State sets record for gas production
Kristen Jones
Farmer Staff Writer
North Dakota’s oil production has continued to increase, following the trend of the past few months.
“This is really good news from September production. For the first time since March of this year we are back at about 1.1 million barrels per day,” said Lynn Helms.
Well activity in September was strong with the number of inactive wells decreasing from 1,714 in August to 1,447 in September.
There were 17,759 actively producing wells in the state; this is an all-time high. McKenzie County continues to lead the state with 5,336 active wells that produced 35.68 percent of the state’s oil.
The state produced 33,581,380 barrels of crude, totaling 1,119,379 barrels per day. Of that, 96 percent, or 1,078,594 came from Bakken and Three Forks. McKenzie County produced 11,955,486 barrels for the month.
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