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Image of the Day — New Mexico Field Production of Crude Oil: 1981-2021
Posted: Saturday, December 28, 2024
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Oil production in New Mexico from 1981-2021, created from data collected by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Compare this production curve to the production in New Mexico from 1924-2016. The increased production in New Mexico beginning around 2010 is largely due to the combined application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking).
Image posted: 02-17-2022