Oil & Gas Activity in Williams County, ND

  2. Oil & Gas Data for North Dakota
  3. Williams County, ND Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
6.5M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for May 2026
Gas Production
23.1M MCF
Total County Gas Production for May 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
7.3M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for May 2026
Williams County, ND is Ranked
#13
Nationally In Overall Production
Williams County, ND is Ranked
#2
Statewide In Overall Production

Williams County, ND Oil & Gas Production

North Dakota Rank
#2
in Total Oil Production
North Dakota Rank
#2
in Total Gas Production
6.9k
Drilled Wells
3.6k
Active Wells
36
Operators
4.0k
Permits on File
Williams County, ND Accounts for
20.86%
Of Oil Production in North Dakota
Williams County, ND Accounts for
22.06%
Of Gas Production in North Dakota

North Dakota Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1McKenzie County, NDMay 202610M BBLs
#2Williams County, NDMay 20266.5M BBLs
#3Dunn County, NDMay 20266.3M BBLs
#4Mountrail County, NDMay 20265.8M BBLs
#5Divide County, NDMay 20261.1M BBLs
#6Burke County, NDMay 2026446.8k BBLs
#7Billings County, NDMay 2026299.3k BBLs
#8Bowman County, NDMay 2026228.2k BBLs
#9Bottineau County, NDMay 2026105.8k BBLs
#10Stark County, NDMay 202694.7k BBLs
#11McLean County, NDMay 202650.4k BBLs
#12Golden Valley County, NDMay 202640.7k BBLs

North Dakota Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1McKenzie County, NDMay 202647.9M MCF
#2Williams County, NDMay 202623.1M MCF
#3Mountrail County, NDMay 202615.2M MCF
#4Dunn County, NDMay 202614.7M MCF
#5Divide County, NDMay 20262.0M MCF
#6Burke County, NDMay 2026739k MCF
#7Billings County, NDMay 2026432.4k MCF
#8Stark County, NDMay 2026296k MCF
#9Bowman County, NDMay 2026197.6k MCF
#10McLean County, NDMay 202644.6k MCF
#11Golden Valley County, NDMay 202639.3k MCF
#12Bottineau County, NDMay 202614.9k MCF

Largest Properties in Williams County, ND

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BL-MORTENSONWilliams County, NDMay 202683.4k BBLs158.9k MCF5
CARPENTERWilliams County, NDMay 202665.1k BBLs152.7k MCF7
FINN 13-25FWilliams County, NDMay 202689.8k BBLs98.1k MCF5
FOSTER 4-9-16Williams County, NDMay 202674.4k BBLs68.1k MCF4
HALVERSON 13X-33Williams County, NDMay 202652.8k BBLs212k MCF7
HBU BAPTISTEWilliams County, NDMay 2026271.6k BBLs388.2k MCF7
HBU LIZETTE STATEWilliams County, NDMay 2026178.2k BBLs250.3k MCF5
HBU MULLER 31X-12Williams County, NDMay 202650.9k BBLs140.7k MCF7
HBU SHOSHONIWilliams County, NDMay 2026366.8k BBLs525.2k MCF8
HELENWilliams County, NDMay 202652.5k BBLs290k MCF6
HM HOVEWilliams County, NDMay 202651.5k BBLs250.8k MCF3
KENNETHWilliams County, NDMay 202646.2k BBLs315.1k MCF5
MICHAEL STATEWilliams County, NDMay 202662.8k BBLs483.9k MCF7
NYSTUENWilliams County, NDMay 202691.6k BBLs125k MCF5
ROSE FEDERALWilliams County, NDMay 202657.4k BBLs181.7k MCF4
SANDHILLWilliams County, NDMay 202660.7k BBLs149.1k MCF7
SC-BINGEMAN- 154-98-0904HWilliams County, NDMay 202653.2k BBLs263k MCF9
STAR FEDERALWilliams County, NDMay 202647.2k BBLs227.7k MCF5
TERRY NELSONWilliams County, NDMay 202695.9k BBLs103.7k MCF5
VIOLET OLSON 5596 13-5Williams County, NDMay 202672.4k BBLs186.3k MCF4
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Largest Producing Companies in Williams County, ND

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
CITATION OIL & GAS CORPHOUSTON, TXMay 20266.2k BBLs1.5k MCF20
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKMay 20261.4M BBLs7.0M MCF680
DEVON ENERGY WILLISTON, L.L.C.Oklahoma City, OKMay 2026579k BBLs1.7M MCF394
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATIONHouston, TXMay 202663.9k BBLs136.9k MCF101
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC May 2026873.2k BBLs4.1M MCF467
HUNT OIL COMPANYDALLAS, TXMay 202611.6k BBLs17.4k MCF16
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXMay 2026424.3k BBLs1.5M MCF297
MERCURY RESOURCES LLC May 20267.9k BBLs21k MCF4
MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATIONHumble, TXMay 202657.8k BBLs242.9k MCF65
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLCHouston, TXMay 2026355.9k BBLs1.0M MCF282
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXMay 2026565.7k BBLs1.2M MCF370
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DALLAS, TXMay 202611.1k BBLs19.2k MCF22
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, COMay 2026297k BBLs476k MCF31
PRIMA EXPLORATION, INC.Denver, COMay 202610k BBLs8.3k MCF3
RIM OPERATING, INC.ENGLEWOOD, COMay 20266.6k BBLs3.2k MCF10
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING, LLCDALLAS, TXMay 202653.9k BBLs254.1k MCF69
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKMay 20269.4k BBLs54k MCF16
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXMay 2026312.4k BBLs2.1M MCF410
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXMay 20261.3M BBLs2.6M MCF178
ZAVANNA ENERGY OPERATING, LLC May 2026172.3k BBLs657.2k MCF114
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Counties Surrounding Williams County, ND

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#123#7Billings County, NDMay 2026299.3k BBLs432.4k MCF2.0k24
#105#6Burke County, NDMay 2026446.8k BBLs739k MCF2.1k22
#663#19Dawson County, MTApr 20261.6k BBLs607 MCF3684
#67#5Divide County, NDMay 20261.1M BBLs2.0M MCF1.9k23
#14#3Dunn County, NDMay 20266.3M BBLs14.7M MCF5.2k27
#311#12Golden Valley County, NDMay 202640.7k BBLs39.3k MCF37810
#8#1McKenzie County, NDMay 202610M BBLs47.9M MCF10.9k51
#16#4Mountrail County, NDMay 20265.8M BBLs15.2M MCF5.7k26
#337#13Renville County, NDMay 202635.4k BBLs1.6k MCF1.5k10
#55#1Richland County, MTApr 20261.4M BBLs1.9M MCF2.2k24
#92#2Roosevelt County, MTApr 2026566.5k BBLs859.8k MCF1.3k21
#367#4Sheridan County, MTApr 202627.5k BBLs12k MCF1.1k15
#445#14Slope County, NDMay 202614.8k BBLs5.3k MCF3652
#198#10Stark County, NDMay 202694.7k BBLs296k MCF92614
#661#16Ward County, NDMay 20261.7k BBLs468 MCF4914
#702#23Wibaux County, MTApr 2026461 BBLs10.6k MCF3213