Texas Oil Production: Barrels per Day, Month by Month
Texas produced about 5.77 million barrels of crude oil a day in July 2026, 41.4% of US output and #1 among the states, −1.2% from a year earlier. It is the largest oil-producing state by far, and the Permian Basin in West Texas is the most productive oil region in the United States.
Key Figures
EIA monthly · July 2026| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Crude production, July 2026 | 5,768 kb/d (5.77 Mb/d) | EIA, preliminary |
| Rank among the states | #1 | EIA |
| Share of US crude output | 41.4% | EIA |
| Change from prior month | +36 kb/d | EIA |
| Change from a year earlier | −72 kb/d (−1.2%) | EIA |
| 12-month average | 5,781 kb/d | EIA, computed |
| Permian region | Produced 48% of all US crude in 2025, about 6.6 million b/d across West Texas and southeast New Mexico | EIA, Today in Energy |
| Eagle Ford (South Texas) | 9% of US crude in 2025, about 1.2 million b/d | EIA, Today in Energy |
| Regulator | Railroad Commission of Texas, which oversees oil and gas despite its name | Railroad Commission of Texas |
Ranked against every other state on oil production by state; national context on US oil production.
Monthly Production, Last 26 Months
Thousand barrels per day| Month | kb/d | Change vs prior month | Change vs year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 5,768 | +36 | −1.2% |
| June 2026 | 5,732 | −70 | −0.4% |
| May 2026 | 5,802 | −49 | +0.7% |
| April 2026 | 5,851 | +61 | +1.0% |
| March 2026 | 5,790 | −24 | +1.3% |
| February 2026 | 5,814 | +251 | +3.1% |
| January 2026 | 5,563 | −238 | −0.1% |
| December 2025 | 5,801 | −30 | +1.7% |
| November 2025 | 5,831 | +64 | +0.7% |
| October 2025 | 5,767 | −45 | −1.3% |
| September 2025 | 5,812 | −24 | +0.5% |
| August 2025 | 5,836 | −4 | +1.2% |
| July 2025 | 5,840 | +84 | +2.8% |
| June 2025 | 5,756 | −3 | +0.5% |
| May 2025 | 5,759 | −32 | — |
| April 2025 | 5,791 | +74 | — |
| March 2025 | 5,717 | +76 | — |
| February 2025 | 5,641 | +72 | — |
| January 2025 | 5,569 | −136 | — |
| December 2024 | 5,705 | −87 | — |
| November 2024 | 5,792 | −51 | — |
| October 2024 | 5,843 | +59 | — |
| September 2024 | 5,784 | +20 | — |
| August 2024 | 5,764 | +85 | — |
| July 2024 | 5,679 | −48 | — |
| June 2024 | 5,727 | — | — |
EIA petroleum/crd/crpdn, crude oil field production by state. The newest month is preliminary and is revised as operators report; the data is published with a lag of roughly two and a half months.
Where Texas Oil Comes From
The basins
- The Permian Basin straddles the Texas-New Mexico line; its Midland and Delaware sub-basins hold stacked shale layers that support long drilling programs.
- The Eagle Ford in South Texas is a mature shale play near Gulf Coast refineries and export terminals, so its barrels reach the coast and foreign buyers with little inland transport.
- Texas output is drilled with the horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing described in what is fracking; where the rigs are working now is on the rig map.
Why it matters beyond Texas
- The Gulf Coast holds just over half of US refining capacity, so Texas crude, Texas refineries and Texas export docks move together; see hurricane season and oil prices.
- Texas gasoline prices follow this supply chain closely: Texas gas prices covers the retail side.
- Because the Permian is so large, its pipeline capacity and takeaway constraints can move the WTI price, which is delivered at Cushing, Oklahoma.
Texas Oil Production FAQ
How much oil does Texas produce?
Texas produced about 5.77 million barrels of crude oil a day in July 2026 (5,768 thousand barrels a day), 41.4% of US output and #1 among the states. That is −1.2% from a year earlier. Source: EIA monthly state estimates; the latest month is preliminary.
What is the Permian Basin?
A large oil-producing region in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The EIA reports it supplied 48% of total US crude oil production in 2025, about 6.6 million barrels a day, more than any other region.