Bakken Region
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
Drilling Productivity Report
1,393 1,386
Oil +7 barrels/day month over month
January
barrels/day
Bakken Region New-well oil production per rig barrels/day 1,400
Monthly additions from one average rig
February
Rig count rigs 250
new-well oil production per rig
1,200
200
rig count
1,000
1,700 1,681
February
January
Gas +19 thousand cubic feet/day month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Bakken Region New-well gas production per rig
Rig count rigs
thousand cubic feet/day 8,400
250
new-well gas production per rig
7,200 6,000
200
rig count
800
150
4,800
150
600
100
3,600
100
2,400
400 50
200
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
50
1,200
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Bakken Region Legacy oil production change
Bakken Region Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day 0
million cubic feet/day 0
(10)
(10)
(20)
(20) (30)
(30)
(40)
(40)
(50)
(50)
(60)
(60)
(70)
(70) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
(80) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Bakken Region Indicated change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Bakken Region Indicated change in natural gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
75
+67
-59
+8
100
+81
-53
+28
75
50
50 25
25
0
0 Jan 1,207 Mbbl/d
Bakken Region Oil production thousand barrels/day 1,400
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 1,215 Mbbl/d
Oil +8 thousand barrels/day month over month
1,200 1,000
800 600 400 200 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
Jan 2,142 MMcf/d
Production from new wells
Bakken Region Natural gas production million cubic feet/day
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 2,170 MMcf/d
Gas +28 million cubic feet/day month over month
8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 5
