Random Comment On Production Record For North Dakota Despite Record Flooding In May

Earlier it was reported that North Dakota set another crude oil production record. The report was for May, 2013, the most recent data available.

It was also reported that May, 2013, was the wettest May on record in North Dakota. 

There were concerns that production would be affected due to the flooding, and no doubt it was.

I mentioned in the linked post that regular readers probably know the three reasons by oil production increased by more than 2% in May despite the flooding.

These are three reasons, but there are probably more:

• after the 2010 flooding, operators said they would not let that happen again; they were prepared this time
• more infrastructure has gone in (more pipeline) since 2010
• the wells are getting better

But the biggest reason that production hit new records despite record flooding: the tenacity, experience, hard-working, committed roughnecks, truck drivers, and contractors. Theirs is an untold story.