North Dakota Oil & Gas Activity

North Dakota statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1951 and contains information on the 41,179 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. North Dakota is ranked #4 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Nov 2023. You will also find information on the producers of wells as well as recent drilling permits, rigs and production data for producing wells which start in Apr 1951 and go through Jan 2024.

North Dakota State Summary Stats

North Dakota Oil & Gas State Income: $453,298,375,113
National Energy Production Rank: #4

North Dakota Map of Current Permits and Wells

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North Dakota Frequently Asked Questions

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How does North Dakota rank in the nation for oil and gas production? North Dakota currently ranks #4 in the nation based on barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) production.
How many wells were drilled in North Dakota so far this year? North Dakota has had 41,179 wells drilled this year.
How many approved permits are there in North Dakota? There have been 986 permits approved in North Dakota.
What is the average boe produced by well in North Dakota? 2,597 BBLs of oil equivalent (BOE) is the average amount produced by a single well in North Dakota
How many active producers are there in North Dakota? There are currently 109 active producers in the state of North Dakota.
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in North Dakota? 14,608 feet is the average depth of a well in North Dakota.

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North Dakota Oil & Gas Activity Stats

Category Last Year Value Current Year Value YoY Trend YoY % Change
Total Wells 40,259 41,179 Up 2.29%
Total Producing Wells 19,607 20,431 Up 4.2%
Percentage of Wells Producing 49% 50% Up 2%
Active Producers 114 109 Down -4%
Total Permits 535 986 Up 84%
Average Well Depth 14,423 14,608 Up 1%
Average BOE per Well 2,441 2,597 Up 6%

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Other States By Production Rank

Rank State Most Recent Month Oil Produced Gas Produced
# 1 Texas Oct 2023 132.8M BBL 559.1M MCF
# 2 New Mexico Nov 2023 55.8M BBL 262.5M MCF
# 4 North Dakota Nov 2023 36.1M BBL 101.2M MCF
# 5 Louisiana Oct 2023 2.4M BBL 320.1M MCF
# 5 Arkansas May 2023 928.6K BBL 280.7M MCF
# 6 Pennsylvania Dec 2023 BBL 275.7M MCF
# 7 Colorado Oct 2023 14.4M BBL 182.8M MCF
# 8 Ohio Dec 2018 2.1M BBL 224.6M MCF
# 9 West Virginia Dec 2018 1.2M BBL 166.1M MCF
# 10 California Apr 2023 BBL MCF
# 10 Wyoming Oct 2023 6.1M BBL 125.1M MCF
# 11 Oklahoma Jul 2023 7.9M BBL 80.4M MCF
# 12 Utah Aug 2023 5M BBL 25.1M MCF
# 13 Mississippi Oct 2023 1.2M BBL 16.5M MCF
# 14 Montana Oct 2023 1.9M BBL 9.8M MCF
# 15 Alabama Sep 2023 BBL MCF
# 15 Kansas Sep 2023 BBL 8.3M MCF
# 16 Michigan Jun 2023 BBL MCF

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Annual North Dakota Oil & Gas Production

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North Dakota Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year

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North Dakota Oil & Gas Permits by Year

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Browse All Producing North Dakota Companies

Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in North Dakota

Producer Name Location Production Date Monthly BOE Produced Producing Wells Trailing 12 Month Permits
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. City, OK Nov 2023 10.7M BBL 2,469 92
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC Houston, TX Nov 2023 4.5M BBL 1,728 104
MARATHON OIL COMPANY Houston, TX Nov 2023 4.2M BBL 1,020 71
GRAYSON MILL OPERATING, LLC N/A Nov 2023 4.1M BBL 1,233 58
XTO ENERGY INC N/A Nov 2023 3.8M BBL 1,078 N/A
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP N/A Nov 2023 3.7M BBL 899 29
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC Houston, TX Nov 2023 3.1M BBL 1,551 43
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION N/A Nov 2023 3M BBL 1,937 22
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION N/A Nov 2023 2.3M BBL 932 40
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC Tulsa, OK Nov 2023 2.3M BBL 716 31
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. Wichita, KS Nov 2023 1.9M BBL 508 25
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLC Houston, TX Nov 2023 1.4M BBL 286 23
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C. N/A Nov 2023 1.2M BBL 640 9
EOG RESOURCES, INC. Houston, TX Nov 2023 932.3K BBL 724 24
CRESCENT POINT ENERGY U.S. CORP. N/A Nov 2023 720K BBL 208 26
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLC N/A Nov 2023 692.2K BBL 223 21
ZAVANNA, LLC Denver, CO Nov 2023 619.1K BBL 154 6
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P. N/A Nov 2023 539.6K BBL 339 2
SOGC, INC. N/A Nov 2023 472.9K BBL 90 2
HUNT OIL COMPANY Dallas, TX Nov 2023 429.7K BBL 177 14
LIME ROCK RESOURCES V-A, LP N/A Nov 2023 376.9K BBL 75 N/A
MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION N/A Nov 2023 354.5K BBL 239 1
PETROSHALE (US) INC. Denver, CO Nov 2023 304.5K BBL 58 5
IRON OIL OPERATING, LLC Billings, MT Nov 2023 234.5K BBL 47 7
FORMENTERA OPERATIONS, LLC N/A Nov 2023 206.3K BBL 348 2

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Browse All Producing North Dakota Properties

North Dakota Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property State County Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
Chsu North Dakota Bowman County 89.8M BBL BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP,DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC
Beaver Lodge Devonian Unit North Dakota Williams County 77.3M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION
Fort Berthold North Dakota Dunn County 64.6M BBL ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION
Big Stick (madison) Unit North Dakota Billings County 60.4M BBL EXXON COMPANY, U.S.A.,WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLC,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION,WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Beaver Lodge-madison Unit North Dakota Williams County 51.3M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION
Usa North Dakota McKenzie County 47.5M BBL ANR PRODUCTION COMPANY,CHEVRON USA, INC.,FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC,GULF OIL CORP.,HEADINGTON OIL COMPANY LLC,MERIDIAN OIL, INC.,PARKWAY PETROLEUM, INC.,PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.,PRIDE ENERGY, AN OKLAHOMA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP,SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC,SHELL OIL CO.,SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC.,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION,XTO ENERGY INC
Austin North Dakota Mountrail County 41.5M BBL EOG RESOURCES, INC.,HUNT OIL COMPANY
Fort Berthold North Dakota McKenzie County 40.7M BBL ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION
Fryburg Heath-madison Unit North Dakota Billings County 37.2M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION,SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC
Blue Buttes-madison Unit North Dakota McKenzie County 36.1M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION,TEXACO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION INC.
Wayzetta North Dakota Mountrail County 35.6M BBL EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Newburg Spearfish-charles Unit North Dakota Bottineau County 33.9M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION,ENDURO OPERATING, LLC,HESS CORPORATION
Mha North Dakota Dunn County 33.1M BBL OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC
Federal North Dakota Billings County 32.2M BBL AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.,ANR PRODUCTION COMPANY,APACHE CORPORATION,BASIC EARTH SCIENCE SYSTEMS, INC.,BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY,BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP,CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES,CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.,DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC,FARMERS UNION CENTRAL EXCHANGE, INC.,FLORIDA EXPLORATION CO.,FLYING J OIL & GAS, INC.,FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC,Grizzly Operating, LLC,KELLY OIL & GAS, INC.,KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC.,MEDORA MINERALS, LLC,MERIDIAN OIL, INC.,MERIDIAN OIL PRODUCTION, INC.,NANCE PETROLEUM CORPORATION,PATRICK PETROLEUM CO.,PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.,Phoenix Petroleum, LLC,PUMA PETROLEUM CO.,SAMUEL GARY JR. & ASSOCIATES, INC.,SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC,SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC.,SM ENERGY COMPANY,TEXAS INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANY, INC.,UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.,VANGUARD OPERATING LLC,WESTERN WELLSITE SERVICES, LLC,WESTPORT OIL & GAS CO., INC.,WESTPORT OIL & GAS COMPANY, L.P.,WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLC,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION,XTO ENERGY INC
Tioga-madison Unit North Dakota Williams County 31.2M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION
Tioga-madison Unit North Dakota Mountrail County 28.6M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION
Parshall North Dakota Mountrail County 26.9M BBL EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Dickinson-heath-sand Unit North Dakota Stark County 26.4M BBL C12 ENERGY: NORTH DAKOTA LLC,CLINE PRODUCTION COMPANY,CONOCO INC.,CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY,SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC
Cedar Creek Unit 8b North Dakota Bowman County 23.5M BBL DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC,ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.,SHELL WESTERN E&P
Antelope-madison Unit North Dakota McKenzie County 22.1M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION
Van Hook North Dakota Mountrail County 22.1M BBL EOG RESOURCES, INC.,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
North Elkhorn Ranch Unit North Dakota Billings County 20.6M BBL COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION,EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION,WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Skunk Creek North Dakota Dunn County 19.6M BBL WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC
Koala North Dakota McKenzie County 18.6M BBL ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
State North Dakota McKenzie County 17.6M BBL ANR PRODUCTION COMPANY,BOB DENNIS,GRAYSON MILL OPERATING, LLC,MBI OIL & GAS, LLC,NEPTUNE OPERATING LLC,OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC,PETRO-HUNT DAKOTA, LLC,PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.,RANCH OIL COMPANY,SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC.,SUPERIOR OIL CO.,TITAN OIL, INC.,WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLC,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION,XTO ENERGY INC

