As the price of a barrel of oil has remained stagnant, activity in the oilfields of Scurry County has continued its slowdown, according to information from the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Scurry County operators reported 1.33 million barrels of oil were produced in September, a drop of about 50,000 barrels from August and about 70,000 fewer barrels than September 2014.
According to information from the commission, Scurry County oil wells have produced 12.89 million barrels this year compared to 12.43 million barrels through the first nine months of 2014.
Twelve permits to drill new wells were issued in Scurry County in October, compared to 27 in October 2014.
In districts 8 and 8A, which includes Scurry and the surrounding counties, 336 permits to drill were issued, down 12 compared to September.
Statewide, the commission issued a total of 822 original drilling permits in October 2015 compared to 3,046 in October 2014. The October total included 689 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, four to re-enter plugged well bores and 129 for re-completions of existing well bores. The breakdown of well types for those permits issued in October 2015 included 198 oil, 54 gas, 524 oil or gas, 34 injection, one service and 11 other permits.
The commission processed 1,138 oil, 196 gas, 53 injection and nine other completions compared to 2,035 oil, 354 gas, 63 injection and three other completions in October 2014. Total well completions for 2015, year-to-date, are 17,545, down from 25,604 recorded during the same period in 2014.
In October, Scurry County operators reported 31 completions, compared to 23 in September and 34 in October 2014.
In districts 8 and 8A, 560 completions were reported, up 80 from September.
Preliminary production statewide for September 2015 was 72.8 million barrels of crude oil. In September 2014, production was reported at 82.8 million barrels.
The commission updates production figures over the course of the year as operators file late and updated reports.
Karnes County was the state’s top producing county in September, with 6.15 million barrels of oil, down 350,000 compared to August. Midland County was fourth statewide, with 3.21 million barrels, a drop of nearly 300,000 compared to August.
September crude oil production averaged 2.4 barrels daily, compared to the 2.2 barrels daily average of September 2014. This year’s production came from 181,179 oil wells and 95,834 gas wells. The commission reported that in the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 1.008 billion barrels.
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