Director's Cut -- March, 2018 Data -- Is Posted -- North Dakota Posts Another Natural Gas Production Record

Link here.

Disclaimer: done quickly. There may be typographical and/or factual errors.

The number is: 1,162,071bopd -- down from 1,175,316 in February, 2018.

However, natural gas production increased slightly, setting a new all-time record:

• March: 2,116,294 MCF/day (353K boepd)
• February: 2,106,121 MCF/day (351K boepd)

Completions:

• Well completions in March fell to 65 (preliminary) due to weather.
• February completions: 77.
• January completions: 65.

DUCs + inactive wells: 2,555

• that's a lot of DUCs (915) and inactive wells 
• waiting on completion: 916, up 15 from the end of February to the end of March
• inactive well count: 1,653, down 1 from the end of February to the end of March

Flaring:

• statewide, 88% capture (same as last month)
• statewide, Bakken: 89% capture (same as last month)
• FBIR Bakken: 87% capture (worse than last month)
• ND goal: 88% capture; increasing to 91% beginning November 1, 2020