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North Dakota Counties By Production

County National Rank State Rank Production Value Producers Production Date Oil Produced Monthly Gas Produced Monthly BOE Produced Daily
Billings County, ND #217 #8 $18,812,834,254 25 Nov 2023 236.6K BBL 329.3K MCF 9.7K BOE
Bottineau County, ND #319 #10 $7,473,875,272 20 Nov 2023 107K BBL 14.4K MCF 3.6K BOE
Bowman County, ND #212 #7 $16,570,559,385 10 Nov 2023 246K BBL 321.8K MCF 9.9K BOE
Burke County, ND #182 #6 $7,720,860,709 25 Nov 2023 316.3K BBL 592.7K MCF 13.8K BOE
Divide County, ND #153 #5 $10,594,387,481 25 Nov 2023 457.1K BBL 882.9K MCF 20.1K BOE
Dunn County, ND #18 #2 $75,967,964,261 27 Nov 2023 9.4M BBL 15.7M MCF 401.9K BOE
Golden Valley County, ND #431 #12 $1,882,910,346 9 Nov 2023 38.8K BBL 24.3K MCF 1.4K BOE
McHenry County, ND #621 #15 $107,265,835 3 Nov 2023 3K BBL 0 MCF 101.13 BOE
McKenzie County, ND #8 #1 $149,253,507,204 55 Nov 2023 10.9M BBL 46.1M MCF 621K BOE
McLean County, ND #446 #13 $916,700,166 5 Nov 2023 33K BBL 24.3K MCF 1.2K BOE
Mountrail County, ND #26 #4 $89,376,444,513 26 Nov 2023 7M BBL 14.4M MCF 313.7K BOE
Renville County, ND #419 #11 $3,827,007,906 12 Nov 2023 46K BBL 1.6K MCF 1.5K BOE
Slope County, ND #509 #14 $758,983,531 3 Nov 2023 16.8K BBL 5.6K MCF 591.9 BOE
Stark County, ND #250 #9 $9,319,622,689 15 Nov 2023 131.1K BBL 450.1K MCF 6.8K BOE
Ward County, ND #648 #16 $337,563,542 5 Nov 2023 1.4K BBL 889 MCF 52.27 BOE
Williams County, ND #22 #3 $76,319,358,309 35 Nov 2023 7.1M BBL 22.2M MCF 362.4K BOE

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