Texas rig count as of Feb. 10 was 362, 49% of all active rigs in US
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 956 original drilling permits in Jan. 2017 compared to 510 in Jan. 2016.
The 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 Jan. 2017 included 259 oil, 67 gas, 607 oil or gas, 18 injection, one service and four other permits.
In Jan. 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 Jan. 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 Feb. 10 was 362, representing about 49 percent of all active rigs in the United States.
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 |