The climate of Salt Lake City varies widely. Lying in the Salt Lake Valley, the city is surrounded by mountains and the Great Salt Lake. The city has four distinct seasons: a cold, snowy winter; a hot, dry summer; and two relatively wet transition periods.
The price of oil rigs for land drilling in the United States typically starts at around $18 million to $20 million and goes up to around $25 million, but it can be nearly twice that amount depending on the specific rig purchased. The least-expensive rigs are those classified as U.S. small footprint land rigs.
But recent consensus says these costs could range from $20 to $25 per barrel. Exxon Mobil (XOM) crude oil production cost was $12.72 per barrel in 2013 from its US oil wells. Continental Resourcesâ (CLR) production cost of crude oil was $0.99 per barrel in 2013 from its South Central Oklahoma Oil Province.