Posted on 07/31/2010 9:49:35 AM PDT by thackney
North Dakota overtook Oklahoma this week as the third most active state in drilling for oil and natural gas, according to data published by Baker Hughes Inc.
The number of North Dakota rigs exploring for and producing oil and gas jumped by two to 128, Baker Hughes said. Oklahoma fell by nine to 123, the biggest drop among the states. Oklahoma is home to the oil delivery hub for the U.S. Midcontinent.
Drilling in the Bakken Shale in North Dakota's Williston Basin helped make the state the fourth-largest oil producer as of March.
TX is #1
ND is #3
Who is #2...Utah/Wyo?
I assume AK
Really? I would have assumed Alaska was #1.
Number Three Son is busy Rockin’ the Bakken. Works for Halliburton at Williston and Minot. There is STUFF going on there.
I didn’t think we were drilling anywhere in this country anymore.
Wonder how long it will take BamBam to shut THESE down, might kill a backwards flying flea or something....
No! Not the evil, insidious, diabolical Halliburton!!! /s
Keep in mind that hydrofraccing technology is what really makes these wells pay well, and the Feds (esp. the EPA) are working on blanket Federal Regs for that also. That is something best regulated and supervised at the State level, where you have people who know the local geology.
When you consider that the geology is vastly different in different areas, Federal oversight has great promise to be a complete carnal cluster.
Yep, you read right, CA is number three (onshore). Hard to say where it would be if offshore was opened up, that might even provide enough revenue to get the state out of the hole if the state made some policy changes in other areas.
OOps, that’s the oil production rankings, not drilling activity.
Drill, baby, drill.
Louisiana is the number one producer when you include the offshore production.
Just going by what was posted at the link. We’ve heard how we passed Louisiana for a few months now.
Louisiana is the number one producer when you include the offshore production.
Not in total crude production according to the latest EIA stats. LA comes in 3rd behind AK, CA, TX is 4th in off shore crude production.
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_m.htm
That does not include offshore production.
And there's a huge market to supply that technology.
My employer (industrial gas manufacturer) sells millions of pounds of liquid CO2 and hundreds of millions of cubic feet of liquid nitrogen to fraccers annually.
We own dozens of plants to produce the stuff, have a national fleet of trucks and drivers and contract with hundreds of independent truckers when the drilling is really heavy.
And we're just one of dozens.
If when the EPA outlaws it, the economic damage will extend far beyond the oil industry.
Right now, eleven of the twelve most healthy (economically) states are oil producers, many of which produce coal and natural gas as well.
I'd venture a guess that that economic health is dependent on one industry the obamites haven't shut down yet, and that shutting down oil and gas exploration and development and/or the coal industry in those states would do sever damage to the economies thereof.
Of course, it would also pi$$ off a lot of hardworking people who are used to rough working conditions, many of whom are veterans, and that just might be a serious mistake.
If a man has something to save, he'll do that, but when he has nothing to lose, look out.
State Offshore Production
12-09 01-10 02-10 03-10
U.S. 3,866 4,361 3,933 4,330
Louisiana 433 939 920 1,027
Texas 95 98 97 103
Alaska 2,216 2,214 1,932 2,101
California 1,123 1,110 984 1,099
monthly - 1,000 of barrels
North Slope belongs to Alaska. The Feds claim Louisiana’s offshore oil. Almost all of that U.S. number you see is coming off of the coast of Louisiana.
Whatever
Baker Hughes Rotary Rigs By State
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/BHI/977531530x0x392097/7C764A74-D79D-4042-8A60-11B9518382E6/Rigs_By_State_073010.xls
I believe you are counting federal waters and not just Louisiana waters.
Cool! I live between Minot and Williston. The first big strike on the Bakken occurred on my route so I've had a close up view of all the growth. Our economy is booming!
LOLOL! Yeah, the very one. Turns out he worked for them on the Slope, and when they saw his resume on the Oilpatch sites, they snapped him back up.
Those are Louisiana waters. The federal overlords can kiss off.
Really? I know when the Federal Government bought the Louisiana Purchase.
When did Louisiana gain the rights to 200 miles offshore? Did they go to war with someone or did they make a purchase.
Hey Gumby, bend over.
That purchase of Louisiana encompassed Arkansas, Oklahoma, Northern Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana. So I guess those states are federal areas? GUMBY! Where is Pokey?
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Each of those areas went through the process of becoming a territory and then becoming a state.
With Louisiana it followed the purchase to the Territory of Orleans, the District of Louisiana and the Florida Parishes from the West Florida Republic.
In 1812 the State was formed.
In 1953 the Submerged Land Act recognized 3 nautical miles belonging to the coastal states except for Texas and West Florida which controls 3 leagues due to prior agreements.
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