Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
31.5M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Sep 2025
Gas Production
102.5M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Sep 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
36.8M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Sep 2025
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
#10
Total Gas Production
43.1k
Drilled Wells
19.2k
Active Wells
102
Operators
21.3k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
9.74%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
2.94%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasJul 2025164.6M BBLs1.1B MCF
#2New MexicoAug 202567.7M BBLs352.1M MCF
#3North DakotaSep 202531.5M BBLs102.5M MCF
#4PennsylvaniaJul 202514.9k BBLs655M MCF
#5AlaskaAug 202512M BBLs270.8M MCF
#6ColoradoAug 202513.2M BBLs166.5M MCF
#7OklahomaJul 20259.0M BBLs154.6M MCF
#8WyomingAug 20258.8M BBLs100.5M MCF
#9West VirginiaDec 20211.2M BBLs236.7M MCF
#10OhioQ2 202511.9M BBLs497.3M MCF
#11LouisianaDec 20241.5M BBLs206.8M MCF
#12CaliforniaSep 20257.2M BBLs9.5M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
CARPENTERWilliams County, NDSep 2025133k BBLs194.2k MCF7
CORSICAN FEDERALMountrail County, NDSep 2025165k BBLs233.6k MCF12
DARLENE 13-24FMcKenzie County, NDSep 2025101k BBLs291.6k MCF3
FORT BERTHOLD 14Dunn County, NDSep 2025147.3k BBLs308.4k MCF142
FOSTER 4-9-16Williams County, NDSep 2025138.2k BBLs115.6k MCF4
HARMS WEST FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDSep 2025123.3k BBLs227.2k MCF7
HELENWilliams County, NDSep 2025260.7k BBLs777.6k MCF6
KEENEDunn County, NDSep 2025167.1k BBLs248k MCF8
KELLOGG RANCHMcKenzie County, NDSep 2025106.8k BBLs346.5k MCF7
KENNETHWilliams County, NDSep 2025253.7k BBLs704.9k MCF5
LIBERTYMountrail County, NDSep 2025120.4k BBLs162.9k MCF57
MANDAREEMcKenzie County, NDSep 2025217.3k BBLs361.7k MCF33
MICHAEL STATEWilliams County, NDSep 2025268.5k BBLs653.7k MCF7
OLYMPIA 36-2Williams County, NDSep 2025120.2k BBLs206.8k MCF4
SANDHILLWilliams County, NDSep 2025177.9k BBLs278.8k MCF7
SANISH BAYMountrail County, NDSep 202598.8k BBLs286.4k MCF15
THRONSONMountrail County, NDSep 2025166.7k BBLs283.7k MCF12
USA 1McKenzie County, NDSep 2025112.5k BBLs785.3k MCF62
VANDEBERGWilliams County, NDSep 2025109.1k BBLs156.4k MCF5
WEST KELLOGGMcKenzie County, NDSep 2025136.1k BBLs437.1k MCF8
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXSep 20252.8M BBLs11M MCF940
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKSep 20256.0M BBLs20.4M MCF2,466
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONDenver, COSep 20251.6M BBLs3.7M MCF910
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXSep 2025697.1k BBLs1.6M MCF598
GRAYSON MILL OPERATING LLCHOUSTON, TXSep 20252.0M BBLs9.5M MCF0
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC Sep 20252.8M BBLs12.7M MCF1,722
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXSep 2025442k BBLs397.3k MCF211
KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC Sep 2025260.5k BBLs333k MCF45
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXSep 20251.0M BBLs2.4M MCF350
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXSep 20251.9M BBLs5.2M MCF979
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXSep 2025774.3k BBLs1.9M MCF437
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXSep 20252.5M BBLs7.0M MCF1,539
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXSep 2025877.7k BBLs2.7M MCF619
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, COSep 2025276.2k BBLs537.5k MCF46
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDALLAS, TXSep 2025440k BBLs955.8k MCF155
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKSep 2025861.8k BBLs1.7M MCF442
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXSep 20251.5M BBLs6.5M MCF1,777
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC Sep 20251.1M BBLs3.8M MCF698
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXSep 20251.4M BBLs5.2M MCF867
ZAVANNA, LLC Sep 2025368.2k BBLs908.1k MCF142
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Producing Counties in North Dakota

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#138#7Billings County, NDSep 2025332.4k BBLs461.6k MCF2.0k23
#229#10Bottineau County, NDSep 202598.4k BBLs21.2k MCF2.5k15
#163#8Bowman County, NDSep 2025226.4k BBLs216.7k MCF1.6k9
#120#6Burke County, NDSep 2025433.1k BBLs708.2k MCF2.0k22
#82#5Divide County, NDSep 2025894.1k BBLs1.6M MCF1.7k26
#15#3Dunn County, NDSep 20256.7M BBLs14.8M MCF5.1k26
#362#12Golden Valley County, NDSep 202539.9k BBLs40.2k MCF3759
#704#15McHenry County, NDSep 20252.2k BBLs0 MCF1703
#9#1McKenzie County, NDSep 20259.7M BBLs46.1M MCF10.8k47
#286#11McLean County, NDSep 202565.4k BBLs55k MCF2174
#16#4Mountrail County, NDSep 20255.8M BBLs15.4M MCF5.6k25
#385#13Renville County, NDSep 202537.1k BBLs1.3k MCF1.5k11
#511#14Slope County, NDSep 202513.2k BBLs5.3k MCF3652
#217#9Stark County, NDSep 202596.6k BBLs320.8k MCF92314
#717#16Ward County, NDSep 20251.9k BBLs436 MCF4914
#13#2Williams County, NDSep 20257.0M BBLs22.8M MCF6.8k35