North Dakota Oil & Gas Activity
North Dakota statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1951 and contains information on the 41,758 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. North Dakota is ranked #5 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Jun 2024. 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 Aug 2024.
North Dakota State Summary Stats
| North Dakota Oil & Gas State Income: | $476,978,582,621 |
| National Energy Production Rank: | #5 |
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North Dakota Frequently Asked Questions
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| How does North Dakota rank in the nation for oil and gas production? | North Dakota currently ranks #5 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 41,758 wells drilled this year. |
| How many approved permits are there in North Dakota? | There have been 1,011 permits approved in North Dakota. |
| What is the average boe produced by well in North Dakota? | 2,398 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 104 active producers in the state of North Dakota. |
| What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in North Dakota? | 14,690 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 | 40,994 | 41,758 | Up | 1.86% |
| Total Producing Wells | 20,091 | 20,880 | Up | 3.93% |
| Percentage of Wells Producing | 49% | 50% | Up | 2% |
| Active Producers | 111 | 104 | Down | -6% |
| Total Permits | 802 | 1,011 | Up | 26% |
| Average Well Depth | 14,535 | 14,690 | Up | 1% |
| Average BOE per Well | 2,541 | 2,398 | Down | -6% |
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Other States By Production Rank
| Rank | State | Most Recent Month | Oil Produced | Gas Produced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Texas | May 2024 | 122.1M BBL | 504.3M MCF |
| # 2 | New Mexico | Jun 2024 | 57.4M BBL | 274.7M MCF |
| # 4 | California | Nov 2023 | 54.5M BBL | 116.2M MCF |
| # 5 | Louisiana | May 2024 | BBL | MCF |
| # 5 | North Dakota | Jun 2024 | 33.1M BBL | 101.4M MCF |
| # 6 | Pennsylvania | Dec 2023 | 83.9K BBL | 281.3M MCF |
| # 7 | Arkansas | Dec 2023 | 954.2K BBL | 272.6M MCF |
| # 8 | Colorado | May 2024 | 14M BBL | 179.9M MCF |
| # 9 | Ohio | Dec 2018 | 2.1M BBL | 224.6M MCF |
| # 10 | West Virginia | Dec 2018 | 1.2M BBL | 166.1M MCF |
| # 11 | Wyoming | May 2024 | 6.1M BBL | 127.9M MCF |
| # 12 | Oklahoma | Feb 2024 | 2.2M BBL | 65.3M MCF |
| # 13 | Utah | Mar 2024 | 4.9M BBL | 26.2M MCF |
| # 14 | Montana | May 2024 | 2.2M BBL | 9.9M MCF |
| # 15 | Mississippi | May 2024 | 1.3M BBL | 13.4M MCF |
| # 15 | Alabama | Mar 2024 | BBL | MCF |
| # 16 | Kansas | Apr 2024 | BBL | 7.9M MCF |
| # 16 | Michigan | Dec 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 | Jun 2024 | 8.5M BBL | 2,530 | 108 |
| HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC | Houston, TX | Jun 2024 | 4.6M BBL | 1,783 | 99 |
| MARATHON OIL COMPANY | Houston, TX | Jun 2024 | 3.9M BBL | 1,052 | 63 |
| BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP | N/A | Jun 2024 | 3.8M BBL | 941 | 34 |
| GRAYSON MILL OPERATING, LLC | N/A | Jun 2024 | 3.5M BBL | 1,230 | 84 |
| OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC | Houston, TX | Jun 2024 | 3.5M BBL | 1,692 | 69 |
| WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | N/A | Jun 2024 | 3.4M BBL | 1,978 | 13 |
| XTO ENERGY INC | N/A | Jun 2024 | 3M BBL | 990 | 18 |
| WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC | Tulsa, OK | Jun 2024 | 2.2M BBL | 726 | 22 |
| ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION | N/A | Jun 2024 | 2M BBL | 958 | 66 |
| SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | Wichita, KS | Jun 2024 | 1.9M BBL | 526 | 25 |
| NEPTUNE OPERATING LLC | N/A | Jun 2024 | 1M BBL | 454 | 15 |
| PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C. | N/A | Jun 2024 | 1M BBL | 652 | 12 |
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | Houston, TX | Jun 2024 | 988.8K BBL | 734 | 16 |
| KRAKEN OPERATING, LLC | Houston, TX | Jun 2024 | 631K BBL | 286 | 14 |
| Silver Hill Energy Operating, LLC | N/A | Jun 2024 | 441.8K BBL | 148 | N/A |
| LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P. | N/A | Jun 2024 | 408.6K BBL | 340 | N/A |
| HUNT OIL COMPANY | Dallas, TX | Jun 2024 | 355.8K BBL | 192 | 26 |
| MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | N/A | Jun 2024 | 306K BBL | 240 | 9 |
| SOGC, INC. | N/A | Jun 2024 | 284.5K BBL | 85 | 8 |
| IRON OIL OPERATING, LLC | Billings, MT | Jun 2024 | 274.3K BBL | 52 | 9 |
| LIME ROCK RESOURCES V-A, LP | N/A | Jun 2024 | 216.9K BBL | 75 | N/A |
