AUSTIN –– The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) issued a total of 956 original drilling permits in January 2017 compared to 510 in January 2016. The January total included 865 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, 12 to re-enter plugged well bores and 79 for
re-completions of existing well bores. The breakdown of well types for those permits issued
January 2017 included 259 oil, 67 gas, 607 oil or gas, 18 injection, one service and four
other permits.
In January 2017, Commission staff processed 418 oil, 84 gas, 31 injection and three other
completions compared to 951 oil, 197 gas, 52 injection and four other completions in January
2016. Total well completions for 2017 year to date are 536; down from 1,204 recorded during
the same period in 2016.
According to Baker Hughes Inc., the Texas rig count as of February 10 was 362, 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:
TABLE 1 - JANUARY 2017 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 147 73 10
(2) REFUGIO AREA 107 34 23
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS 35 27 29
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS 34 4 3
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX 21 7 1
(6) EAST TEXAS 40 8 6
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX 36 8 1
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA 70 47 0
(8) MIDLAND 350 167 5
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA 67 30 0
(9) NORTH TEXAS 24 8 4
(10) PANHANDLE 25 5 2
TOTAL 956 418 84
*A district map is available on the Railroad Commission of Texas website at
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