVICES INC.
195925 D. W. R. OIL CO., INC. Merkel, TX 79536
196279 D.J.F. SERVICES, INC. Holdenville, OK 74848 2
208872 DEAN ENERGY, INC. Midland, TX 79702
213275 DELRAY OIL, INC. San Antonio, TX 78209
213565 DELTA-GULF, INC.
222282 DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INC Richmond, VA 23219
227845 DRACO ENERGY, INC. Midland, TX 79702
228125 DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORP
235895 DURANGO OPERATING CO., INC.
238558 E.G. OPERATING
239171 EASTERN ENERGY CORPORATION
251998 ENERGY RESOURCE & DEVELOP., CORP
256931 EXCO RESOURCES, INC. Dallas, TX 75251
257697 FAGAN-O’CONNOR, INC.
266310 FERGUSON OIL & GAS CO., INC.
Oil & Gas, Texas Counties

Texas’ Oil Production

372 Comments

Texas has produced great quantities of oil in the past decade with an average of some 500,000,000 barrels of oil yearly according to the Energy Information Administration of the US Department of Energy. This was a product of the crude oil production reported by the operators to the Railroad Commission of Texas annually every 15th of February.

In the last 6 years, 2014 has brought in the highest crude oil production on a month-on-month basis. For the month of January, it produced 69,903,539. For the month of February, it produced some 64,058,704 barrels. For March, it produced 71,589,704 barrels. For April, it produced, 70,506,631 barrels. For May, it produced 72,299,887 barrels. In June, it produced 70,108,403 barrels. At last measure in July, it was estimated that Texas produced 69,573,013 barrels of oil.

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In 2013, a total of 703,119 barrels were produced with a daily average of 1,926,000 barrels. It had some 179,797 wells producing these. Each of these well produced an average of 10.71 barrels a day. There was a 32.19% change in production in comparison to the 533,141,000 barrels of oil produced in 2012.

In recent history, the 2013 production of oil has been the highest recorded. The last highest yearly production was recorded in 1972 when 1,263,412 barrels of oil were produced. This was the highest production since well drilling began in Texas in 1935. of February.

Texas Field Production of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels)
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  1981 80,609 72,591 80,734 77,344 79,890 77,030 78,640 78,356 76,017 78,364 75,135 77,640
  1982 77,306 70,503 78,298 75,983 77,507 74,349 76,378 76,110 74,624 76,561 74,496 76,102
  1983 75,776 69,034 76,046 73,833 75,263 73,020 74,932 74,393 72,726 74,850 72,827 70,211
  1984 76,531 70,374 75,510 72,756 74,806 72,228 74,382 74,123 71,958 74,016 72,024 74,466
  1985 73,331 66,371 74,105 73,839 74,004 70,958 73,337 73,533 70,643 73,585 71,690 73,822
  1986 74,135 66,752 73,344 69,397 70,407 66,802 68,621 67,529 64,891 66,638 64,604 66,475
  1987 66,135 60,010 66,167 63,738 64,459 61,837 63,677 63,399 61,622 64,129 62,107 63,682
  1988 63,922 59,979 63,853 61,281 62,750 60,347 61,624 61,476 59,019 61,450 59,159 60,635
  1989 60,740 53,515 59,812 57,725 59,073 56,383 58,015 57,916 55,717 57,467 55,925 55,881
  1990 58,072 52,687 57,594 55,382 57,044 54,665 56,603 57,292 55,515 58,804 56,998 57,822
  1991 59,433 54,071 59,299 57,138 58,502 55,333 57,078 57,332 55,302 57,160 55,424 56,544
  1992 56,323 52,552 56,220 54,054 54,953 52,661 54,505 54,719 52,929 54,834 52,601 54,274
  1993 54,148 48,839 53,801 51,690 52,838 50,734 51,722 51,853 50,005 51,726 50,183 51,551
  1994 51,754 46,561 51,465 49,384 50,644 48,323 49,488 49,347 47,681 48,888 47,771 49,430
  1995 49,056 44,190 48,410 46,696 47,706 45,594 46,681 46,620 45,107 47,110 45,725 46,751
  1996 46,721 43,547 47,159 45,382 46,406 44,396 45,439 45,202 44,037 45,663 43,803 45,587
  1997 45,150 41,756 45,840 44,467 45,629 44,141 45,305 45,012 43,976 45,536 44,460 45,313
  1998 45,909 41,312 45,140 43,016 43,723 41,599 41,721 41,772 40,185 41,157 39,708 39,420
  1999 39,197 35,443 38,576 37,050 38,147 36,136 37,374 37,109 36,442 38,109 37,180 38,470
  2000 38,241 36,030 38,258 36,836 37,606 36,234 37,121 37,177 35,866 36,999 35,848 37,181
  2001 37,020 33,270 36,603 35,464 36,204 34,606 35,747 35,622 34,127 35,770 34,253 35,611
  2002 35,477 31,959 34,903 33,653 34,596 32,975 33,876 33,968 32,904 33,980 33,233 34,252
  2003 34,336 31,046 34,578 33,273 34,030 32,560 33,571 33,529 32,843 34,071 32,850 33,977
  2004 33,797 31,700 33,758 32,461 33,223 31,709 32,762 32,838 32,023 33,090 32,073 33,281
  2005 33,740 30,718 34,033 32,706 33,439 32,094 32,887 33,012 31,152 33,176 32,387 33,257
  2006 33,639 30,439 33,691 32,383 33,158 31,960 32,932 32,806 32,121 33,438 32,506 33,408
  2007 32,790 30,191 33,501 32,481 33,244 31,743 32,825 32,977 32,075 33,229 32,515 33,701
  2008 33,914 32,020 34,549 33,397 34,404 32,920 34,429 34,421 31,673 34,889 34,243 35,149
  2009 35,121 31,590 34,665 33,306 33,765 32,131 32,952 33,069 32,432 33,499 33,022 33,792
  2010 34,053 31,389 35,237 34,114 35,528 34,155 35,728 36,162 35,732 37,714 37,291 39,646
  2011 39,726 34,341 41,403 40,396 43,162 42,011 44,503 46,098 46,002 49,360 49,603 52,202
  2012 53,199 51,142 55,511 55,997 59,230 58,411 61,964 63,623 62,676 66,734 66,448 69,252
  2013 70,421 65,437 73,880 72,359 76,968 75,493 79,783 80,685 79,447 82,389 80,135 86,599
  2014 88,047 80,835 90,944 89,412 93,841 92,215 96,168

 

 

– = No Data Reported;  — = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.