Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
32.1M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for May 2025
Gas Production
100.7M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for May 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
36.5M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for May 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
42.8k
Drilled Wells
19k
Active Wells
99
Operators
21.1k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
9.59%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
2.76%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasMar 2025161.7M BBLs1.1B MCF
#2New MexicoMay 202566.2M BBLs336M MCF
#3North DakotaMay 202532.1M BBLs100.7M MCF
#4PennsylvaniaApr 202518.8k BBLs644.8M MCF
#5AlaskaMay 202513.5M BBLs308.9M MCF
#6OklahomaApr 202512.2M BBLs205.3M MCF
#7ColoradoMay 202514M BBLs170.1M MCF
#8WyomingMay 20258.5M BBLs110.3M MCF
#9West VirginiaDec 20211.2M BBLs236.7M MCF
#10LouisianaDec 20241.5M BBLs206.8M MCF
#11OhioQ1 202510.7M BBLs455.6M MCF
#12CaliforniaApr 20258.8M BBLs11M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ALFSVAAGWilliams County, NDMay 2025159.5k BBLs218.1k MCF8
BICE 1Dunn County, NDMay 2025112.2k BBLs411k MCF12
BOXERMcKenzie County, NDMay 2025128.5k BBLs326.1k MCF9
BUD FIUWilliams County, NDMay 2025167.4k BBLs211.2k MCF3
CARPENTERWilliams County, NDMay 2025224.1k BBLs267.5k MCF7
CATRONDunn County, NDMay 2025123.4k BBLs95.7k MCF5
HARMS WEST FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDMay 2025212.2k BBLs294.1k MCF7
HBU MULLER 31X-12Williams County, NDMay 2025179.8k BBLs401.2k MCF7
LIBERTYMountrail County, NDMay 2025138.6k BBLs185k MCF53
MANDAREEMcKenzie County, NDMay 2025126.7k BBLs234.5k MCF30
MISSOURI RIVER 25-26HMountrail County, NDMay 2025198.7k BBLs272.7k MCF10
OLSON STATEWilliams County, NDMay 2025119.6k BBLs163.7k MCF5
PARRISHMcKenzie County, NDMay 2025128.7k BBLs296.1k MCF9
SANDHILLWilliams County, NDMay 2025226.8k BBLs274k MCF7
SANISH BAYMountrail County, NDMay 2025146.9k BBLs340.3k MCF15
STAFFORDMcKenzie County, NDMay 2025118.4k BBLs224.8k MCF9
STANGELANDWilliams County, NDMay 2025167.2k BBLs277.1k MCF11
TANEYDunn County, NDMay 2025166.9k BBLs135.3k MCF5
USA 1McKenzie County, NDMay 2025141.6k BBLs945.5k MCF58
VANDEBERGWilliams County, NDMay 2025135.5k BBLs174.2k MCF5
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXMay 20252.7M BBLs9.8M MCF863
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKMay 20255.8M BBLs19.3M MCF2,470
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONDenver, COMay 20251.8M BBLs4.0M MCF890
EOG RESOURCES, INC.MIDLAND, TXMay 2025693k BBLs1.6M MCF610
GRAYSON MILL OPERATING LLCHOUSTON, TXMay 20252.1M BBLs9.7M MCF1,194
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC May 20252.9M BBLs12.2M MCF1,706
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXMay 2025546.7k BBLs475.4k MCF214
KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC May 2025294.9k BBLs243.6k MCF44
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXMay 2025934.1k BBLs2.2M MCF346
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXMay 20252.3M BBLs5.6M MCF987
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXMay 2025924.9k BBLs2.1M MCF455
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXMay 20252.4M BBLs7.1M MCF1,517
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXMay 2025854.1k BBLs2.7M MCF614
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, COMay 2025360.7k BBLs475.1k MCF42
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDALLAS, TXMay 2025323.2k BBLs861.8k MCF147
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKMay 2025515.1k BBLs1.0M MCF424
SOGC, INC.SALT LAKE CTY, UTMay 2025246.2k BBLs617.4k MCF91
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXMay 20251.7M BBLs7.1M MCF1,775
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC May 20251.2M BBLs3.8M MCF704
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXMay 20251.6M BBLs5.9M MCF862
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Producing Counties in North Dakota

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#130#6Billings County, NDMay 2025368.8k BBLs471.8k MCF2.0k22
#219#10Bottineau County, NDMay 2025114.6k BBLs19.8k MCF2.5k15
#162#8Bowman County, NDMay 2025231.2k BBLs236.8k MCF1.6k9
#146#7Burke County, NDMay 2025282k BBLs560k MCF2.0k22
#76#5Divide County, NDMay 20251.1M BBLs1.5M MCF1.7k24
#14#2Dunn County, NDMay 20257.2M BBLs15.1M MCF5.1k26
#324#12Golden Valley County, NDMay 202546.9k BBLs38.3k MCF3759
#678#15McHenry County, NDMay 20252.5k BBLs0 MCF1703
#9#1McKenzie County, NDMay 202510M BBLs45.7M MCF10.7k49
#316#11McLean County, NDMay 202550.9k BBLs38.8k MCF2144
#17#4Mountrail County, NDMay 20255.7M BBLs15M MCF5.6k25
#357#13Renville County, NDMay 202539.9k BBLs2.3k MCF1.5k11
#482#14Slope County, NDMay 202514.8k BBLs4.3k MCF3652
#217#9Stark County, NDMay 2025102.7k BBLs313.5k MCF92314
#778#16Ward County, NDMay 2025497 BBLs435 MCF4914
#15#3Williams County, NDMay 20256.9M BBLs21.6M MCF6.7k35