The United States had 1,026 drilling rigs in operation at the end of last week.
Texas ended last week with a total of 501 drilling rigs in operation.
The Texas Railroad Commission issued 392 drilling permits last week to bring the 10-week rolling average to 334.
Natural gas prices ended the week at an average of $2.81 per mmbtu.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices gained more than $1.00 to average $57.81 per barrel last week.
Gasoline prices across Texas gained $0.10 to end last week at an average of $2.32 per gallon.
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