North Dakota just released the Bakken September Production Data as well as the September Production data for all North Dakota . There was a suprisingly hefty increase in Bakken production in September, up 52,568 bpd to 1,120,031 bpd. North Dakota production was up slightly less, 52,394 bpd to 1,184,693 bpd. This means production outside the Bakken was down slightly. Bakken Barrels Per Day Increase These big increases happen ever so often and are usually followed by a not so large increase for a few months. I think there is some kind of reporting anomaly here. But as you can see the 12 month average increase gives a better indication of what is really going on. From the Director’s Cut : Aug Producing Wells = 11,565 Sep Producing Wells = 11,741 (preliminary)(NEW all-time high) 8,238 wells or 70% are now unconventional Bakken – Three forks wells 3,503 wells or 30% […]