Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
31.9M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Nov 2025
Gas Production
102.1M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Nov 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
39.4M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Nov 2025
National Rank
#4
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
43.3k
Drilled Wells
19.1k
Active Wells
103
Operators
21.5k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
9.80%
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
#1TexasSep 2025157.5M BBLs1.1B MCF
#2New MexicoNov 202567.4M BBLs348.3M MCF
#3PennsylvaniaOct 20259.3k BBLs622.1M MCF
#4North DakotaNov 202531.9M BBLs102.1M MCF
#5AlaskaNov 202512.9M BBLs303.8M MCF
#6ColoradoOct 202514.6M BBLs178.1M MCF
#7OklahomaOct 202512.5M BBLs187.4M MCF
#8OhioQ3 202513.2M BBLs536.9M MCF
#9LouisianaDec 20241.5M BBLs206.8M MCF
#10WyomingOct 20258.1M BBLs109.7M MCF
#11CaliforniaNov 20255.6M BBLs21.4M MCF
#12UtahNov 20254.6M BBLs26.6M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AMBERDivide County, NDNov 2025154.5k BBLs139.5k MCF13
CORSICAN FEDERALMountrail County, NDNov 2025140.5k BBLs224.7k MCF12
COSTANZA 2McKenzie County, NDNov 2025157.5k BBLs738.8k MCF9
DARLENE 13-24FMcKenzie County, NDNov 2025109k BBLs269.3k MCF3
DEVILS BACKBONEMcKenzie County, NDNov 2025118.7k BBLs273.2k MCF5
FORT BERTHOLD 14Dunn County, NDNov 2025130.3k BBLs273.1k MCF142
GARFIELDMcKenzie County, NDNov 2025136.4k BBLs216.1k MCF7
HELENWilliams County, NDNov 2025135.3k BBLs407k MCF6
KANYERWilliams County, NDNov 2025127.4k BBLs323.1k MCF4
KEENEDunn County, NDNov 2025121.2k BBLs177.2k MCF8
KENNETHWilliams County, NDNov 2025129.1k BBLs574.6k MCF5
LIBERTYMountrail County, NDNov 2025230.7k BBLs219.4k MCF57
MANCHESTERDunn County, NDNov 2025121.2k BBLs228.3k MCF8
MANDAREEMcKenzie County, NDNov 2025224.9k BBLs360.8k MCF33
MICHAEL STATEWilliams County, NDNov 2025137.9k BBLs604.7k MCF7
OLSONDunn County, NDNov 2025237.3k BBLs392.9k MCF17
SANDHILLWilliams County, NDNov 2025114.7k BBLs190.9k MCF7
SAWTOOTHMcKenzie County, NDNov 2025122.2k BBLs111.2k MCF5
THRONSONMountrail County, NDNov 2025116.4k BBLs286.1k MCF12
USA 1McKenzie County, NDNov 2025250.5k BBLs1.1M MCF67
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXNov 20252.7M BBLs11M MCF932
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKNov 20255.6M BBLs20.2M MCF2,417
DEVON ENERGY WILLISTON, L.L.COklahoma City, OKNov 20253.1M BBLs13.4M MCF1,908
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONDenver, CONov 20251.8M BBLs3.9M MCF947
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXNov 2025927.6k BBLs1.8M MCF606
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC Nov 20252.9M BBLs12.7M MCF1,731
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXNov 2025471.4k BBLs384.8k MCF212
KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC Nov 2025309.5k BBLs421.3k MCF52
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXNov 20251.1M BBLs2.4M MCF357
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P.HOUSTON, TXNov 2025249.1k BBLs360.9k MCF313
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXNov 20252.0M BBLs4.6M MCF959
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXNov 2025693.9k BBLs1.7M MCF434
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXNov 20252.6M BBLs7.0M MCF1,531
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXNov 20251.1M BBLs3.1M MCF640
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, CONov 2025373k BBLs742.1k MCF58
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDALLAS, TXNov 2025451k BBLs849k MCF157
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKNov 2025885.2k BBLs1.6M MCF368
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXNov 20251.4M BBLs6.3M MCF1,775
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXNov 20251.4M BBLs5.2M MCF891
ZAVANNA ENERGY OPERATING, LLC Nov 2025293k BBLs864.2k MCF145
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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, NDNov 2025321.4k BBLs432.1k MCF2.0k23
#237#10Bottineau County, NDNov 2025110k BBLs19.4k MCF2.5k15
#160#8Bowman County, NDNov 2025231.3k BBLs199.8k MCF1.6k9
#116#6Burke County, NDNov 2025515.4k BBLs724.8k MCF2.0k22
#86#5Divide County, NDNov 2025906.8k BBLs1.7M MCF1.8k26
#16#3Dunn County, NDNov 20257.0M BBLs14.8M MCF5.1k27
#361#12Golden Valley County, NDNov 202539k BBLs37.4k MCF3759
#661#15McHenry County, NDNov 20252.5k BBLs0 MCF1703
#9#1McKenzie County, NDNov 202510.4M BBLs46.8M MCF10.9k48
#301#11McLean County, NDNov 202560.1k BBLs51.3k MCF2254
#19#4Mountrail County, NDNov 20255.7M BBLs14.5M MCF5.7k25
#376#13Renville County, NDNov 202537.3k BBLs728 MCF1.5k11
#480#14Slope County, NDNov 202514.7k BBLs4.9k MCF3652
#230#9Stark County, NDNov 202594.4k BBLs314.9k MCF92313
#735#16Ward County, NDNov 2025843 BBLs378 MCF4913
#15#2Williams County, NDNov 20256.5M BBLs22.5M MCF6.8k36