News from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Matt Skinner, Public Information

Phone: (405) 521-4180, FAX: (405) 522-1623,  m.skinner@occmail.occ.state.ok.us

 

October 14, 2002

 

LATEST OKLAHOMA OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION NUMBERS SHOW DROP**

 

 (Oklahoma City) The latest Oklahoma Corporation Commission report on oil and natural gas production in Oklahoma puts total oil production in Oklahoma for June 2002 at 5,433,216 barrels. That is a decrease of 384,961 barrels from the May 02 (revised) total of 5,818,177 barrels.

 

Through June of this year oil production in Oklahoma totaled 33,712,728 barrels. That is 1,351,477 barrels less than the revised total reported for the same time period last year.

 

Total natural gas production for June 2002 was 118,826,370 mcf, a decrease of  7,232,018 mcf from the May (revised) total of 126,058,388 mcf.  

 

Gas production also declined when compared to the same time period a year ago. Through June of this year natural gas production in Oklahoma totaled 748,968,614 mcf. That is 69,997,298 mcf less than revised total reported for the same time period last year. 

                                                                      

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                              All OCC advisories and releases are available at www.occ.state.ok.us

 

**Please Note: All numbers are subject to change, and should be used for        

                                            trend purposes only.

 

NOTE: A CHART SHOWING THE COUNTY-BY-COUNTY AND MATERIAL BREAKDOWN OF THE PRODUCTION NUMBERS IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.occ.state.ok.us/TEXT_FILES/o&gfiles.htm

 

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION IN OKLAHOMA, CALL LARRY CLAXTON, MANAGER - STATISTICS/SURETY DEPARTMENT, OIL AND GAS DIVISION, OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION (405) 521-2273.