Crude oil prices decreased from $59.48 per barrel in June 2015 to $47.11 per barrel in July 2015. Natural gas prices also decreased from $2.80 per million BTU in June 2015 to $2.76 per million BTU in July 2015.

Texas crude oil production for July 2015 was 80,379 barrels, up from 79,556 barrels reported in June 2015. Texas natural gas production was 682,723 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas in July 2015, up from the June 2015 natural gas production total of 671,691 Mcf.

Source: EIA, Texas RRC

The oil and gas extraction industry in Texas lost 900 jobs from August 2015 to September 2015. Compared to September 2014, the cumulative number of jobs lost in this industry is 1,800, a decrease of 1.7%.

Source: http://www.tracer2.com/admin/uploadedPublications/2138_TLMR-Current_Edition.pdf

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The U.S. rig count was 874 in July 2015, up from 859 in June 2015; Texas rig count was 375 in July 2015, up from 361 in June 2015; The Eagle Ford Shale rig count was 98 in July 2015, down from 103 in June 2015.

Source:Baker Hughes

Crude oil prices increased from $59.62 per barrel in April 2015 to $60.25 per barrel in May 2015. Natural gas prices also increased from $2.56 per million BTU in April 2015 to $2.78 per million BTU in May 2015.

Texas crude oil production for May 2015 was 75,309,757 barrels, down from 77,472,269 barrels reported in April 2015. Texas natural gas production was 639,101,169 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas in May 2015, down from the April 2015 natural gas production total of 661,025,675 Mcf.

Source: EIA, Texas RRC

The oil and gas extraction industry in Texas gained 2,300 jobs from May 2015 to June 2015. Compared to June 2014, the cumulative number of jobs added in this industry is 1,100, an increase of 1.1%.

Source: http://www.tracer2.com/admin/uploadedPublications/2138_TLMR-Current_Edition.pdf

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The U.S. rig count was 859 in June 2015, down from 875 in May 2015; Texas rig count was 361 in June 2015, down from 369 in May 2015; The Eagle Ford Shale rig count was 103 in June 2015, down from 110 in May 2015.

Source:Baker Hughes

Crude oil prices increased from $47.72 per barrel in March 2015 to $59.62 per barrel in April 2015. Natural gas prices went down from $2.65 per million BTU (one million BTU is approximately 974 cubic feet) in March 2015 to $2.56 per million BTU in April 2015.

Texas crude oil production for April 2015 was 69,595,733 barrels, down from 80,526,870 barrels reported in March 2015. Texas natural gas production was 587,178,094 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas in April 2015, down from the March 2015 natural gas production total of 676,256,565 Mcf.

Source: EIA, Texas RRC

The oil and gas extraction industry in Texas gained 500 jobs from February 2015 to March 2015. Compared to March 2014, the cumulative number of jobs added in this industry is 2,100, an increase of 2.1%.

Source: http://www.tracer2.com/admin/uploadedPublications/2133_TLMR-March_15.pdf

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The U.S. rig count was 932 in April 2015, down from 1,048 in March 2015; Texas rig count was 393 in April 2015, down from 462 in March 2015; The Eagle Ford Shale rig count was 115 in April 2015, down from 137 in March 2015.

Source:Baker Hughes

The U.S. rig count was 932 in April 2015, down from 1,048 in March 2015; Texas rig count was 393 in April 2015, down from 462 in March 2015; The Eagle Ford Shale rig count was 115 in April 2015, down from 137 in March 2015.

Source:Baker Hughes