Top Oil and Nat Gas producing Counties in Texas
August 29, 2012
THREE EAGLE FORD COUNTIES IN TOP 10 OIL PRODUCING LIST
Karnes, Gonzales and LaSalle Counties in the Eagle Ford Shale are acting as bookends for the state’s Top 10 oil-producing counties, according to the Texas Railroad Commission’s ranking by preliminary production data.
The data, released Wednesday, show Karnes County in the No. 1 spot with June crude oil production at 2,697,597 barrels of oil. At the opposite end, Gonzales County ranks ninth with 1,363,157 barrels and La Salle ranks 10thwith 1,324,555 barrels.
In between are eight counties in the West Texas Permian Basin: Andrews (second with 2,432,874), Gaines (third with 2,001,165), Ector (fourth with 1,869,602), Yoakum (fifth with 1,710,427), Upton (sixth with 1,619,001), Midland (seventh with 1,611,601) and Martin (eighth with 1,541,744).
Tarrant County, including the Fort Worth metropolitan area, was a clear winner in top natural gas producing counties with 65,337,082 MCF (thousand cubic feet) in June.
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