Billings County Production Update - January 2013

The latest preliminary figures released on Friday by the North Dakota Industrial Commission's Oil and Gas Division show Billings County's November oil production was 437,898 barrels, down 32,192 barrels, or 6.8%, from the adjusted October total of 470,090 barrels. The total number of producing wells reported was 495, up 7 from October.

Billings County --------- oil production                    

Nov 2012 oil production --437,898 bbls
Oct 2012 oil production -- 470,090 bbls
Nov 2011 oil production -- 382,652 bbls
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One Year Snapshot  using adjusted numbers from NDIC monthly production reports        

• 11/2011---382,652 barrels from 449 producing wells
• 12/2011---385,433 barrels from 451 producing wells
• 1/2012 --- 386,953 barrels from 453 producing wells
• 2/2012 --- 352,178 barrels from 454 producing wells

• 3/2012 --- 396,440 barrels from 456 producing wells

• 4/2012 --- 426,271 barrels from 465 producing wells

• 5/2012 --- 435,879 barrels from 465 producing wells

• 6/2012 --- 460,910 barrels from 477 producing wells

• 7/2012 --- 480,303 barrels from 482 producing wells
• 8/2012 --- 483,046 barrels from 480 producing wells

• 9/2012 --- 465,956 barrels from 486 producing wells

• 10/2012---470,090 barrels from 488 producing wells
• 11/2012---437,898 barrels from 495 producing wells preliminary

Source: North Dakota Industrial Commission