The Big Four - August 2012

The four counties below are the core of the Bakken play in North Dakota. Together, they produced 18,237,949 barrels in August (preliminary), or 83.9% of the state's total August oil production of 21,735,166 barrels, according to the most recent figures released by the North Dakota Industrial Commission's Department of Mineral Resources.

• Mountrail County ----- oil production                 

August 2012 oil production -- 6,042,966  bbls
July 2012 oil production -- 5,762,685  bbls
August 2011 oil production -- 4,496,390  bbls
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• McKenzie County ----- oil production                 

August 2012 oil production -- 5,200,963  bbls
July 2012 oil production -- 4,788,477 bbls
August 2011 oil production -- 2,923,473 bbls
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• Williams County ------ oil production                 

August 2012 oil production -- 3,823,745 bbls
July 2012 oil production -- 3,655,792 bbls
August 2011 oil production -- 1,919,820 bbls
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• Dunn County ---------- oil production                 

August 2012 oil production -- 3,170,275  bbls
July 2012 oil production -- 3,214,572 bbls
August 2011 oil production -- 2,000,646 bbls
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