Railroad Commission releases condensate production figures

Seven Eagle Ford Shale counties in Texas’ top ten total condensate producers Oil & Gas Editor


 

 

WTI CRUDE OIL (NYMEX) AT 3:30 P.M., TUES. 10-6-15., 48.70 BARREL – +2.46 – +5.32%

Production for July 2015 as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) is 76,150,903 barrels of crude oil and 656,846,810 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of total gas from oil and gas wells. These preliminary figures are based on production volumes reported by operators and will be updated as late and corrected production reports are received. Production reported to the Commission for the same time period last year, July 2014, was: 69,573,013 barrels of crude oil preliminarily, updated to a current figure of 83,999,620 barrels; and 632,494,096 Mcf of total gas preliminarily, updated to a current figure of 736,716,925 Mcf.

The Commission reports that in the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 997 million barrels of crude oil and 8.4 trillion cubic feet of total gas. Crude oil production reported by the Commission is limited to oil produced from oil leases and does not include condensate (the liquid hydrocarbons produced from gas wells). Condensate is reported separately by the Commission.

Texas preliminary July 2015 crude oil production averaged 2,456,481 barrels daily, compared to the 2,244,291 barrels daily average of July 2014.

Texas preliminary July 2015 total gas production averaged 21,188,607 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) a day, compared to the 20,403,035 Mcf daily average of July 2014.

Texas production in July 2015 came from 176,180 oil wells and 96,098 gas wells. in State’s top ten crude oil producers

Karnes County, of course, led all counties in Texas in crude oil production for July with 6,514,303 barrels of oil (BBLS) in compiled figures for the month of July. Eagle Ford counties in the top ten were, 2nd – DeWitt County – 4,559,324 BBLS; 3rd – La Salle County – 4,522,697 BBLS; 5th – McMullen County – 3,256,627 BBLS; 7th – Gonzales County – 3,185,417 BBLS.

Eagle Ford’s Webb County leads total gas (gas well gas & casinghead) production

Leading Texas in total gas production for July was Eagle Ford’s Webb County – 59,626,777 Total Gas (MCF). Other Eagle Ford counties in the top ten were, 4th – Dimmit County – 24,102,783 MCF; 5th – DeWitt County – 21,852,114; 7th – Karnes County – 20,263,155 MCF and 9th – La Salle County – 17,648,068 MCF.

Texas’ top six condensate producing counties are in Eagle Ford Shale

Six Eagle Ford counties led in total condensate production for July in Texas. They were led by Dimmit County with 2,210,515 BBLS, followed by, 2nd – Webb County – 1,522,810 BBLS; 3rd – Karnes County – 1,293,775 BBLS; 4th – DeWitt County – 1,197,427; 5th – Live Oak County – 564,940 BBLS; 6th – La Salle County – 514,516 BBLS. In 9th place from the Eagle Ford was McMullen County – 242,668 BBLS.

For additional oil and gas production statistics, including condensate statistics, visit the Commission website at www.rrc.texas. gov/oil-gas/research-andstatistics/ production-data/ texas-monthly-oil-gas-production/.

Note that monthly gas storage statistics reported to the Commission, previously featured in this monthly news release, are now available on the Commission website at www.rrc. texas.gov/gas-services/ publications-statistics/ gas-storage-statistics/.

LEON ZABAVA is the Oil and Gas Editor for the Pleasanton Express. He can be reached at 830.281.2341 or lzabava@pleasantonexpress.com. Railroad Commission of Texas contributed to this article.


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