Director's Cut -- October, 2021, Data

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Crude oil production:

• October, 2021: 1,110,321 bopd
• September, 2020: 1,114,020 bopd
• a decrease of 3,699 bopd month/month
• a decrease of 0.3%

Natural gas production:

• October, 2021: 92,937,382 mcf/day
• September, 2021: 90,625,657 mcf/day
• an increase of 2,311,725 mcf/day
• an increase of 2.6%

Gas capture: 94%.

Crude price, ND light sweet (WTI):

• today: $66.25 ($71.55)
  
• October: $74.35 ($81.22)
  
• September: $64.37 ($72.38)
  

In conjunction with the Director's Cut, see the December dashboards:

• EIA pdf, Bakken: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/pdf/bakken.pdf
• EIA, pdf, Permian: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/pdf/permian.pdf
• EIA, pdf, Eagle Ford: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/pdf/eagleford.pdf

More from the Director's Cut:

Rig count:

• today: 32 (including SWD rigs)
• November: 33
• October: 29
• September: 27

Wells, permitted:

• November: 50
• October: 37
• September: 69

Wells completed:

• November (preliminary): 60
• October (revised: 41
• September (final): 34

Wells inactive:

• October: 1,881
• September: 1,696

Wells waiting on completion (DUCs):

• October: 457
• September: 503

Wells, producing:

• October: 17,163 (preliminary)
• September: 17,051

Wells off line for operational reasons tracked here.