Texas monthly oil and gas statistics

MAY PERMITS TO DRILL

The Commission issued a total of 771 original drilling permits in May 2009 compared to 1,899 in May 2008. The May total included 618 permits to drill new oil and gas wells, 25 to re-enter existing well bores, and 128 for re-completions. Permits issued in May 2009 included 182 oil, 174 gas, 390 oil and gas, 20 injection, one service and four other permits. APRIL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION

Texas preliminary April 2009 crude oil production averaged 918,978 barrels daily, up from 901, 904 barrels daily average of April 2008.

The preliminary Texas crude oil production figure for April 2009 is 27,569,341 barrels, up from 27,057,121 barrels reported during April 2008. MAY OIL AND GAS COMPLETIONS

In May 2009, operators reported 442 oil, 753 gas, 23 injection and seven other completions compared to 334 oil, 857 gas, 36 injection and five other completions during May 2008.

Total well completions for 2009 year to date are 7,958 up from 6,494 recorded during the same period in 2008.

Operators reported 489 holes plugged and one dry hole in May 2009 compared to 534 holes plugged and four dry holes in May 2008. APRIL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION

Texas oil and gas wells produced 558,055,129 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas based upon preliminary production figures for April 2009, up from the April 2008 preliminary gas production total of 491,905,786 Mcf.

Texas production in April 2009 came from 144,181 oil and 91,006 gas wells.