Production Update - August 2012

  North Dakota ---------- total oil & gas production      

 Latest figures from the NDIC Department. of  Mineral Resources >

August 2012 oil production ---- 21,735,166 bbls
August 2012 gas production -- 23,616,598 mcf
August 2012 producing wells -- 7,701 
                                                                     
  ND Department of Mineral Resources  Production Graph  >

One Year Snapshot  using adjusted numbers from NDIC monthly production reports        

8/2011 ---  • 13,829,114  barrels   • 14,349,802 mcf    • 5,971 producing wells
9/2011 ---  • 13,916,609  barrels   • 14,468,539 mcf    • 6,084 producing wells
10/2011 ---• 15,119,429  barrels   • 15,732,385 mcf    • 6,210 producing wells
11/2011 ---• 15,318,314  barrels   • 15,683,641 mcf    • 6,347 producing wells
12/2011 ---• 16,586,477  barrels   • 16,891,897 mcf    • 6,478 producing wells
1/2012 ---  • 16,935,846  barrels   • 17,738,391 mcf    • 6,624 producing wells
2/2012 ---  • 16,198,174  barrels   • 17,454,211 mcf    • 6,739 producing wells
3/2012 ---  • 17,901,807  barrels   • 19,302,603 mcf    • 6,932 producing wells
4/2012 ---  • 18,285,087  barrels   • 19,525,128 mcf    • 7,036 producing wells
5/2012 ---  • 19,839,420  barrels   • 21,360,912 mcf    • 7,205 producing wells
6/2012 ---  • 19,938,546  barrels   • 20,998,335 mcf    • 7,365 producing wells
7/2012 ---  • 20,963,713  barrels   • 22,295,369 mcf    • 7,481 producing wells
8/2012 ---  • 21,735,166  barrels    • 23,616,598 mcf     • 7,701 producing wells preliminary

August 2012
Year-over-year oil production ----- +7,906,052 barrels (57%)
Year-over-year gas production ---- +9,266,796 mcf (65%)
Year-over-year producing wells --- +1,730 (29%)

July 2012
Year-over-year oil production ----- +7,721,824 barrels (59%)
Year-over-year gas production ---- +8,864,124 mcf (66%)
Year-over-year producing wells --- +1,696 (29%)

Source: North Dakota Industrial Commission