Director's Cut -- August, 2023, Data

Locator: 45745CUT.

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DUCs and wells off-line for operational reasons tracked here.

Producing wells: 18,179 -- new all-time high (July, 2023)

• new all-time high, this month, August, 2023: 18,179 producing wells (preliminary)
  
• the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources reported the state had 18,101 producing wells in June, 2023.
• gas capture, statewide: 96%
  

Highlights.

• active rigs
• today: 38
• September: 37
• 37: August, 2023
  
• 37: July, 2023
  
• 37: June, 2023
  
• expected to rise to the mid-forties with gradual increase over next two years;

• crude oil production:
• August, 2023: 1,219,345 (+3.3%)
  
• July, 2023: 1,180,692 (+1%)
  
• June, 2023: 1,166,604 bopd
• May, 2023: 1,135,009 bopd

• crude price:
• today: $77.60
• August, 2023: $77.15
  
• July, 2023: $70.35.
  
• June, 2023: $64.18
  
• May, 2023; $65.82

• natural gas:
  
• August, 2023: 3,302,779 MCF/day (+0.3%)
• July, 2023: 3,292,150 MCF/day (+1%)
  
• June, 2023: 3,247,513 MCF/day
• May, 2023: 3,156,883 MCF/day

• wells permitted:
  
• Septemmber: 59
• August: 87
• July: 70
• June: 85
• May: 63
• April: 89

• DUCs:
• August: 376
  
• July: 419
  
• June: 433
  
• May: 459
• April: 458

• inactive:
• August: 1,624
  
• July: 1,665
  
• June: 1,693
  
• May: 1,779
• April, 1,899

• completed:
• September: 129 (preliminary)
  
• August: 91 (preliminary)
  
• July: 83 (prelminary)
  
• June: 85 
  
• May: 138 
  
• April: 51 
  

• producing: 
• August, 2023: 18,380 (preliminary; new all-time high)
  
• July, 2023: 18,179 (new all-time high)
• June, 2023: 18,101 (new all-time high)
  
• May, 2023: 17,9292 (new all-time)
• April: 17,768