The Railroad Commission of Texas reported that statewide crude oil production reached a preliminary 129,523,336 barrels in May 2026, an average of roughly 4.18 million barrels per day. The figures, published in an Aug. 5 news release, came from production reports covering 156,120 oil wells and 84,661 gas wells across the state.
The monthly report offers one of the most detailed public snapshots of output from the nation’s largest oil- and gas-producing state. Alongside crude, operators reported 1,070,708,239 thousand cubic feet (mcf) of natural gas for the month, an average of nearly 34.5 million mcf per day, according to the release.
The agency cautioned that the totals are preliminary, based on volumes reported by operators, and will be updated as late and corrected production reports are received. The pattern of upward revision is visible in the same report: May 2025 crude production, first reported at about 127.3 million barrels, now stands at 147.1 million barrels in updated figures, while natural gas for that month rose from roughly 1.04 billion mcf to nearly 1.16 billion mcf. The commission also noted that its crude oil totals cover oil produced from oil leases and exclude condensate, which is reported separately.
Permian Basin counties again dominated the crude rankings, according to the agency’s county tables. Martin County led the state with about 21.1 million barrels, followed by Midland County at 18.9 million, Upton County at 9.4 million, Loving County at 8.2 million, and Reagan County at 6.6 million. On the natural gas side, Webb County in South Texas edged out Midland County for the top spot, 89.7 million mcf to 89.1 million, with Reeves County close behind at 85.4 million. Reeves also led Texas in condensate at nearly 6.2 million barrels, ahead of Loving and Culberson counties.
Established in 1891, the Railroad Commission is the state’s oldest regulatory agency and has overseen the oil and gas industry for more than a century. Updated statewide totals and full county rankings are available through the commission’s production data pages, and the May figures will continue to firm up as corrected reports arrive in the months ahead.