Bakken Natural Gas Flaring High Priority for North Dakota, Industry

摘要

Record associated natural gas produc- tion from the Bakken Shale’s continuing oil boom in North Dakota remains a top concern for both the industry and the state, executives said last week. At the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference (WBPC) in Bismarck, of- cials expressed both concern and optimism about how to capture fared gas during a panel discussion about new technologies being deployed in the play. Earlier this year, state ofcials hinted that the four-year-old phased-in goals to capture 90% of gas fared in the next 18 months may be altered.