Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
35.5M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Sep 2023
Gas Production
99.8M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Sep 2023
Total BOE (16:1)
39M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Sep 2023
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
41k
Drilled Wells
18.2k
Active Wells
104
Operators
19.6k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
11.83%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
2.96%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasAug 2023152.9M BBLs975.6M MCF
#2New MexicoSep 202353.3M BBLs261.7M MCF
#3North DakotaSep 202335.5M BBLs99.8M MCF
#4AlaskaSep 202312.5M BBLs264.7M MCF
#5PennsylvaniaAug 20232.9k BBLs633.1M MCF
#6ColoradoSep 202313.5M BBLs171.7M MCF
#7OklahomaAug 20239.1M BBLs151.2M MCF
#8LouisianaMar 20232.7M BBLs276.9M MCF
#9WyomingSep 20237.8M BBLs100.5M MCF
#10West VirginiaDec 20211.2M BBLs236.7M MCF
#11OhioQ3 20236.5M BBLs547M MCF
#12CaliforniaOct 20236.5M BBLs9.1M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BRANGUS FMcKenzie County, NDSep 2023289.4k BBLs530.9k MCF13
CLEAR CREEKMcKenzie County, NDSep 2023188.8k BBLs1.1M MCF25
COLETTEWilliams County, NDSep 2023147.2k BBLs292.2k MCF6
DENNISDunn County, NDSep 2023271.3k BBLs534.7k MCF17
FLINT CHIPSDunn County, NDSep 2023295k BBLs537.6k MCF16
HAY DRAWDunn County, NDSep 2023154.8k BBLs318.8k MCF8
JAY 24-13McKenzie County, NDSep 2023203.4k BBLs473.9k MCF8
JERSEYMountrail County, NDSep 2023201.5k BBLs295.9k MCF25
LCU FOSTERWilliams County, NDSep 2023220.9k BBLs432.6k MCF12
LCU RALPHWilliams County, NDSep 2023136.2k BBLs499.7k MCF12
LILLIBRIDGEMcKenzie County, NDSep 2023171.7k BBLs459.8k MCF37
MARILYN 21X-23Williams County, NDSep 2023134.2k BBLs209.6k MCF6
MEADOWLARKDunn County, NDSep 2023164k BBLs115.7k MCF11
MEDICINE HOLEDunn County, NDSep 2023209.9k BBLs240.3k MCF14
MICAHLUCASDunn County, NDSep 2023250.2k BBLs260.3k MCF11
PORTER 2McKenzie County, NDSep 2023203.9k BBLs260.8k MCF6
RHONDADunn County, NDSep 2023180.6k BBLs194.7k MCF12
SKACHENKODunn County, NDSep 2023143.7k BBLs102.8k MCF12
SUMNER 1Williams County, NDSep 2023161.1k BBLs124k MCF7
USA 1McKenzie County, NDSep 2023200.1k BBLs916.1k MCF57
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXSep 20232.3M BBLs7.9M MCF834
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKSep 20236.6M BBLs20.5M MCF2,279
CRESCENT POINT ENERGY US CORPDenver, COSep 2023701.8k BBLs1.0M MCF202
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONDenver, COSep 20231.6M BBLs3.4M MCF743
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXSep 2023494.3k BBLs1.7M MCF598
GRAYSON MILL OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXSep 20232.8M BBLs10.2M MCF1,132
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLCSep 20232.6M BBLs10.5M MCF1,557
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXSep 2023363.7k BBLs364.9k MCF165
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXSep 20231.1M BBLs1.7M MCF264
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P.HOUSTON, TXSep 2023405.6k BBLs377.3k MCF301
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXSep 20232.8M BBLs5.8M MCF896
MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATIONHumble, TXSep 2023346.2k BBLs506.4k MCF197
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXSep 2023474.8k BBLs912.8k MCF201
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXSep 20232.1M BBLs7.0M MCF1,443
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXSep 2023892.6k BBLs2.4M MCF629
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKSep 20231.5M BBLs2.2M MCF456
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDENVER, COSep 20232.0M BBLs7.1M MCF1,832
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLCSep 20231.6M BBLs3.7M MCF680
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXSep 20232.4M BBLs6.2M MCF981
ZAVANNA, LLCSep 2023227.9k BBLs2.3M MCF141
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Producing Counties in North Dakota

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#143#8Billings County, NDSep 2023239.7k BBLs366.2k MCF2.0k23
#217#10Bottineau County, NDSep 2023109.3k BBLs15k MCF2.5k17
#138#7Bowman County, NDSep 2023255.8k BBLs345.2k MCF1.6k9
#130#6Burke County, NDSep 2023274.5k BBLs551.6k MCF2.0k24
#98#5Divide County, NDSep 2023478k BBLs910.2k MCF1.5k24
#11#2Dunn County, NDSep 20239.1M BBLs15.4M MCF4.8k26
#356#12Golden Valley County, NDSep 202338.4k BBLs32.1k MCF3699
#663#15McHenry County, NDSep 20233.7k BBLs0 MCF1703
#8#1McKenzie County, NDSep 202310.9M BBLs46.1M MCF10.3k53
#369#13McLean County, NDSep 202335.7k BBLs27.6k MCF2104
#15#4Mountrail County, NDSep 20236.4M BBLs13.9M MCF5.3k26
#321#11Renville County, NDSep 202348.3k BBLs1.6k MCF1.5k10
#474#14Slope County, NDSep 202317.2k BBLs4.9k MCF3652
#196#9Stark County, NDSep 2023127k BBLs431k MCF91614
#753#16Ward County, NDSep 20231.3k BBLs667 MCF4914
#14#3Williams County, NDSep 20237.4M BBLs21.7M MCF6.2k35