there are now a half dozen states besides north dakota and texas with oil production rates that are rising smartly like those of utah. They include west virginia, new mexico, colorado, oklahoma, pennsylvania. Ohio and Wyoming (if you look at the monthly data) are starting to turn up as well.)
More like a dozen that are rising. Granted, many are low values and slower increases, but the rise is spreading to most producing states.
Pennsylvania
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPPA2&f=M
West Virginia
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPWV2&f=M
Kansas
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPKS2&f=M
Michigan
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFP_SMI_2&f=M
Nebraska
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPNE2&f=M
Ohio
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPOH2&f=M
Oklahoma
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPOK2&f=M
Alabama
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPAL2&f=M
New Mexico
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPNM2&f=M
Colorado
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPCO2&f=M
Montana
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPMT2&f=M
(strange cycles in Montana...)
Wyoming
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPWY2&f=M
A few others with very slight increases so far, heck even California has begun producing more, but the environMENTALists are trying to shut it down.
That’s federalism. These states will leave Democrat controlled states in the dust over the next generation.