NatGas Capture Slowing Bakken Oil Production, But Shut-Ins Said Unlikely

摘要

While they have caused an abrupt increase in the numbers of wells awaiting completion, North Dakota rules imposed earlier this year to capture associated natural gas at the wellsite are cutting the amounts of flared gas, the state’s chief oil and gas regulator said. Operators are foregoing many well completions to concentrate on the gas capture requirements, and low oil prices may add to this trend, said Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) Director Lynn Helms last Friday.