Natural gas production in North Dakota averaged 3.36 Bcf/d in February, up 12% month/month, according to the state’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).

February “was a very good month for the state, recovering from the late-December/early-January winter weather,” said DMR’s Lynn Helms, Oil and Gas Division director, during a press conference.

Operators captured and marketed 95% of wellhead gas production, reflecting efforts to stamp out routine flaring. 

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The price of natural gas delivered to the Northern Border Pipeline system at Watford City, ND, stood at $1.39/Mcf as of Friday (April 12), up...