# Texas DUC Aging & Backlog
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> Texas DUC-proxy aging: wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported, by age percentile, backlog trend and county.

**URL:** https://www.buckheadenergy.com/duc-aging-texas
**Source:** Buckhead Energy (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/)
**Generated:** 2026-10-02 (heuristic; server-side extraction)

## Answer
Quick answer: 4,938 Texas wells were spudded in the last three years with no first production reported, by Buckhead Energy’s count; the median one has waited 284 days since spud, and the backlog changed -33.9% from Aug 2024 to Jul 2026. This DUC proxy includes dry holes, injection wells and reporting lag, so it is not a completion queue.

## Frequently Asked Questions
**What does DUC mean on this Texas page?**
Here a DUC is a proxy: a well spudded in the last three years with no first production reported yet. The records carry no completion status, so the count also includes dry holes, injection wells and wells whose production has not been reported yet.

**How long have Texas DUC-proxy wells waited since spud?**
The median well in the proxy has waited 284 days since spud; the 90th percentile is 927 days. Percentiles are published only when at least 5 wells stand behind them.

**Which Texas counties have the most DUC-proxy wells?**
By wells in the proxy: Midland County (452), Martin County (349), Reeves County (349).

**How long does a Texas well take from spud to first production?**
For spuds 12 to 36 months old that reached first production, the median was 181 days.

## Dataset
**Name:** Texas DUC Aging and Backlog

Texas DUC-proxy aging: wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported, by age percentile, backlog trend and county.

**Variables measured:**
- DUC-proxy well count
- Days since spud (percentiles)
- Monthly DUC-proxy backlog
- DUC-proxy wells by county
- Spud-to-first-production days (percentiles)

## Page Outline
- Texas DUC Aging and Backlog
  - Frequently Asked Questions
  - Texas DUC-proxy aging (days since spud)
  - Texas DUC-proxy backlog by month
  - Texas counties by DUC-proxy wells
  - Texas spud to first production
  - How these figures are computed
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