New link: powerful tool for locating rigs/wells in North America -- added December 5, 2018 -- highly recommend:
- North American rig location -- as of December 5, 2018; a really, really good site
- Rigs and Wells in North Dakota -- same link
- Rigs and Wells in Canada -- same link
From a reader (November, 2018):
The unexpectedly high crude inventories have been telling me that [US crude oil] production has been under reported; line 13 of the weekly U.S. Petroleum Balance Sheet (unaccounted for crude) has been averaging north of 500,000 bpd for two months: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/weekly/pdf/table1.pdf
Production + imports - exports should equal oil refined + oil stored.
My guess is that US production has been running over 12 million bopd at least a couple weeks now.Visualizing US shale oil production: shaleprofile.com.
Oil field jargon. Bakken spot price. LSS -- DAPL-Bakken proxy.
Top 100 oil fields in the US, March, 2015. GDPNow.
FracFocus. Calculating sand weight. Water gallons to pounds conversion, on-line. Or here.
Legacy Fund. US import / export data.
North Dakota state budget. Bakken daily price. Tesla bonds. Futures: oil contracts.
NDDOT.
ISO New England. ISONY. ISO California. ISO Price California. ISO Australia.
ERCOT TX. ERCOT Hourly Loads State Profiles
EIA dashboards:
- natural gas storage
- 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
US winds.
Current national radar.
ZoomRadar; storm chasers.
Flight radar.
On-line calculator.
Graphing calculator.
Inflation calculator link.
Best comparison-shopping links.
Williston airport relocation page. ND-NGLs-Steve-Lebow.
Historical price of WTI.
Understanding BOE, Motley Fool: how to convert "mcf" natural gas to barrels of equivalent oil (boe).
Bakken Resource Information: sort, search wells on the confidential list. The site appears to be back up but I couldn't access the list of wells on confidential status; everything else seemed to be there -- June 8, 2015.
Economic Calendar.
Nationwide Projects Database
Snapshot of Bakken Operators
Airlines in/out of the Basin
Twitter: best energy hashtags (John Kemp's recommendations)
Gasoline Demand (scroll to bottom at the link)
Refiner and blender adjusted net production of finished motor gasoline (bottom of the link)
Gasoline Demand (full table)
US Gasoline Production (full table, graph)
Weekly Petroleum Report
API: weekly US crude oil inventories
BLS unemployment statistics.
Western Dakota Energy Association (link here)
Energent Group: weekly insight reports.
Primers
- Natural Gas Liquids Primer, US Dept of Energy, December, 2017; a pdf will download on your desktop
- Fracking Sand 101 -- excellent primer
- Bakken rig location
- North American rig location -- as of December 5, 2018; a really, really good site
- Rigs and Wells in North Dakota -- same link
- Rigs and Wells in Canada -- same link
- Embedded Application here -- MUST SEE -- NEW
- Fracking sand sources, locations -- USGS
- FracFocus -- Federal Registry
- Heat Map -- February, 2015
- Areas within the Bakken -- December, 2014
- Status of Building Permits: 2014. 2013. 2012. 2011. 2010. 2009.
- Williston Building Permits (BidClerk) (see this post for background to this link)
- Williston Building Permits (direct to Williston)
- Western North Dakota road construction projects
- Bakken Classifieds (not my site; no endorsement; simply a link)
- ND Workforce Intelligence Network
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- North American pipelines: A Barrel Full; not sure if this site is still active; last update, 2015?
- Natural gas plants in North Dakota
- North Dakota guidance/policy regarding flaring
- Natural gas reserves, global, US, Marcellus, Utica
Glossary
Presentations, Conferences (summaries)
NDIC Presentations
- Home Page
- NDIC Town Hall Meetings
- Semi-Annual Newsletters
- Monthly Production Report Index -- fully searchable
- Where is the Three Forks; undated, probably 2010 or thereabouts
- Active Rigs
- Daily Activity Report
- ND Oil & Gas Tax Structure
- Monthly production figures: operator, field, formation (PDF)
- Natural gas plants in North Dakota (ND Pipeline Authority)
North Dakota Energy
- Home Page
- ND Oil & Gas Tax Structure
- New production taxes, passed in 2015 (historical/archives)
- Land Board - about; Board of University and School Lands (the "Land Board" is not part of the NDIC)
- NDIC -- about
- Bakken-Three Forks
- New ND Geologic Survey postings on the Bakken (very, very good)
- Processing shales in FCC; properties of raw Bakken crude -- September 1, 2013
- Crude oil characteristics, EIA -- June 26, 2013
- United States Mars field: off-shore, Gulf of Mexico, 130 miles SE of New Orleans -- 2010?
