News from the Oklahoma Corporation
Commission
Phone: (405)
521-4180, FAX: (405) 522-1623, m.skinner@occmail.occ.state.ok.us
LATEST OKLAHOMA OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION NUMBERS ARE
MIXED**
Rise in oil production reported, but natural gas declines from April to
May
(Oklahoma City) The latest Oklahoma Corporation Commission report
on oil and natural gas production in Oklahoma puts total oil production in
Oklahoma for May 2002 at 5,810,740 barrels. That is an increase of 437,445
barrels from the April (revised) total of 5,373,295 barrels.
Through May of this year oil
production in Oklahoma totaled 28,204,852 barrels. That is 2,184,208 barrels
more than had been reported for the same time period last year.
Total natural gas production
for May 2002 was 123,954,573 mcf, a decrease of 826,025 mcf from the April (revised) total of 124,780,598
mcf.
However, gas production was
running ahead of the same time period a year ago. Through May of this year
natural gas production in Oklahoma totaled 610,655,021 mcf. That is 5,877,258
mcf more than had been 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
**Editors, Please Note: All
numbers are subject to change, and should be used for
trend purposes only.
A
COUNTY-BY COUNTY BREAKDOWN OF THE LATEST OIL AND GAS NUMBERS IS AVAILABLE FROM
THE COMMISSION WEB SITE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS - http://www.occ.state.ok.us/TEXT_FILES/o&gfiles.htm
(click on (OGMONTH PDF)
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.