AUSTIN Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for November 2024 came from 159,727 oil wells and 82,958 gas wells, a press release ...

Deep in the heart of Texas, old-fashioned oil and gas still pays the bills in a major way, even as the state’s economy diversifies into other activities. As the U.S. churned out record levels of ...

A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Oct. 12, 2021. A large 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit West Texas on Friday ...