- Federal land, by state, affected by new fracking rules, March 24, 2015
- This analyst, December 2, 2013, says only one well has been drilled on Federal land within the state of North Dakota.
- Federal permitting action in North Dakota
- Federal Reserve of Minneapolis
- US rig count --Emergent Group
- Nomac Drilling
- US Drilling Rig Report
- Chesapeake
- Baker Hughes
- SST Energy. SST rig locations.
- GeoActivity Maps
- Rig locations in Canada
- BHI international rig count
- North Dakota Pipelines (North Dakota Pipeline Authority: state website, outstanding source)
- Pipeline Infrastructure, December 2010
- North Dakota Pipeline Assets, 2008
- US-Canadian Crude Oil Pipeline System
- US Pipeline Matrix
- Crude-By-Rail Terminals, NDIC, February, 2011
- Crude-By-Rail Terminals, unofficial, MDW
- Trinity Rail -- great photos
- oilprice
- WTI
- WTI-Brent spread
- Futures out to 2024
- CME Group:
- CNBC: Futures
- CNBC: Commodities
- Bloomberg Futures: Oil
- ND Spot Price: ND Oil
- Scranton Equity: Grain, Cattle
- Bloomberg's Market Leaders
EIA: annual projections, annual reports
- EIA's Electric Power Annual 2017
- Average price of electricity to ultimate customers
- Annual Energy Outlook 2018
- EIA: the "914s"; the monthlies; the most accurate production data - US Field Production of Crude Oil;
- EIA: Weekly graphics
- EIA: Weekly Petroleum Status Report (comes out Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. ET)
- API: US crude oil inventory forecast (comes out at 4:30 ET, Tuesdays)
- EIA: Crude oil production, yearly
- EIA: Crude oil production, weekly, estimates
- EIA: Crude oil production, monthly, actual
- EIA: Crude oil production, monthly, EIA-914
- EIA: Crude oil production, weekly estimates vs official monthly data (see this post)
- EIA: Days Supply
- EIA: Long term projections -- 2010 presentation and outlook
- EIA: US crude oil exports
- EIA: US ethane - ethylene exports
- EIA: US propane - propylene exports
- EIA: Oil imports into the US
- EIA: Oil imports into the US from Saudi Arabia
- Non-EIA: Saudi Arabia production
- EIA: global oil production, year-over-year, 2007 - 2012 data
- EIA: electricity production by source
- EIA: cost of electricity by state
- EIA: 2040 projection, energy production, use, and CO2 (a pdf)
- EIA: new well production by rig, by region; drilling production report;
- EIA: natural gas fill rate
- EIA: inflation-adjusted gasoline prices
- EIA: historical price of gasoline by region
- EIA: WTI spot cash
- EIA: crack spreads
- CO2Now: atmospheric CO2 (monthly)
- Scripps Data: atmospheric CO2 (monthly)
- EIA: semiannual Working and Net Available Shell Storage Capacity Report
- EIA: monthly electric generator inventory. New in 2015.
- EIA: US energy mapping system
- EIA: Pipeline Projects (a PDF will download)
Natural Gas Links
- https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/NG_PROD_SUM_DC_NUS_MMCF_A.htm
- https://s23.postimg.org/r2j42rhij/Captura_de_pantalla_1233.png
- https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9050oh2m.htm
- https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9010us2M.htm
Russia
International
- Oil Market Report - IEA
- Sankey Graphs: they don't do much, but they sure are fun
- oilprice
- Historical: inflation adjusted
- Historical: Brent
- Real time futures
- WTI spot cash
- Spearfish oil: I was told by e-mail that Spearfish oil delivered to Edmonton is priced as Edmonton Par Light; I do not know if that is accurate;
- California pricing: Chevron Crude Oil Marketing
- Price Map
- Best gasoline prices (gas buddy)
- AAA
- Click here to locate an E85 pump
- First Fuel Banks Prices (St Cloud, Minnesota)
- State gasoline taxes, February, 2019
- Percent Income Spent on Gasoline (by state)
- Gasoline retail sales (monthly/annual) EIA
- Gasoline demand (scroll to bottom of the page at the link)
- Gasoline futures, historical, chart
- Wikiposit
- Real cost of filling up, global prices for gasoline
Minerals Management: Lease Sales
History: Publications
- The Bakken Boom Began With Vertical Wells in Elm Coulee (Montana)
- Seeking Alpha, 2008; in retrospect, a nice historical look
- Incredible, obscure report, dated September, 2008: a must! (unfortunately this link is broken and I cannot find the article; for now, read this short note, dated February 13, 2008)
- ND Oil Industry Began in A Wheat Field; see this post -- I think this is the story that was originally linked;
- Rockin' the Bakken's Version
- American Oil and Gas Journal: Emerging Shale Plays, January, 2011; a must! (unfortunately, another link that is broken)
- Is the Bakken Fantasy? Rigzone, March 29, 2011 - a must!
