The Niobrara brings big numbers to Colorado: Operators in the Colorado Niobrara find success, with the state seeing the effect in higher oil production numbers for 2012

摘要

The last time Colorado experienced an oil production rate as high as that of 2012, US President John F. Kennedy was "Time Magazine's" Man of the Year, and the Berlin Wall had just begun construction. According to a recent update provided by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the state's oil production in 2012 reached its highest level since 1961. In its initial calculation of total oil produced the commission found that production exceeded 48 MMbbl, representing a 24% increase over 2011, which itself saw a 20% increase over oil produced in 2010.