Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
31.9M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Aug 2025
Gas Production
104.7M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Aug 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
36.8M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Aug 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
#11
Total Gas Production
43k
Drilled Wells
19.2k
Active Wells
101
Operators
21.3k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
9.56%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
2.87%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasJun 2025158M BBLs1.1B MCF
#2New MexicoJul 202567M BBLs346.6M MCF
#3North DakotaAug 202531.9M BBLs104.7M MCF
#4PennsylvaniaJun 202515.4k BBLs643.1M MCF
#5AlaskaJul 202511.1M BBLs246.9M MCF
#6ColoradoJul 202514.4M BBLs172.8M MCF
#7OklahomaJun 202512.1M BBLs202.8M MCF
#8WyomingJul 20258.9M BBLs109.4M MCF
#9West VirginiaDec 20211.2M BBLs236.7M MCF
#10OhioQ2 202511.9M BBLs497.3M MCF
#11LouisianaDec 20241.5M BBLs206.8M MCF
#12UtahJul 20255.8M BBLs27.6M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ALFSVAAGWilliams County, NDAug 2025108k BBLs181.7k MCF8
ARLEYWilliams County, NDAug 2025160.3k BBLs430.6k MCF7
BARNES FEDERAL 5202 43-11McKenzie County, NDAug 2025112.5k BBLs86.1k MCF4
CARPENTERWilliams County, NDAug 2025192.7k BBLs270.8k MCF7
FORT BERTHOLD 14Dunn County, NDAug 2025149.8k BBLs293.6k MCF142
HARMS WEST FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDAug 2025127.9k BBLs231.6k MCF7
HBU MULLER 31X-12Williams County, NDAug 2025103.1k BBLs282.8k MCF7
HELENWilliams County, NDAug 2025381.2k BBLs799.2k MCF6
KELLOGG RANCHMcKenzie County, NDAug 2025110.9k BBLs392.1k MCF7
KENNETHWilliams County, NDAug 2025332.6k BBLs796.6k MCF5
LIBERTYMountrail County, NDAug 2025120.8k BBLs165.4k MCF53
MANDAREEMcKenzie County, NDAug 2025105.2k BBLs244.2k MCF30
MISSOURI RIVER 25-26HMountrail County, NDAug 2025120.3k BBLs274.6k MCF10
PARRISHMcKenzie County, NDAug 2025106.4k BBLs319.1k MCF9
RUTLEDGEDunn County, NDAug 2025128.2k BBLs76.2k MCF5
SANDHILLWilliams County, NDAug 2025202.1k BBLs293k MCF7
SANISH BAYMountrail County, NDAug 2025115.4k BBLs327.4k MCF15
THRONSONMountrail County, NDAug 2025204k BBLs306k MCF12
USA 1McKenzie County, NDAug 2025126.2k BBLs964.8k MCF58
VANDEBERGWilliams County, NDAug 2025112.7k BBLs176.1k MCF5
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXAug 20252.5M BBLs10.9M MCF948
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKAug 20256.3M BBLs20.8M MCF2,458
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONDenver, COAug 20251.7M BBLs4.1M MCF922
EOG RESOURCES, INC.MIDLAND, TXAug 2025625.7k BBLs1.6M MCF593
GRAYSON MILL OPERATING LLCHOUSTON, TXAug 20252.0M BBLs9.7M MCF1,208
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC Aug 20252.8M BBLs12.7M MCF1,727
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXAug 2025483.2k BBLs432.3k MCF219
KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC Aug 2025257.2k BBLs316.6k MCF42
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXAug 2025960.4k BBLs2.3M MCF350
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXAug 20252.0M BBLs5.2M MCF959
MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATIONHumble, TXAug 2025252.6k BBLs615.2k MCF202
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXAug 2025709.3k BBLs1.9M MCF440
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXAug 20252.7M BBLs7.4M MCF1,548
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXAug 2025889.1k BBLs2.9M MCF617
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, COAug 2025323.9k BBLs575.6k MCF46
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDALLAS, TXAug 2025407k BBLs926.6k MCF152
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKAug 2025862.6k BBLs1.8M MCF448
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXAug 20251.5M BBLs7.0M MCF1,784
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC Aug 20251.1M BBLs4.0M MCF700
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXAug 20251.5M BBLs5.5M MCF857
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Producing Counties in North Dakota

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#136#7Billings County, NDAug 2025346.5k BBLs451.2k MCF2.0k25
#214#9Bottineau County, NDAug 2025120.1k BBLs21.5k MCF2.5k15
#162#8Bowman County, NDAug 2025236.7k BBLs226.5k MCF1.6k9
#132#6Burke County, NDAug 2025365.5k BBLs630.6k MCF2.0k22
#84#5Divide County, NDAug 2025894.4k BBLs1.6M MCF1.7k26
#15#3Dunn County, NDAug 20256.8M BBLs15.5M MCF5.1k26
#346#12Golden Valley County, NDAug 202541.7k BBLs37.2k MCF3759
#682#15McHenry County, NDAug 20252.6k BBLs0 MCF1703
#9#1McKenzie County, NDAug 20259.7M BBLs46.9M MCF10.8k49
#293#11McLean County, NDAug 202565.6k BBLs51.5k MCF2144
#16#4Mountrail County, NDAug 20255.9M BBLs15.5M MCF5.6k25
#369#13Renville County, NDAug 202538.6k BBLs759 MCF1.5k10
#485#14Slope County, NDAug 202515.8k BBLs5.2k MCF3652
#220#10Stark County, NDAug 2025102.1k BBLs344.1k MCF92313
#743#16Ward County, NDAug 20251.3k BBLs388 MCF4914
#13#2Williams County, NDAug 20257.2M BBLs23.4M MCF6.8k36