Texas is by far the largest oil-producing state in the United States. In 2024, Texas produced a total of over two billion barrels. In a distant second place is New Mexico, which produced 744.6 million barrels in the same year. Virginia is the smallest producing state in the country, at three thousand barrels. Macro perspective of U.S. oil production The U.S. oil production totaled some 19.4 million barrels of oil per day, or a total annual oil production of 827 million metric tons in 2023. As the largest oil producer in the U.S., it is not surprising that Texas is home to the most productive U.S. oil basin, the Permian. The Permian has routinely accounted for at least 50 percent of total onshore production. Regional distribution of U.S. oil production A total of 32 of the 50 U.S. states produce oil. There are five regional divisions for oil production in the U.S., known as the Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD). These five regional divisions of the allocation of fuels derived from petroleum products were established in the U.S. during the Second World War and they are still used today for data collection purposes. In line with the fact that Texas is by far the largest U.S. oil producing state, PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) is also the largest oil producing PADD, as it also includes the federal offshore region in the Gulf of Mexico. There are around 590 operational oil and gas rigs in the country as of February 2025.

Texas is by far the leading producing state of crude oil in the United States, with production amounting to roughly 5.5 million barrels per day. Following, New Mexico produced a third of the amount produced in the Lone Star state.

Crude Oil Production in the United States increased to 13642 BBL/D/1K in July from 13533 BBL/D/1K in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Crude Oil Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Texas is by far the leading producing state of crude oil in the United States, with production amounting to roughly 5.5 million barrels per day. Following, New Mexico produced a third of the amount produced in the Lone Star state.

Key information about United States Crude Oil: Production

• United States Crude Oil: Production was reported at 12,927.088 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
• This records an increase from the previous number of 11,910.573 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
• US Crude Oil: Production data is updated yearly, averaging 8,135.663 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 64 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 12,927.088 Barrel/Day th in 2023 and a record low of 4,999.727 Barrel/Day th in 2008
• US Crude Oil: Production data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.CO: Crude Oil Production: Yearly

County-level data from oil and/or natural gas producing States—for onshore production in the lower 48 States only—are compiled on a State-by-State basis. Most States have production statistics available by county, field, or well, and these data were compiled at the county level to create a database of county-level production, annually for 2000 through 2011. Raw data for natural gas is for gross withdrawals, and oil data almost always include natural gas liquids. Note that State-provided natural gas withdrawals were not available for Illinois or Indiana; those estimates were produced using geocoded wells and State total production reported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency. In the data file, counties with increases or decreases in excess of $20 million in oil and/or natural gas production during 2000-11 are also identified. See the Documentation for more details. Currently, an ERS update to this data product is not planned.

Weekly Crude Oil Production in the United States increased to 13505 Thousand Barrels Per Day in September 26 from 13501 Thousand Barrels Per Day in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Weekly Crude Oil Production.

Texas was the leading state in the United States in terms of direct employment by the oil and gas industry. In 2021, the oil and gas industry directly contributed to ******* jobs in the state. This was more than three times the number of such employees in California.

In 2024, oil production in the United States reached **** million barrels per day, the highest value within the period of consideration. The United States currently produces more oil than any other country in the world. Why has U.S. oil production increased? As U.S. oil production has more than doubled since the 2008 recession, imports of crude oil to the United States have decreased. An upsurge in foreign oil prices during the financial crisis, particularly from OPEC countries located mainly in the Middle East, motivated the U.S. energy industry to find ways to increase production domestically. Developments in extraction technology During the recession, investors took advantage of low-interest rates to develop costly oil extraction processes such as hydraulic fracturing. Also known as “fracking,” this extraction method made it possible to access shale oil deep underground that was once out of reach. Texas and New Mexico are major sites of shale reserves and have thus become the two largest oil-producing states in the country.

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United States US: Production Index: Crude Oil data was reported at 162.073 2010=100 in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 171.954 2010=100 for 2015. United States US: Production Index: Crude Oil data is updated yearly, averaging 131.184 2010=100 from Dec 1948 (Median) to 2016, with 69 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 175.989 2010=100 in 1970 and a record low of 91.292 2010=100 in 2008. United States US: Production Index: Crude Oil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.IMF.IFS: Production Index: Annual.

Graph and download economic data for Real Gross Domestic Product: Oil and Gas Extraction (211) in the United States (USOILGASRGSP) from 1997 to 2024 about extraction, mining, oil, gas, private industries, GSP, private, real, industry, GDP, and USA.

A cells polygon feature class was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to illustrate the degree of exploration, type of production, and distribution of production in the United States. Each cell represents a square mile of the land surface, and the cells are coded to represent whether the wells included within the cell are predominantly oil-producing, gas-producing, both oil and gas-producing, or the type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown or dry. The well information was initially retrieved from IHS Inc.'s PI/Dwights PLUS Well Data on CD-ROM, which is a proprietary, commercial database containing information for most oil and gas wells in the U.S. Cells were developed as a graphic solution to overcome the problem of displaying proprietary well data. No proprietary data are displayed or included in the cell maps. The data are current through 10/1/2005.

United States Shale Oil Production: Others data was reported at 0.344 MN Barrel/Day in Apr 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.343 MN Barrel/Day for Mar 2019. United States Shale Oil Production: Others data is updated monthly, averaging 0.167 MN Barrel/Day from Jan 2000 (Median) to Apr 2019, with 232 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.407 MN Barrel/Day in Apr 2015 and a record low of 0.138 MN Barrel/Day in Feb 2007. United States Shale Oil Production: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RB022: Shale Oil Production.

US Crude Oil Production data, recent 43 years (traceable to Jan 07,1983), the unit is 1000 bbl/d, latest value is 13423, updated at Aug 29,2025

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United States Oil Production: New-Well: Haynesville data was reported at 0.000 Barrel/Day th in Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Barrel/Day th for Feb 2025. United States Oil Production: New-Well: Haynesville data is updated monthly, averaging 1.000 Barrel/Day th from Jan 2007 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 219 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.000 Barrel/Day th in Nov 2012 and a record low of 0.000 Barrel/Day th in Mar 2025. United States Oil Production: New-Well: Haynesville data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RB040: Oil Production: by Region.

Oil production in the United States amounted to around 857.9 million metric tons in 2024, an increase when compared to the previous year and the highest figure recorded within the period of consideration. Between 1998 and 2024, figures increased by 490 million metric tons.

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