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Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for December 2016

 
The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) issued a total of 1,009 original 
drilling permits in December 2016 compared to 727 in December 2015. The December total 
included 909 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, 17 to re-enter plugged well bores and 
83 for re-completions of existing well bores. The breakdown of well types for those permits 
issued December 2016 included 267 oil, 57 gas, 612 oil or gas, 62 injection, zero service 
and 11 other permits.
 
In December 2016,Commission staff processed 430 oil, 93 gas, 20 injection and two other 
completions compared to 788 oil, 151 gas, 53 injection and one other completions in December 
2015. Total well completions for 2016 are 10,468; down from 19,503 recorded in 2015. 
 
According to Baker Hughes Inc., the Texas rig count as of January 6 was 327, representing 
about 49 percent of all active rigs in the United States. 
 
For additional drilling permit and completion statistics, visit the Commission’s 
website at 
http://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-gas/research-and-statistics/well-information/  
under "Monthly Drilling, Completion and Plugging Summaries".
 
TABLE 1 - DECEMBER 2016 TEXAS OIL AND GAS DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD 
COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT*
 
DISTRICT        PERMITS TO DRILL 
                 OIL/GAS HOLES        OIL COMPLETIONS        GAS COMPLETIONS
(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA        143             93            13
(2) REFUGIO AREA        121             33            19
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS        35             11         22
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS        23              3             7
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX        10              1             0
(6) EAST TEXAS                38             12                    5
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX        37             11             2
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA        89             34                    0
(8) MIDLAND               374            159                   10
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA       88             39                    0
(9) NORTH TEXAS                35             26             2
(10) PANHANDLE                16              8                   13
TOTAL                  1,009        430            93
 

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