Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
34.7M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Aug 2020
Gas Production
80.1M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Aug 2020
Total BOE (16:1)
39.5M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Aug 2020
National Rank
#3
In Overall Production

Statewide Production of North Dakota

National Rank In
#2
Total Oil Production
National Rank In
#10
Total Gas Production
38.6k
Drilled Wells
14.9k
Active Wells
108
Operators
13.6k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
14.17%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
2.77%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasJul 2020115.5M BBLs836M MCF
#2New MexicoAug 202030.3M BBLs170.1M MCF
#3North DakotaAug 202034.7M BBLs80.1M MCF
#4PennsylvaniaApr 20206.6k BBLs581.1M MCF
#5AlaskaAug 202013.8M BBLs258.7M MCF
#6ColoradoJul 202014.3M BBLs187.7M MCF
#7WyomingFeb 20207.7M BBLs119.9M MCF
#8LouisianaAug 20183.0M BBLs171.8M MCF
#9OklahomaJul 20204.3M BBLs132.2M MCF
#10CaliforniaMay 20209.3M BBLs15.9M MCF
#11West VirginiaDec 2017592k BBLs146.5M MCF
#12OhioAll of 20197.8M BBLs648.9M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ANTELOPEMcKenzie County, NDAug 2020199.5k BBLs308.7k MCF16
BADLANDS FEDERAL 21X-13McKenzie County, NDAug 2020193.2k BBLs359.4k MCF6
BB-FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDAug 2020295.8k BBLs925.6k MCF34
BLUE RACER 14-11HMcKenzie County, NDAug 2020149.7k BBLs183.5k MCF4
CARUSDunn County, NDAug 2020168.3k BBLs400.1k MCF11
CLARKS CREEKMcKenzie County, NDAug 2020180.8k BBLs605.5k MCF28
EN-THOMPSON TRUST- 154-94-1930HMountrail County, NDAug 2020152.2k BBLs359.5k MCF11
FORT BERTHOLD 14Dunn County, NDAug 2020248.3k BBLs408.6k MCF137
HOBARTWilliams County, NDAug 2020145k BBLs187.6k MCF6
JOPLIN 5McKenzie County, NDAug 2020161.2k BBLs581k MCF8
MADDY FEDERAL 24X-34McKenzie County, NDAug 2020235.7k BBLs536.2k MCF5
PALMERMcKenzie County, NDAug 2020157.7k BBLs317.8k MCF9
SKUNK CREEKDunn County, NDAug 2020180.3k BBLs151.5k MCF22
TWO SHIELDS BUTTEDunn County, NDAug 2020173k BBLs274.8k MCF25
USA 1McKenzie County, NDAug 2020170.1k BBLs248.5k MCF44
VARDONMcKenzie County, NDAug 2020151.8k BBLs246.2k MCF15
VEEDERMcKenzie County, NDAug 2020151.9k BBLs274.6k MCF11
WERRE TRUSTDunn County, NDAug 2020159.1k BBLs290.5k MCF13
WOLD FEDERAL 4McKenzie County, NDAug 2020161.5k BBLs513.1k MCF17
WOLVERINE 21-22HDunn County, NDAug 2020169.7k BBLs126.6k MCF4
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BRUIN E&P OPERATING, LLCAug 2020709.7k BBLs1.7M MCF347
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXAug 20202.4M BBLs4.8M MCF645
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKAug 20205.4M BBLs12.9M MCF1,740
CRESCENT POINT ENERGY US CORPDenver, COAug 2020399.3k BBLs568.5k MCF136
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONDenver, COAug 20201.1M BBLs1.8M MCF249
EOG RESOURCES INCHOUSTON, TXAug 2020954.4k BBLs2.3M MCF608
EQUINOR ENERGY LPHouston, TXAug 20201.2M BBLs3.6M MCF571
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLCAug 20203.5M BBLs9.2M MCF1,443
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXAug 2020677.3k BBLs1.4M MCF200
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P.HOUSTON, TXAug 2020431.5k BBLs404k MCF300
MARATHON OIL COMPANYOKLAHOMA CITY, OKAug 20202.6M BBLs5.1M MCF695
NEWFIELD PRODUCTION COMPANYThe Woodlands, TXAug 2020701.2k BBLs2.1M MCF248
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXAug 20201.6M BBLs6.7M MCF940
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXAug 2020685.4k BBLs1.1M MCF530
QEP ENERGY COMPANYDENVER, COAug 2020611.1k BBLs1.8M MCF360
RIMROCK OIL & GAS WILLISTON LLCAug 2020595.3k BBLs816.3k MCF137
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKAug 2020450.6k BBLs462.8k MCF245
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDENVER, COAug 20202.7M BBLs7.5M MCF1,484
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLCAug 20202.4M BBLs4.0M MCF386
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXAug 20202.7M BBLs6.6M MCF826
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Producing Counties in North Dakota

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#155#8Billings County, NDAug 2020260.5k BBLs328k MCF1.9k24
#331#10Bottineau County, NDAug 2020105.4k BBLs17.1k MCF2.5k15
#139#6Bowman County, NDAug 2020343.8k BBLs555.5k MCF1.6k9
#146#7Burke County, NDAug 2020273.3k BBLs875k MCF1.9k27
#117#5Divide County, NDAug 2020527.6k BBLs875.7k MCF1.5k25
#25#2Dunn County, NDAug 20207.3M BBLs10M MCF4.1k27
#375#11Golden Valley County, NDAug 202044.1k BBLs41.1k MCF36710
#739#15McHenry County, NDAug 20205.2k BBLs0 MCF1702
#13#1McKenzie County, NDAug 202014.1M BBLs41.4M MCF9.7k54
#428#13McLean County, NDAug 202074k BBLs52.2k MCF1975
#30#3Mountrail County, NDAug 20206.1M BBLs11.3M MCF4.9k25
#394#12Renville County, NDAug 202037.6k BBLs1.2k MCF1.5k15
#533#14Slope County, NDAug 202019.2k BBLs4.0k MCF3652
#196#9Stark County, NDAug 2020201.6k BBLs455.6k MCF91214
#820#16Ward County, NDAug 20201.2k BBLs476 MCF4914
#38#4Williams County, NDAug 20205.3M BBLs14.1M MCF5.6k35