A Reader Asked About Year-Over-Year Production Change In The Bakken -- February 12, 2024

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		NORTH DAKOTA	OIL
Year	Month	BBLS OIL	DAILY OIL	ACTIVE WELLS	BBLS/WELL	WELL/DAY
2019	1	43,520,652	1,403,892	15,043	2,893	93
2019	2	37,426,596	1,336,664	14,773	2,533	90
2019	3	43,217,922	1,394,127	15,041	2,873	93
2019	4	41,776,183	1,392,539	15,188	2,751	92
2019	5	43,244,405	1,394,981	15,380	2,812	91
2019	6	42,755,217	1,425,174	15,436	2,770	92
2019	7	44,820,555	1,445,824	15,558	2,881	93
2019	8	45,915,242	1,481,137	15,663	2,931	95
2019	9	43,318,755	1,443,958	15,738	2,752	92
2019	10	47,079,631	1,518,698	15,765	2,986	96
2019	11	45,571,052	1,519,035	15,701	2,902	97
2019	12	45,784,437	1,476,917	15,656	2,924	94
Total 2019		524,430,647
2020	1	44,382,056	1,431,679	15,614	2,842	92
2020	2	42,199,386	1,455,151	15,760	2,678	92
2020	3	44,494,700	1,435,313	15,881	2,802	90
2020	4	36,767,654	1,225,588	15,005	2,450	82
2020	5	26,732,826	862,349	12,220	2,188	71
2020	6	26,856,681	895,223	12,686	2,117	71
2020	7	32,357,777	1,043,799	13,941	2,321	75
2020	8	36,178,618	1,167,052	14,714	2,459	79
2020	9	36,753,809	1,225,127	14,970	2,455	82
2020	10	38,188,576	1,231,890	15,158	2,519	81
2020	11	36,817,010	1,227,234	15,209	2,421	81
2020	12	36,953,941	1,192,063	15,384	2,402	77
Total 2020		438,683,034
2021	1	35,579,401	1,147,723	15,495	2,296	74
2021	2	30,346,959	1,083,820	15,411	1,969	70
2021	3	34,379,135	1,109,004	15,816	2,174	70
2021	4	33,653,288	1,121,776	16,014	2,101	70
2021	5	35,023,392	1,129,787	16,253	2,155	70
2021	6	34,042,502	1,134,750	16,476	2,066	69
2021	7	33,447,052	1,078,937	16,496	2,028	65
2021	8	34,350,898	1,108,093	16,569	2,073	67
2021	9	33,419,003	1,113,967	16,665	2,005	67
2021	10	34,448,572	1,111,244	16,790	2,052	66
2021	11	34,880,876	1,162,696	16,867	2,068	69
2021	12	35,533,020	1,146,226	16,829	2,111	68
Total 2021		409,104,098
2022	1	33,849,857	1,091,931	16,466	2,056	66
2022	2	30,674,766	1,095,527	16,352	1,876	67
2022	3	35,009,782	1,129,348	16,687	2,098	68
2022	4	27,247,085	908,236	16,526	1,649	55
2022	5	32,889,880	1,060,964	16,547	1,988	64
2022	6	32,938,807	1,097,960	16,884	1,951	65
2022	7	33,255,675	1,072,764	17,039	1,952	63
2022	8	33,308,046	1,074,453	17,265	1,929	62
2022	9	33,714,521	1,123,817	17,332	1,945	65
2022	10	34,715,762	1,119,863	17,379	1,998	64
2022	11	32,978,491	1,099,283	17,222	1,915	64
2022	12	29,744,126	959,488	16,874	1,763	57
Total 2022		390,326,798
2023	1	32,949,284	1,062,880	16,914	1,948	63
2023	2	32,452,827	1,159,030	17,042	1,904	68
2023	3	34,871,877	1,124,899	17,204	2,027	65
2023	4	34,075,355	1,135,845	17,291	1,971	66
2023	5	35,346,485	1,140,209	17,444	2,026	65
2023	6	35,207,346	1,173,578	17,636	1,996	67
2023	7	36,766,961	1,186,031	17,718	2,075	67
2023	8	37,842,795	1,220,735	17,947	2,109	68
2023	9	38,682,064	1,289,402	18,183	2,127	71
2023	10	38,888,711	1,254,475	18,244	2,132	69
2023	11	38,354,236	1,278,475	18,333	2,092	70
2023	12 based on monthly average	35,948,904
Total 2023*		431,386,845
	Y/Y 2023 / 2022	11%