[ArrogantBustard]

I get the impression that the 'anti-flaring' people are being a bit disingenuous. That is, the fraction of Bakken gas being flared is high, but that the total quantity of gas being flared is not.

Am I off-base here?

[thackney]

That is my understand as well.

North Dakota’s total gas production is about 1/2 of 1% of the US production.

U.S. Natural Gas Marketed Production
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9050us2m.htm

North Dakota Natural Gas Marketed Production
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9050nd2m.htm

[thackney]

To be fair, let me give another perspective.

While they only produce 1/2 of 1% of all the US Gas, they vent & flare nearly a third of the total vent and flared gas in the US.

North Dakota Natural Gas Vented and Flared
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9040nd2m.htm

U.S. Natural Gas Vented and Flared
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9040us2m.htm