The share of associated natural gas produced with each barrel of oil in North Dakota hit a record for the third consecutive month in August, according to state regulators.
The gas-to-oil ratio (GOR) averaged 2.99 Mcf of natural gas per barrel of oil produced during the month, said North Dakota Pipeline Authority Director Justin Kringstad during a press briefing Thursday. GORs in the state have nearly doubled since 2016, government data show.
As operators have depleted the state’s oilier top tier acreage, they increasingly have been drilling in the gassier second and third tier areas, causing GORs to rise.