Director's Cut Is Out -- September, 2018, Data -- North Dakota Sets New All-Time Crude Oil / Natural Gas Production Records; Operators In No Hurry To Reduce Number Of DUCs

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Crude oil production:

• September, 2018: hits new all-time high -- 1,359,256 bopd
• August, 2018: 1,292,505
• delta, bbls: 66,751 bbls
• delta, percent: a whopping increase of 5% month-over-month

Producing wells:

• September, 2018: 15,287 -- a new all-time high
• August, 2018: 15,124

Natural gas production:

• September, 2018: 2,532,018 Mcf/d -- a new all-time high
• August, 2018: 2,443,010 Mcf/d
• delta, cubic feet: 89,008 Mcf/d
• delta, percent: 3.6%

Off line:

• DUCs: 928, up three from last report
• inactive: 1,340, down 87 from last report
• total: 2,268 (more than the total number of wells that will be drilled in North Dakota this year)

Flaring:

• statewide, captured: 2,075,451 Mcf/day -- new all-time high
• statewide, capture: 82%
• FBIR Bakken: 71%
• current goal: 88%