- North Dakota Sand for Fracking -- this link no longer works; trying to find original source
North Dakota Producers, Ranking by Production
- 2016 -- note: one month production -- December, 2016
- 2015 (September)
- 2012
- 2011, (same link as above)
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Montana
- State's DNRC activity letters
- Weekly roundup [this link may break; if broken, try googling "Great Falls Tribune oil roundup]
- Montana Petroleum Report; new blog started June, 2012
- Oil and Gas Home Page
- Montana Dockets
- Montana Activity Reports
- Montana Permits
South Dakota
- State oil and gas website -- production
- State oil and gas website -- map (like NDIC)
- State oil and gas permits -- permits
- Stratigraphic formations
- State auctions
- Bureau of Land Management
- US Energy Information Agency: EIA
- USGS Fact Sheet, April, 2008, the Bakken
- USGS Assessments; Williston Basin
- USGS: current status of assessments
Maps and Metrics
- Embedded Application here -- MUST SEE -- NEW
- Shipping oil by modality: trucks, rail, tanker, pipeline.
- Bakken wells; production graphic -- ArcGIS -- fun to use; not sure how valuable
- USGS topographic maps (via National Geographic)
- US shale maps
- EIA Maps -- updated April, 2015
- EIA: interactive map -- major tight oil and shale gas plays in lower 48 states
- EIA: US energy mapping system.
- US natural gas and crude oil storage districts, updated November 16, 2015
- GeoActivity Maps -- Canada
- GIS map server for Canada
- UND-EERC Interactive Map
- Cumulative Production of All Bakken Wells
- Cumulative Production by Formation, 2009 and 2010
- Interactive Map of All North Dakota Oil and Gas Wells
- Magic maps: map any rig, any well -- no longer working (as of ~ March, 2012)
- ESER.org
- NOG map
- ND DOT highway projects in the Bakken - excellent
- Interactive Map of Williston, North Dakota -- password required
- Relocation Map for the US, IRS
- Search section, township at Earth Point
- All 2010 Bakken Producers (RMOJ)
- All 2009 Bakken Producers (RMOJ)
- Bakken Acreage by Driller
- CNG stations, worldwide, and prices -- BEST
- CNG - LNG Filling Station Locator
- Market Capitalization of Selected Bakken Companies
- Stratigraphic View of the Formations
- Williston airport relocation page
- Map of North Dakota Counties (Favorite)
- Map of North Dakota: Counties
- Map of North Dakota: Counties, by unemployment, January, 2015
- North Dakota Townships
- Production
- Minnesota-Wisconsin Frack Sand Map -- no long available
- National Pipeline Mapping, by State and by County
- North American LNG Export/Import -- Approved Sites -- 2017; this will open as a PDF
- US Power Grid: excellent interactive link
- US Census: 2010
- Road Conditions: 48 Contiguous States
- Hydrology (flooding): 48 Contiguous States
- Median income, college graduation statistics by zip code
- Map of Workers Moving In, Folks Moving Out: IRS
- Labor Force Statistics
- ChartsBin
- Spearfish / Bakken wells north of the border (Canadian)
- Lake Mead: sea level
- Panama Canal ships, daily transit
- ArcGIS map application
- United Van Lines Movers Study, 2016: 40th Annual Study
- United Van Lines Movers Study, 2018
- Amazing Maps
- Map of wind farms in the US
Law
Economic Development
Websites
- All 50-State Oil and Gas Related Websites: Railroad Commission of Texas
- UND-EERC Bakken Decision Support System
- Petroleum Geology; How To Read a Scout Ticket; and Much, Much More
- North Dakota Petroleum Council
- BakkenOil.Org
- Ryder Scott: Oil Consultants
- PennEnergy
- API: Williston Chapter
- Williams County News
- Weather
- Natural gas -- everything you ever wanted to know
- Williston, North Dakota
- Minot, North Dakota
- Bismarck, North Dakota
- Dickinson, North Dakota (oil)
- Billings, Montana
National Newspapers
- Oil and Gas Journal
- Los Angeles Times
