North Dakota's natural gas producers meet the state's natural gas capture target.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

n North Dakota, the rate of natural gas flaring (which is natural gas burned at the wellhead of the production site rather than being captured) declined to an average of 7.5 percent this year through September. This decline in natural gas flaring resulted in producers capturing 92.5 percent of produced natural gas, which meets the state's goal to capture 91 percent of the natural gas produced in the state. In early 2020, natural gas production fell rapidly as a result of COVID-19-related impacts, from 3.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in March to 1.9...