Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
31.1M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for May 2026
Gas Production
104.9M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for May 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
35M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for May 2026
National Rank
#3
In Overall Production

Statewide Production of North Dakota

Aggregated production of all wells and leases in North Dakota
National Rank In
#3
Total Oil Production
National Rank In
#9
Total Gas Production
43.8k
Drilled Wells
19.4k
Active Wells
105
Operators
21.9k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
9.53%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
3.03%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasMar 2026164.3M BBLs1.1B MCF
#2New MexicoMay 202671M BBLs364.2M MCF
#3North DakotaMay 202631.1M BBLs104.9M MCF
#4AlaskaFeb 202611.6M BBLs292.2M MCF
#5PennsylvaniaMar 202612.1k BBLs662.8M MCF
#6OklahomaApr 202611.4M BBLs199.6M MCF
#7WyomingMay 20267.9M BBLs101.2M MCF
#8ColoradoMay 20266.3M BBLs112.3M MCF
#9OhioQ1 202611.5M BBLs511.3M MCF
#10LouisianaDec 20241.5M BBLs206.8M MCF
#11CaliforniaMay 20266.8M BBLs10.1M MCF
#12UtahMay 20262.7M BBLs23.4M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AMBERDivide County, NDMay 202692.4k BBLs128k MCF13
CHARITY 3-10-15McKenzie County, NDMay 2026123.2k BBLs144k MCF4
DEVILS BACKBONEMcKenzie County, NDMay 2026103.7k BBLs402k MCF9
FORT BERTHOLD 14Dunn County, NDMay 2026145.4k BBLs297.2k MCF142
HBU BAPTISTEWilliams County, NDMay 2026271.6k BBLs388.2k MCF7
HBU LIZETTE STATEWilliams County, NDMay 2026178.2k BBLs250.3k MCF5
HBU SHOSHONIWilliams County, NDMay 2026366.8k BBLs525.2k MCF8
LIBERTYMountrail County, NDMay 2026163.9k BBLs208.2k MCF57
MANDAREEMcKenzie County, NDMay 2026315.9k BBLs595.3k MCF37
MAZAMAMcKenzie County, NDMay 202695k BBLs308.7k MCF9
MURIMcKenzie County, NDMay 2026200.2k BBLs422.7k MCF5
OLSONDunn County, NDMay 2026107.8k BBLs231.9k MCF17
SANDIEMcKenzie County, NDMay 2026131k BBLs360k MCF5
SKAAR 15McKenzie County, NDMay 202686.5k BBLs311.7k MCF6
STOUTDivide County, NDMay 2026126.8k BBLs143.9k MCF12
TERRY NELSONWilliams County, NDMay 202695.9k BBLs103.7k MCF5
TILTONDunn County, NDMay 2026152.1k BBLs248.3k MCF7
USA 1McKenzie County, NDMay 2026468.2k BBLs1.5M MCF68
WATCHMAN PEAKMcKenzie County, NDMay 2026122k BBLs442.4k MCF8
WILLOW GRAY 2-11-14-23Divide County, NDMay 2026144.8k BBLs133k MCF6
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXMay 20262.9M BBLs12.8M MCF966
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKMay 20264.1M BBLs19M MCF2,443
DEVON ENERGY WILLISTON, L.L.C.Oklahoma City, OKMay 20262.9M BBLs13.1M MCF1,926
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONHouston, TXMay 20262.0M BBLs4.3M MCF966
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXMay 2026938k BBLs2.0M MCF599
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC May 20262.9M BBLs13M MCF1,775
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXMay 2026749.9k BBLs651.1k MCF258
KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC May 2026322.3k BBLs438.1k MCF60
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXMay 2026819.8k BBLs2.2M MCF372
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P.HOUSTON, TXMay 2026232.2k BBLs334.9k MCF312
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXMay 20261.7M BBLs4.4M MCF968
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXMay 2026552k BBLs1.6M MCF424
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXMay 20262.1M BBLs6.4M MCF1,514
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXMay 20261.2M BBLs3.9M MCF637
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, COMay 2026782.1k BBLs1.2M MCF98
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDALLAS, TXMay 2026349.3k BBLs768.4k MCF157
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKMay 20261.3M BBLs2.6M MCF535
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXMay 20261.3M BBLs5.9M MCF1,715
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXMay 20262.2M BBLs6.3M MCF932
ZAVANNA ENERGY OPERATING, LLC May 2026201.9k BBLs771.4k MCF150
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Producing Counties in North Dakota

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#125#7Billings County, NDMay 2026299.3k BBLs432.4k MCF2.0k24
#198#9Bottineau County, NDMay 2026105.8k BBLs14.9k MCF2.5k15
#142#8Bowman County, NDMay 2026228.2k BBLs197.6k MCF1.6k9
#105#6Burke County, NDMay 2026446.8k BBLs739k MCF2.1k22
#69#5Divide County, NDMay 20261.1M BBLs2.0M MCF1.9k23
#14#3Dunn County, NDMay 20266.3M BBLs14.8M MCF5.2k27
#313#12Golden Valley County, NDMay 202640.7k BBLs39.3k MCF37810
#618#15McHenry County, NDMay 20262.9k BBLs0 MCF1703
#8#1McKenzie County, NDMay 202610M BBLs48M MCF10.9k50
#287#11McLean County, NDMay 202650.4k BBLs44.6k MCF2334
#16#4Mountrail County, NDMay 20265.8M BBLs15.2M MCF5.7k26
#339#13Renville County, NDMay 202635.4k BBLs1.6k MCF1.5k10
#446#14Slope County, NDMay 202614.8k BBLs5.3k MCF3652
#199#10Stark County, NDMay 202694.7k BBLs296k MCF92614
#662#16Ward County, NDMay 20261.7k BBLs468 MCF4914
#13#2Williams County, NDMay 20266.5M BBLs23.2M MCF6.9k36