| PETROSHALE (US) INC. | Denver, CO | Jun 2024 | 189.3K BBL | 63 | 1 |
| PETRO-HUNT DAKOTA, LLC | N/A | Jun 2024 | 178.3K BBL | 101 | N/A |
| STEPHENS WILLISTON, LLC DBA SEG WILLISTON, LLC | N/A | Jun 2024 | 162.2K BBL | 52 | N/A |
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North Dakota Top Lease Properties by BOE
| Lease Property | State | County | Cumulative BOE | Producer Name(s) |
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| Chsu | North Dakota | Bowman County | 90.5M BBL | BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP,DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC |
| Beaver Lodge Devonian Unit | North Dakota | Williams County | 77.6M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION |
| Fort Berthold | North Dakota | Dunn County | 65.9M BBL | ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION |
| Big Stick (madison) Unit | North Dakota | Billings County | 60.7M 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 | 49.1M 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 | 42M BBL | EOG RESOURCES, INC.,HUNT OIL COMPANY |
| Fort Berthold | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 41.6M BBL | ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION |
| Fryburg Heath-madison Unit | North Dakota | Billings County | 37.3M 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 | 36M 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 | 33.9M BBL | OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC |
| Federal | North Dakota | Billings County | 32.4M 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 | 31.3M 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 | 27.7M 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 | 23.7M BBL | DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC,ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.,SHELL WESTERN E&P |
| Van Hook | North Dakota | Mountrail County | 22.3M BBL | EOG RESOURCES, INC.,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION |
| Antelope-madison Unit | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 22.2M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION |
| North Elkhorn Ranch Unit | North Dakota | Billings County | 20.8M BBL | COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION,EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION,WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION |
| Skunk Creek | North Dakota | Dunn County | 20.6M BBL | WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC |
| Koala | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 19.1M BBL | ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION |
| Two Shields Butte | North Dakota | Dunn County | 18.1M BBL | WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC |
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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 |
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| Billings County, ND | #203 | #6 | $19,096,225,927 | 24 | Jun 2024 | 287K BBL | 389.6K MCF | 11.7K BOE |
| Bottineau County, ND | #318 | #11 | $7,587,166,417 | 19 | Jun 2024 | 109.2K BBL | 14.1K MCF | 3.7K BOE |
| Bowman County, ND | #220 | #8 | $16,802,404,845 | 10 | Jun 2024 | 253.5K BBL | 250.3K MCF | 9.8K BOE |
| Burke County, ND | #206 | #7 | $7,909,968,498 | 22 | Jun 2024 | 252.8K BBL | 524.4K MCF | 11.3K BOE |
| Divide County, ND | #150 | #5 | $11,018,195,306 | 26 | Jun 2024 | 613K BBL | 1M MCF | 26.1K BOE |
| Dunn County, ND | #23 | #2 | $81,364,339,675 | 27 | Jun 2024 | 8.1M BBL | 15.6M MCF | 357.8K BOE |
| Golden Valley County, ND | #437 | #13 | $1,915,091,837 | 9 | Jun 2024 | 35.7K BBL | 30.5K MCF | 1.3K BOE |
| McHenry County, ND | #641 | #15 | $109,399,228 | 3 | Jun 2024 | 2.9K BBL | 0 MCF | 98.43 BOE |
| McKenzie County, ND | #9 | #1 | $157,327,003,157 | 54 | Jun 2024 | 10.8M BBL | 47.1M MCF | 624.1K BOE |
| McLean County, ND | #304 | #10 | $979,123,386 | 5 | Jun 2024 | 112.6K BBL | 72.8K MCF | 4.1K BOE |
| Mountrail County, ND | #33 | #4 | $93,850,335,902 | 25 | Jun 2024 | 5.9M BBL | 14.5M MCF | 277.8K BOE |
| Renville County, ND | #431 | #12 | $3,874,946,940 | 12 | Jun 2024 | 42.2K BBL | 1.1K MCF | 1.4K BOE |
| Slope County, ND | #536 | #14 | $771,085,497 | 3 | Jun 2024 | 13.7K BBL | 3.6K MCF | 477.33 BOE |
| Stark County, ND | #262 | #9 | $9,491,336,988 | 15 | Jun 2024 | 114.5K BBL | 422.2K MCF | 6.1K BOE |
| Ward County, ND | #682 | #16 | $339,638,733 | 5 | Jun 2024 | 997 BBL | 429 MCF | 35.6 BOE |
| Williams County, ND | #25 | #3 | $81,092,016,683 | 35 | Jun 2024 | 6.4M BBL | 21.3M MCF | 332.3K BOE |
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