Director's Cut -- April, 2021 -- Data Posted -- IN PROGRESS

Sorry for the delay getting the summary posted, but Sophia and I will be in the pool for the rest of the day. LOL.  The Texas grid (ERCOT) is holding! What a great state!

Link here. It may download as a pdf.

Director's Cut: posted, link here. The Director's Cuts are tracked here.

Inactive wells (tracked here):

April, 2021:

• inactive: 2,088
• DUCs: 731 (note: this is an increase from the month before)
  
• total off line for operational reasons: 2,819
• producing: 16,374 (preliminary)

March, 2021:

• inactive: 2,351
• DUCs: 628
• total off line for operational reasons: 2,979
• producing: 16,212 (final)

The usual disclaimer applies: in a long note like this, done quickly, there will be content and typographical errors. If this is important to you, go to the source.  

April, 2021, data. This is all preliminary data for April, 2021. When the final number is tallied (next month), it will reveal a slight increase in production month-over-month):

This is cool: with only sixteen active rigs, North Dakota remains #2 in the nation with regard to crude oil production. New Mexico, with 72 active rigs is #3. Link here, for May, 2021 data. 

Crude oil production:

• April, 2021: 1,121,551 bopd (preliminary)
• March, 2021: 1,108,906 bopd (final)
• delta: 12,645 bopd
• delta in percent: +1.14 percent

Month Year	Bbls crude oil produced per day	Rig Count Current Month	Rig Count Prior Month	Rig Count Two Months Prior
April 2021	1,121,551	19	15	15
April 2020	1,219,086	17	35	52
April 2019	1,391,188	65	63	66
April 2018	1,224,948	62	60	59
April 2017	1,050,630	50	50	46
April 2016	1,041,007	27	29	32
April 2015	1,168,636	83	91	108
April 2014	1,001,149	189	188	193
April 2013	793,249	187	186	186
April 2012	609,371	211	209	205
April 2011	351,183	175	173	171
April 2010	284,345	114	107	102