ND achieves all-time high in producing wells

BISMARCK – North Dakota reached an all-time high record in oil producing wells in August, according to the N.D. Department of Mineral Resources. The state had 20,177 producing wells in August, according to the report released Tuesday, Oct. 20, by Richard Suggs of DMR. The numbers are normally about two months behind. In August, the state produced 1.161 million barrels of oil per day, an increase from July. On Tuesday, the price of West Texas Intermediate was $97.88 a barrel. In August, the state produced 112.6 billion cubic feet (BCF) of natural gas with a…