Bakken Shale witnessed an increase of 2.76% in total oil and gas production to 16,14,859.47 boe/d in August 2021 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s USL48 database.
The oil and gas production in Bakken declined by 3.71% in August 2021 from 16,77,061.04 boe/d in August 2020. On a YTD basis, the total oil and gas production in the play decreased by 2.92% from the same period in 2020.
In Bakken oil production grew by 2.79% in August 2021 as compared with the previous month, while gas production increased by 2.68% to 3,025.62 mmcf/d.
On a YTD basis, oil production in the play decreased by 7.75% in 2021 when compared with the same period in 2020, while gas production rose by 9.62%. Out of the total oil and gas production in August 2021, oil held a 67.7% share, while gas had a 32.3% share.
In Bakken, Continental Resources emerged as the largest oil and gas producer, recording a total oil and gas production at 2,59,254.54 boe/d in August 2021, an increase of 5.07% from the previous month. The company held a 15.64% share in oil production and 16.93% share in gas production in August 2021.
On a YTD basis, the company registered a 15.48% increase in total oil and gas production from the same period in 2020.
Compared with other counties within Bakken Shale, Mckenzie county recorded the highest oil and gas production, holding a 42.08% share in August 2021. The county witnessed a 0.61% increase in production to 6,79,599.57 boe/d in August 2021 when compared with the previous month.
On a YTD basis, it registered an increase of 2.13% in total production from the same period in 2020.
Methodology
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