ND pumps record 113M barrels of oil in 2010More faster please! Posted by DaveH at February 28, 2011 12:10 PM
State Industrial Commission records show North Dakota pumped a record 113 million barrels of oil in 2010, smashing the previous high set a year earlier by 33 million barrels.
The state set production records almost monthly in 2010, jumping from an average of 236,200 barrels daily in January to nearly 343,900 in December.
State documents show a record 356,505 barrels was pumped daily in November, with nearly 10.7 million barrels produced for the month.
One year ago, North Dakota had an average daily drill rig count of 94. The state Industrial Commission says 169 rigs were drilling Monday.