The slowdown in oilfield activity and production reported by Scurry County operators continues, according to data released by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
According to figures from the commission, Scurry County operators have reported 4.82 million barrels produced during the first four months of 2019. During the same period last year, operators reported 5.08 million barrels produced.
In April, operators reported 1.18 million barrels of crude oil produced by Scurry County’s oilfield, a decrease compared to the 1.24 million barrels produced in March. Last April, Scurry County oil wells produced 1.28 million barrels of crude oil.
In April, operators reported slightly more than 98.9 million barrels of crude oil production statewide. In April 2018, operators reported production of 83.2 million barrels, updated to 109 million barrels. The commission updates figures as late and revised reports are received.
The commission reported that from April 2018 to March 2019, total Texas reported production was 1.358 billion barrels of crude oil and 9 trillion cubic feet of total gas.
Crude oil and natural gas production in March 2019 came from 176,879 oil wells and 88,240 gas wells.
In Scurry County, the commission issued three permits for new wells in May, an increase over the two permits issued in April, but well below the 26 permits issued in May 2018.
In districts 8 and 8A, which includes Scurry and the surrounding counties, 567 permits to drill new wells were issued in May, a jump from the 434 permits issued in April. In March the commission issued 627 permits and 527 permits were issued in February.
Statewide, the commission issued a total of 1,050 original drilling permits in May compared 1,243 in May 2018. The May 2019 total included 931 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, 17 to re-enter plugged well bores and 102 for re-completions of existing well bores. The breakdown of well types for those permits is 218 oil, 71 gas, 675 oil or gas, 69 injection, five service and 12 other permits.
Scurry County operators reported 42 completions in May, five more than were reported in April. In May 2018 operators reported 54 completions. Many of the completions were listed as “well record only,” and included temporarily abandoned wells, repairs and wells that have been completed but not activated.
In districts 8 and 8A, 384 completions were reported in May, 122 more than were reported in April and a jump from the 160 completions reported in March.
In May, the commission staff processed 735 oil, 153 gas, 40 injection and one other completion compared to 739 oil, 134 gas, 57 injection and six other completions. Total well completions processed year-to-date for 2019 are 4,173, down from 4,450 recorded during the same time period in 2018.
Midland County maintained its position as the top producing county with nearly 11.6 million barrels of crude oil in April, a decrease from March’s 12.2 million barrels. Karnes County operators reported 7.4 million barrels of crude oil produced in April, the same as was reported by producers in March.
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