Martin County has surpassed Midland County as the leading producer of crude oil in Texas, according to the latest data from Railroad Commission of Texas.  The commission said Dec. 11 Martin produced 16,971,500 barrels of crude oil in September 2023 – ahead of the 16,338,863 of Midland.  Nine of the top 10 counties are in Permian Basin, including Upton with 7,689,754 barrels, Howard with 7,061,243 barrels and Karnes in Eagle Ford in south Texas with 6,164,664 barrels for September.

 

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