The crude oil price drop has yet to chase all producers out of North Dakota, and it likely won’t – as long as prices remain at or above a critical threshold, according to recently released analysis by the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources House Appropriations Committee . In doing their analysis, the department looked at several areas affected by wilting crude oil values, including well permits, rig counts, production projections and even breakeven pricing. What the department concluded is that new drilling would not cease until prices fell to $30/barrel or less, far lower than prices in the mid- to upper $40s a barrel seen in recent days. The drop in prices has slowed production in the state dramatically, however, and drillers that have remained are focusing on “the most bang for the buck,” Alison Ritter, spokesperson for the House Appropriations Committee, told Rigzone. “They are focusing their […]