Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
32.2M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Oct 2025
Gas Production
100.6M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Oct 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
38.5M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Oct 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
43.2k
Drilled Wells
19.2k
Active Wells
98
Operators
21.4k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
9.43%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
2.92%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasAug 2025164.6M BBLs1.1B MCF
#2New MexicoSep 202567.9M BBLs350M MCF
#3PennsylvaniaAug 202514.6k BBLs657.3M MCF
#4North DakotaOct 202532.2M BBLs100.6M MCF
#5AlaskaSep 202512.5M BBLs274M MCF
#6ColoradoSep 202514M BBLs167.8M MCF
#7OklahomaAug 202511.7M BBLs191.3M MCF
#8WyomingSep 20258.4M BBLs103M MCF
#9LouisianaDec 20241.5M BBLs206.8M MCF
#10OhioQ2 202511.9M BBLs497.3M MCF
#11CaliforniaSep 20258.6M BBLs9.8M MCF
#12UtahSep 20255.6M BBLs27.3M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
CARPENTERWilliams County, NDOct 2025113.4k BBLs190.3k MCF7
CORSICAN FEDERALMountrail County, NDOct 2025228.1k BBLs334.6k MCF12
DARLENE 13-24FMcKenzie County, NDOct 2025198.9k BBLs500.8k MCF3
FORT BERTHOLD 14Dunn County, NDOct 2025142.3k BBLs289.6k MCF142
FOSTER 4-9-16Williams County, NDOct 2025116.7k BBLs95.2k MCF4
GARFIELDMcKenzie County, NDOct 2025117.8k BBLs173.3k MCF7
HARMS WEST FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDOct 2025108.3k BBLs195.4k MCF7
HELENWilliams County, NDOct 2025173.6k BBLs584.5k MCF6
KEENEDunn County, NDOct 2025109k BBLs165k MCF8
KENNETHWilliams County, NDOct 2025205.3k BBLs771.7k MCF5
LIBERTYMountrail County, NDOct 2025234.8k BBLs234.2k MCF57
MANCHESTERDunn County, NDOct 2025103.9k BBLs191.3k MCF8
MANDAREEMcKenzie County, NDOct 2025237.6k BBLs391k MCF33
MARSHALL 1Dunn County, NDOct 2025123.6k BBLs61.3k MCF12
MICHAEL STATEWilliams County, NDOct 2025172.7k BBLs586.6k MCF7
SANDHILLWilliams County, NDOct 2025155k BBLs245.3k MCF7
SAWTOOTHMcKenzie County, NDOct 2025122.5k BBLs106.8k MCF5
THRONSONMountrail County, NDOct 2025148.1k BBLs313.3k MCF12
USA 1McKenzie County, NDOct 2025187.7k BBLs0 MCF66
WATCHMAN PEAKMcKenzie County, NDOct 2025127.2k BBLs316.4k MCF4
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXOct 20252.7M BBLs10.9M MCF923
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKOct 20255.9M BBLs21M MCF2,451
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONDenver, COOct 20251.7M BBLs3.8M MCF936
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXOct 2025835.8k BBLs1.8M MCF601
GRAYSON MILL OPERATING LLCHOUSTON, TXOct 20252.1M BBLs9.8M MCF0
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC Oct 20252.9M BBLs13.1M MCF1,730
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXOct 2025451.6k BBLs383.6k MCF209
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXOct 20251.1M BBLs2.5M MCF363
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P.HOUSTON, TXOct 2025246.7k BBLs358.9k MCF314
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXOct 20252.0M BBLs5.2M MCF984
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXOct 2025736.8k BBLs1.8M MCF441
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXOct 20252.6M BBLs7.2M MCF1,524
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXOct 20251.0M BBLs0 MCF624
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, COOct 2025375.5k BBLs636.1k MCF58
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDALLAS, TXOct 2025412.5k BBLs906.4k MCF158
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKOct 20251.1M BBLs2.0M MCF472
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXOct 20251.5M BBLs6.4M MCF1,778
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC Oct 20251.1M BBLs3.8M MCF0
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXOct 20251.5M BBLs5.4M MCF872
ZAVANNA, LLC Oct 2025344.5k BBLs368 MCF148
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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, NDOct 2025341.9k BBLs317.1k MCF2.0k23
#223#9Bottineau County, NDOct 2025114.5k BBLs21.6k MCF2.5k15
#162#8Bowman County, NDOct 2025230.6k BBLs212.7k MCF1.6k9
#123#6Burke County, NDOct 2025393.4k BBLs525k MCF2.0k22
#99#5Divide County, NDOct 2025626.4k BBLs1.1M MCF1.7k23
#15#3Dunn County, NDOct 20257.0M BBLs14.8M MCF5.1k27
#364#12Golden Valley County, NDOct 202539k BBLs32.7k MCF3759
#643#15McHenry County, NDOct 20253.0k BBLs0 MCF1703
#9#1McKenzie County, NDOct 202510.3M BBLs45.3M MCF10.8k45
#284#11McLean County, NDOct 202567.3k BBLs54.9k MCF2174
#17#4Mountrail County, NDOct 20256.1M BBLs15.8M MCF5.7k25
#368#13Renville County, NDOct 202539.3k BBLs1.3k MCF1.5k11
#479#14Slope County, NDOct 202514.2k BBLs5.5k MCF3652
#228#10Stark County, NDOct 202597k BBLs267.2k MCF92314
#730#16Ward County, NDOct 2025879 BBLs413 MCF4914
#14#2Williams County, NDOct 20256.8M BBLs22.2M MCF6.8k33