Natural gas, oil permitting up 38% in Texas in February
Friday, April 8, 2022
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 38% more original drilling permits year-over-year across Texas in February, according to Natural Gas Intelligence.
RRC issued 836 drilling permits in February, which exceeded the 606 it issued during February 2021.
Of the 836 drilling permits issued in February, 700 were permits to drill new oil or gas wells, eight were to re-enter plugged wellbores and 119 were re-completions of existing wellbores, according to RRC data. Broken down by well type, 181 of the original drilling permits were for oil, 81 were gas, 518 were oil or gas, 46 were injection and 10 were other permits.
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