Texas has been hot lately.
Temperatures reached a high of 103 F (39.44 C) in the Midland-Odessa area of Texas on July 9, according to online weather data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, which showed the maximum temperature in the area was 98 F (36.66 C). ) on July 8th, 96F (35.55C) on July 7th, 97F (36.11C) on July 6th, and 98F on July 5th.
When Rigzone asked the Texas Association of Producers and Royalty Owners (TIPRO) if the recent heat in Texas has been affecting oil and gas operations, the organization’s president, Ed Longanecker, said : “most operators we spoke to did not experience any significant outages during extreme heat conditions.”
Longanecker added, however, that “one operator said it was sometimes more difficult to operate compared to winter weather.”
The TIPRO president also told Rigzone that “some producers mentioned that they experienced some challenges with equipment due to the heat, including compressors, submersible electric pumps and propane refrigeration at a gas plant, which caused minor outages and temporary”.
“Many crews were instructed to start an hour earlier in the day so they could close earlier in the afternoon to avoid as much time in the extreme heat, take more breaks and hydrate,” Longanecker added.
When Rigzone raised the same question with the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), an RRC spokesperson told Rigzone that “no heat-related oil and natural gas supply disruptions have been reported.”
Rigzone also asked the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) whether the recent heat in Texas has been affecting oil and gas operations. At the time of writing, these organizations have not yet responded to Rigzone.
As of July 10 at 03:58 CDT, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s National Weather Service website was reporting 16 heat advisory alerts, one excessive heat warning alert, and two advisory alerts flood warning for Texas.
According to the RRC’s latest Texas oil and gas production statistics, which were released in June and were for March of this year, the total preliminary reported crude volume in the state was 115.34 million barrels. barrels in March. Total preliminary reported natural gas volume in Texas this month was 896.19 billion cubic feet, the RRC revealed last month.
The top three Texas crude-producing counties ranked by preliminary production in March 2023 were Midland, with 17.62 million barrels, Martin, with 15.35 million barrels, and Upton, with 7.522 million barrels, noted the RRC in its latest production statistics report. The top three gas-producing counties in Texas ranked by preliminary production in March were Reeves with 84.45 billion cubic feet, Webb with 79.8 billion cubic feet and Midland with 65.72 billion cubic feet, according to the RRC.
The RRC emphasized in the report that these preliminary figures are based on production volumes reported by operators and noted that they will be updated as late and corrected production reports are received.
The RRC is the state agency with primary regulatory jurisdiction over the oil and natural gas industry, pipeline carriers, the natural gas and hazardous liquids pipeline industry, natural gas utilities, the LP gas industry, the critical infrastructure of natural gas and surface mining of coal and uranium. operations, the organization says on its website. The commission was established in 1891 under a constitutional and legislative mandate to prevent discrimination in railroad fares and establish reasonable fares, its site states, adding that it is the state’s oldest regulatory agency and a of the oldest of its kind in the nation.
TIPRO, which was founded in 1946, represents nearly 3,000 individuals and companies in the Texas oil and gas industry, according to its site. TIPRO is one of the nation’s largest oil and gas trade associations and the strongest advocacy group representing both independents and royalty owners in Texas, according to the organization’s site.
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