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Monthly
Annual
Texas Crude Oil Wellhead Acquisition Price by First Purchasers (Dollars per Barrel)
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1977
8.19
8.31
8.40
8.68
8.80
8.88
1978
8.92
9.03
9.11
9.17
9.15
9.27
9.23
9.33
9.49
9.51
9.55
9.77
1979
9.83
9.98
10.04
10.53
10.74
11.93
13.36
13.72
14.55
15.28
15.35
16.73
1980
17.44
18.78
19.03
20.29
21.27
21.72
22.80
22.99
23.08
23.84
24.61
26.44
1981
31.33
39.07
38.34
37.13
36.01
34.67
34.14
33.89
34.13
33.95
34.10
34.26
1982
34.02
33.26
31.71
30.90
30.99
31.03
31.23
31.06
31.12
32.01
31.92
31.31
1983
31.11
29.70
29.13
29.12
29.20
29.10
29.06
29.10
29.11
29.09
29.30
29.11
1984
29.09
29.05
29.08
28.95
29.04
29.04
29.03
29.03
28.93
28.93
28.37
27.88
1985
26.84
26.34
26.54
26.72
26.90
26.77
26.66
26.70
26.70
26.92
27.10
27.31
1986
25.78
19.72
14.56
12.68
12.97
13.08
11.46
12.14
13.16
13.18
13.17
13.81
1987
16.23
16.63
16.64
16.88
17.41
17.98
18.95
19.09
18.19
18.09
17.81
16.69
1988
15.90
15.75
15.09
16.08
16.39
15.82
14.25
14.19
13.62
12.71
12.38
14.10
1989
16.07
16.18
17.63
19.01
18.50
18.30
18.28
16.73
17.64
18.35
18.14
18.98
1990
20.60
20.20
18.50
16.54
16.30
14.88
16.26
24.55
30.81
33.74
30.01
24.83
1991
22.20
18.29
17.43
18.45
18.78
17.76
18.97
19.15
19.41
20.76
20.03
17.17
1992
16.51
16.71
16.61
18.06
18.76
20.21
19.61
19.07
19.59
19.44
18.07
17.19
1993
16.93
17.90
18.14
18.05
17.68
16.79
15.46
15.66
15.03
15.85
14.49
12.33
1994
12.66
12.50
12.46
14.14
15.88
17.09
17.56
16.13
15.29
15.58
15.90
15.03
1995
15.92
16.58
16.44
17.73
17.56
16.41
15.24
15.92
16.18
15.43
16.00
17.19
1996
17.07
16.98
19.38
21.51
19.43
18.73
19.55
20.26
22.22
23.31
21.97
23.32
1997
23.48
20.49
18.95
17.88
18.97
17.24
17.58
17.86
17.74
19.25
18.19
16.32
1998
14.70
13.95
12.80
13.04
12.62
11.24
11.74
11.30
12.59
12.42
10.89
9.20
1999
10.38
9.98
12.47
15.10
15.79
15.94
17.89
19.26
21.75
20.98
23.19
24.28
2000
25.27
27.62
28.42
24.51
27.26
29.30
28.53
29.64
31.87
31.23
32.21
26.88
2001
27.47
27.75
24.54
24.68
25.52
24.56
23.93
24.87
24.26
19.78
18.07
16.93
2002
17.17
18.22
22.00
23.65
24.66
23.73
24.58
25.96
27.44
26.46
24.66
26.91
2003
30.31
33.48
31.14
26.67
26.59
28.56
29.41
29.76
26.31
28.17
28.80
30.26
2004
32.03
32.45
34.36
34.47
37.48
36.10
38.28
42.37
43.24
49.70
45.28
39.86
2005
43.16
45.22
50.37
49.20
45.22
52.33
55.69
61.51
61.45
58.34
54.69
54.94
2006
60.59
57.59
56.70
64.39
66.01
66.28
69.37
68.71
60.08
54.90
54.20
56.65
2007
50.31
55.12
56.93
59.63
58.76
62.02
70.91
69.07
75.84
82.85
91.67
88.34
2008
90.26
92.41
101.72
110.19
Updated on 6/30/2008
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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