Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
30.7M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Apr 2026
Gas Production
100.1M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Apr 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
33.6M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Apr 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
#10
Total Gas Production
43.7k
Drilled Wells
19.2k
Active Wells
101
Operators
21.8k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
9.47%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
2.91%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasFeb 2026150.5M BBLs1.0B MCF
#2New MexicoMar 202668.2M BBLs360.3M MCF
#3North DakotaApr 202630.7M BBLs100.1M MCF
#4AlaskaFeb 202611.6M BBLs292.2M MCF
#5ColoradoFeb 202612.7M BBLs163.3M MCF
#6PennsylvaniaFeb 202611.4k BBLs602.1M MCF
#7OklahomaFeb 202611.2M BBLs205.6M MCF
#8WyomingMar 20268.6M BBLs109.6M MCF
#9OhioQ1 202611.5M BBLs511.3M MCF
#10LouisianaDec 20241.5M BBLs206.8M MCF
#11CaliforniaMar 20265.3M BBLs10.2M MCF
#12UtahMar 20263.8M BBLs27.5M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AMBERDivide County, NDApr 2026106.1k BBLs133k MCF13
CHARITY 3-10-15McKenzie County, NDApr 2026107.1k BBLs100.1k MCF4
DEVILS BACKBONEMcKenzie County, NDApr 2026127.5k BBLs402.4k MCF9
FINN 13-25FWilliams County, NDApr 2026108k BBLs105.2k MCF5
FORT BERTHOLD 14Dunn County, NDApr 2026131.8k BBLs268.5k MCF142
HBU LIZETTE STATEWilliams County, NDApr 2026245.7k BBLs328.9k MCF5
HBU SHOSHONIWilliams County, NDApr 2026337k BBLs474.4k MCF8
KEENEDunn County, NDApr 202693.7k BBLs196.8k MCF8
LIBERTYMountrail County, NDApr 2026155.6k BBLs184.3k MCF57
MANDAREEMcKenzie County, NDApr 2026263.4k BBLs476.7k MCF37
MURI 3McKenzie County, NDApr 2026132.2k BBLs169.7k MCF2
NYSTUENWilliams County, NDApr 2026161.7k BBLs197.1k MCF5
OLSONDunn County, NDApr 2026126.8k BBLs266k MCF17
PHANTOM SHIPMcKenzie County, NDApr 202691.8k BBLs332.6k MCF9
STOUTDivide County, NDApr 2026116.5k BBLs104.6k MCF11
TERRY NELSONWilliams County, NDApr 202694.2k BBLs87.7k MCF5
TILTONDunn County, NDApr 2026210.2k BBLs349.8k MCF7
USA 1McKenzie County, NDApr 2026509.4k BBLs1.5M MCF68
VIOLET OLSON 5596 13-5Williams County, NDApr 202698k BBLs245.3k MCF4
WATCHMAN PEAKMcKenzie County, NDApr 2026125.1k BBLs442.1k MCF8
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXApr 20262.8M BBLs12M MCF943
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKApr 20264.4M BBLs19.1M MCF2,425
DEVON ENERGY WILLISTON, L.L.COklahoma City, OKApr 20262.8M BBLs12.6M MCF1,914
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONHouston, TXApr 20261.7M BBLs3.8M MCF958
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXApr 2026848.2k BBLs1.7M MCF578
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC Apr 20262.9M BBLs12.4M MCF1,772
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXApr 2026796.3k BBLs649k MCF258
KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC Apr 2026339k BBLs319.2k MCF60
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXApr 2026826.8k BBLs2.1M MCF374
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P.HOUSTON, TXApr 2026225.9k BBLs148.6k MCF312
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXApr 20261.8M BBLs4.4M MCF958
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXApr 2026551.3k BBLs1.5M MCF421
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXApr 20262.0M BBLs6.2M MCF1,515
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXApr 20261.3M BBLs3.8M MCF641
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, COApr 2026800.2k BBLs1.2M MCF93
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDALLAS, TXApr 2026328.8k BBLs736.5k MCF151
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKApr 20261.3M BBLs2.5M MCF533
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXApr 20261.4M BBLs5.8M MCF1,703
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXApr 20261.8M BBLs5.6M MCF780
ZAVANNA ENERGY OPERATING, LLC Apr 2026203.3k BBLs0 MCF147
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Producing Counties in North Dakota

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#127#7Billings County, NDApr 2026291.8k BBLs407.6k MCF2.0k22
#206#10Bottineau County, NDApr 202699.9k BBLs13.7k MCF2.5k15
#139#8Bowman County, NDApr 2026234k BBLs192.8k MCF1.6k9
#101#6Burke County, NDApr 2026437.2k BBLs683.5k MCF2.1k23
#66#5Divide County, NDApr 20261.1M BBLs1.8M MCF1.8k23
#14#3Dunn County, NDApr 20266.1M BBLs14.3M MCF5.2k26
#298#12Golden Valley County, NDApr 202642.1k BBLs36.1k MCF3789
#613#15McHenry County, NDApr 20262.6k BBLs0 MCF1703
#9#1McKenzie County, NDApr 20269.7M BBLs45.8M MCF10.9k50
#276#11McLean County, NDApr 202651.1k BBLs45.8k MCF2294
#15#4Mountrail County, NDApr 20265.9M BBLs14.8M MCF5.7k25
#333#13Renville County, NDApr 202632.8k BBLs591 MCF1.5k9
#434#14Slope County, NDApr 202615k BBLs4.8k MCF3652
#200#9Stark County, NDApr 202696.9k BBLs303.3k MCF92313
#644#16Ward County, NDApr 20262.1k BBLs448 MCF4914
#13#2Williams County, NDApr 20266.5M BBLs21.7M MCF6.9k35