Continental continued to increase crude oil and natural gas production in the second quarter of 2009. Average daily production was 37,347 Boepd for the second quarter of 2009, a 3% increase over the second quarter of 2008. Total production for the second quarter of 2009 was 3.4 MMBoe, compared with 2.9 MMBoe for the second quarter of 2008. Production grew despite the continued reduction in drilling activity. We operated four drilling rigs as of August 6, 2009, the date of our earnings release, compared with 32 operated rigs in October 2008 and 13 at the beginning of the first quarter of 2009.
The following table presents average daily production from our principal operating areas for the quarters ended September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009, and September 30, 2008.
| (Boe per day) | Q3 2009 | Q2 2009 | Q3 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red River Units | 13,942 | 14,092 | 13,375 | ||
| Montana Bakken | 5,581 | 6,105 | 6,187 | ||
| North Dakota Bakken | 6,943 | 6,286 | 3,444 | ||
| Other Rockies | 1,874 | 1,928 | 2,275 | ||
| Arkoma Woodford | 4,260 | 4,235 | 2,627 | ||
| Other Mid-Continent | 4,338 | 4,179 | 4,895 | ||
| Gulf Coast | 446 | 522 | 494 | ||
| Total | 37,384 | 37,347 | 33,297 | ||
For 2008 as a whole, we increased production 13% to a total of 12 million equivalent barrels, with an exit rate of 37,954 Boepd for December, 27% above our December 2007 exit rate.
| Year ended December 31 | |||
| 2008 | 2007 | ||
| Average daily production: | |||
| Oil (Bopd) | 24,993 | 23,832 | |
| Natural gas (Mcfd) | 46,861 | 31,599 | |
| Oil equivalents (Boepd) | 32,803 | 29,099 | |