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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 daily average of 3.633 BCF per day.
Thirty-three percent of North Dakota's production comes from McKenzie County. The top 10 counties make up 99.6% of N.D. oil production and besides McKenzie are Williams, Mountrail, Dunn, Divide, Burke, Billings, Bowman, Bottineau and Stark.
The current Department of Mineral Resources rig count is 34.
In September, 78 wells were permitted, a drop from the two previous months. In August, 84 wells were permitted and 93 in July. Completions included 105 in September, 96 in August and 74 in July.
Fort Berthold Reservation produced 152,469 barrels of oil per day in August, a decrease of 0.6% or 992 barrels of oil per day. In July, the reservation produced 153,461 barrels of oil per day.
One rig was working on the reservation and there are 3,053 active wells. The reservation has 137 total active permits, a decrease from last month.
The statewide gas flared volume from July to August decreased by 17.9 million cubic feet per day (MMCF/D) to 155.4 MMCF/D. The statewide gas capture increased slightly to 95.8% while Bakken gas capture increased to 96.1%