- Los Angeles Times Business Section
- Oil and Gas Financial Journal
- New York Times Business Section
- Mac Keyboard Symbol Shortcuts
- Aesop On-Line
- Yahoo
- Drudge Report
- PointLogic Energy trends
- Recommended readings in energy: John Kemp's list
- Aerial photos: Robb Siverson; linked early 2012
- Aerial photos: Vern Whitten photography; linked April, 2021
- Aerial photos; appears not to have been updated since 2010
- Ground photography: Renae Mitchell, linked in late 2012
- How to Use Google Earth to Find your Well (incredibly easy method)
- How to Use Google Earth to Find Your Well (alternate method)
- Earth Point : overlay Google Earth on township and range
- Aerial Views of North Dakota: State Water Commission
- At the NDIC GIS Map Server, turn on NAIP 2009 Imagery
- North Dakota Road Map, Cameras, Advisories
- Weather: Stanley radar - live/active
- Weather: national -- lots of fun
- Weather; storm center: http://zoomradar.com/
- North Dakota flaring from space
- Energy Conversion Calculators
- Gasoline to other forms of transportation energy
- BOE conversion
- Rigzone Oil and Gas Conversion Calculator
- Oil industry conversions
- Wolframalpha.com
- Wind Chill Chart
- CO2 Conversion Calculators
- Database of the "gazillions" in tax incentives, by state
- Cost to produce; comments are particularly helpful
Intermittent: Wind
- Why wind won't work
- True cost of wind, July, 2015
- American Wind Energy Association
- American Wind Energy
- Wind Farms in the US: an interactive map
- Economic Impact of Minnesota's Renewable Energy Mandate, April 11, 2011, White Paper, a PDF file
- Energy costs of wind turbines
- Garrison Dam water release
- Little Missouri river flow
- Fracking Insider
- Minnesota-Wisconsin Frack Sand Map
- National Frac Fluid Registry Database
- How to find fracking information at the NDIC site
- How a sucker rod pump works (those "horse head" pumps, or "donkey pumps")
- Earnings Transcripts
- Job openings by salary, Bloomberg
- The Empire Builder, discussion group
- Oil Field Music
- Return on investment, natural gas, go to slide 17 of this pdf
- Power outage maps for all 50 states and some countries outside the US
- Keystone XL Study, Final Report, December 23, 2010
- Bismarck Tribune, searchable, 1873 - 1922. Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- Signing leases, not signing leases, working interests, forced pooling
- A discussion of 2560-acre spacing (as it stands, March, 2013)
- Introduction to petroleum refining
- Federal Farm Bill, 2012
- Car prices, classics
- Crime statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Time Series
- Dead Bodies
- US import / export data
- Rich states, poor states
- Stock market by president
- Quantitative easing
- The St Louis Fed
- lots of ads at this site, but apparently Doug Short has insights on GDP twice monthly
- Weekly Treasury redemptions, Table III-A: https://www.fms.treas.gov/fmsweb/viewDTSFiles?dir=w&fname=16092300.txt. To get any week, you must put the date in the form of "YYMMDD00.txt" as the last 12 characters of that URL. The date must be a Friday. There is at least a lag time of one week.
Removed From The Sidebar
- By the numbers, removed January 11, 2015
- Quick-pick news, removed January 11, 2015
- Global warming, January 11, 2015
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- EV sales
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- Snow pack: California
- You Know You Live In Alaska, When ...
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- LIBOR: the most important number in the world.
- Flight tracker
- Flight tracker (perhaps the best site)
- Track marine traffic: at the link, simply type in name of ship at "search map"
- The American Wallet
- Arctic / Antarctic ice coverage -- interactive chart
- Playlists
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