# Time between drilling and first production has little effect on oil well production

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/time-between-drilling-and-first-production-has-little-effect-on-oil-well-production/51517
**Category:** North Dakota Mineral Rights
**Created:** [September 25, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/time-between-drilling-and-first-production-has-little-effect-on-oil-well-production/51517 "2019-09-25T14:33:41Z")
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### Author: ![M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/m_barnes/32/10942_2.png) [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/time-between-drilling-and-first-production-has-little-effect-on-oil-well-production/51517/1 "2019-09-25T14:33:41Z")

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Nice article

> **[Time between drilling and first production has little effect on oil well...](https://www.oklahomaminerals.com/time-between-drilling-and-first-production-has-little-effect-on-oil-well-production/)**
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> According to North Dakota production data, the length of time that an oil well has been drilled but remains uncompleted—meaning it has not yet started producing—has little effect on its initial production level. Oil wells are sometimes drilled but...