The Top Ten

State oil production rankings as of August 2012. Monthly totals are shown in thousand barrels (total x 1000).

1 Texas 62,022 2 North Dakota 21,735 3 California 16,535 4 Alaska 12,539 5 Oklahoma 7,280 6 New Mexico 7,018 7 Louisiana 5,647 8 Wyoming 5,053 9 Kansas 3,749 10 Colorado 3,598

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration