Oil & Gas Activity in North Dakota

  2. North Dakota Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
32.9M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Apr 2021
Gas Production
87.9M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Apr 2021
Total BOE (16:1)
36.9M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Apr 2021
National Rank
#2
In Overall Production

Statewide Production of North Dakota

National Rank In
#2
Total Oil Production
National Rank In
#10
Total Gas Production
39.1k
Drilled Wells
16.2k
Active Wells
110
Operators
13.6k
Permits on File
North Dakota Accounts for
13.83%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
North Dakota Accounts for
3.20%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#1TexasMar 2021121.1M BBLs851.4M MCF
#2North DakotaApr 202132.9M BBLs87.9M MCF
#3New MexicoApr 202127.2M BBLs160.8M MCF
#4AlaskaApr 202113.4M BBLs293.9M MCF
#5PennsylvaniaMay 20204.8k BBLs517M MCF
#6ColoradoMar 202111.7M BBLs165M MCF
#7WyomingApr 20217.0M BBLs114.6M MCF
#8CaliforniaApr 202111M BBLs12M MCF
#9LouisianaAug 20183.0M BBLs171.8M MCF
#10OklahomaMar 20213.9M BBLs131.9M MCF
#11West VirginiaDec 2017592k BBLs146.5M MCF
#12UtahApr 20212.7M BBLs19.8M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in North Dakota

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BB-FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDApr 2021125.7k BBLs574.8k MCF34
CCU GOPHERDunn County, NDApr 2021134.8k BBLs174.6k MCF8
CLARKS CREEKMcKenzie County, NDApr 2021127.5k BBLs607.9k MCF32
CPEUSC JEANWilliams County, NDApr 2021152.2k BBLs143.3k MCF9
CPEUSC TAMIWilliams County, NDApr 2021172.5k BBLs182.7k MCF10
FORT BERTHOLD 14Dunn County, NDApr 2021203.1k BBLs438.2k MCF137
GORDON FEDERALDunn County, NDApr 2021153.7k BBLs319k MCF7
GUNSLINGER FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDApr 2021152k BBLs420.5k MCF6
LCU JESSIEWilliams County, NDApr 2021311.1k BBLs482.3k MCF11
LIBERTYMountrail County, NDApr 2021174.6k BBLs168.9k MCF45
OSPREY FEDERALMountrail County, NDApr 2021226.7k BBLs141.2k MCF12
POLK FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDApr 2021132.3k BBLs717.3k MCF12
SUBMARINER FEDERALMountrail County, NDApr 2021159.5k BBLs161.1k MCF8
TARPON FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDApr 2021131.1k BBLs352.6k MCF17
THELEN 5McKenzie County, NDApr 2021121k BBLs433.7k MCF7
TOPAZ 24McKenzie County, NDApr 2021129.8k BBLs241.9k MCF6
USA 1McKenzie County, NDApr 2021190.7k BBLs439.8k MCF18
USA 1McKenzie County, NDApr 2021729.1k BBLs1.4M MCF56
VARDONMcKenzie County, NDApr 2021140.2k BBLs612.1k MCF15
WOLVERINE FEDERALMcKenzie County, NDApr 2021153.5k BBLs306.9k MCF14
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Largest Producing Companies in North Dakota

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BRUIN E&P OPERATING, LLCApr 2021591.4k BBLs1.6M MCF403
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LPHOUSTON, TXApr 20212.6M BBLs7.0M MCF722
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKApr 20214.3M BBLs14.1M MCF1,845
CRESCENT POINT ENERGY US CORPDenver, COApr 2021560.7k BBLs757.1k MCF142
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONDenver, COApr 2021731.6k BBLs1.4M MCF246
EOG RESOURCES INCHOUSTON, TXApr 2021764.3k BBLs2.2M MCF556
EQUINOR ENERGY LPHouston, TXApr 2021924.5k BBLs3.0M MCF599
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLCApr 20213.1M BBLs9.3M MCF1,518
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXApr 2021424.9k BBLs1.2M MCF207
MARATHON OIL COMPANYHOUSTON, TXApr 20212.5M BBLs5.3M MCF769
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXApr 20211.4M BBLs6.4M MCF992
OVINTIV PRODUCTION INC.The Woodlands, TXApr 2021652.1k BBLs2.2M MCF277
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXApr 20211.6M BBLs3.2M MCF585
QEP ENERGY COMPANYDENVER, COApr 2021558.9k BBLs1.9M MCF377
RIMROCK OIL & GAS WILLISTON LLCApr 2021368.6k BBLs753.2k MCF160
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKApr 20212.2M BBLs2.8M MCF381
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDENVER, COApr 20212.3M BBLs7.3M MCF1,613
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLCApr 20212.3M BBLs4.5M MCF440
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXApr 20212.0M BBLs6.1M MCF844
ZAVANNA, LLCApr 2021332.7k BBLs1.8M MCF122
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Producing Counties in North Dakota

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#119#7Billings County, NDApr 2021298.4k BBLs907k MCF1.9k26
#232#10Bottineau County, NDApr 2021110.1k BBLs18k MCF2.5k16
#117#6Bowman County, NDApr 2021324.6k BBLs479.7k MCF1.6k10
#142#8Burke County, NDApr 2021234.6k BBLs701k MCF1.9k25
#95#5Divide County, NDApr 2021444k BBLs869.9k MCF1.5k25
#15#3Dunn County, NDApr 20216.3M BBLs10.1M MCF4.3k27
#343#12Golden Valley County, NDApr 202146k BBLs40k MCF36811
#664#15McHenry County, NDApr 20214.5k BBLs0 MCF1703
#5#1McKenzie County, NDApr 202113.5M BBLs47.7M MCF9.8k56
#308#11McLean County, NDApr 202158.4k BBLs44.8k MCF2045
#13#2Mountrail County, NDApr 20216.8M BBLs12.6M MCF5.0k26
#371#13Renville County, NDApr 202140.9k BBLs1.7k MCF1.5k12
#471#14Slope County, NDApr 202119.1k BBLs4.9k MCF3652
#161#9Stark County, NDApr 2021188.5k BBLs505.2k MCF91214
#769#16Ward County, NDApr 20211.4k BBLs746 MCF4914
#17#4Williams County, NDApr 20214.6M BBLs14M MCF5.7k36