North Dakota Oil & Gas Activity
North Dakota statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1951 and contains information on the 40,288 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. North Dakota is ranked #3 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Nov 2022. 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 2023.
North Dakota State Summary Stats
North Dakota Oil & Gas State Income: | $475,329,294,348 |
National Energy Production Rank: | #3 |
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 #3 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 40,288 wells drilled this year. |
How many approved permits are there in North Dakota? | There have been 0 permits approved in North Dakota. |
What is the average boe produced by well in North Dakota? | 2,729 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 114 active producers in the state of North Dakota. |
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in North Dakota? | 14,386 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 |
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Total Wells | 39,515 | 40,288 | Up | 1.96% |
Total Producing Wells | 19,130 | 19,399 | Up | 1.41% |
Percentage of Wells Producing | 48% | 48% | Up | -1% |
Active Producers | 121 | 114 | Down | -6% |
Total Permits | 458 | 0 | Down | -100% |
Average Well Depth | 14,264 | 14,386 | Up | 1% |
Average BOE per Well | 3,016 | 2,729 | Down | -10% |
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Other States By Production Rank
Rank | State | Most Recent Month | Oil Produced | Gas Produced |
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# 1 | Texas | Oct 2022 | 0 BBL | 0 MCF |
# 1 | Oklahoma | Jul 2022 | 20.4M BBL | 430M MCF |
# 2 | Pennsylvania | Dec 2022 | 0 BBL | 0 MCF |
# 2 | New Mexico | Nov 2022 | 47.3M BBL | 222.6M MCF |
# 3 | North Dakota | Nov 2022 | 36M BBL | 101.1M MCF |
# 4 | Colorado | Oct 2022 | 13.5M BBL | 185.1M MCF |
# 5 | Louisiana | Oct 2022 | 2M BBL | 158.5M MCF |
# 5 | Ohio | Dec 2018 | 2.1M BBL | 224.6M MCF |
# 6 | Wyoming | Oct 2022 | 8.2M BBL | 70.3M MCF |
# 7 | Utah | Aug 2022 | 4.1M BBL | 23.6M MCF |
# 8 | Arkansas | Jul 2021 | 265.6K BBL | 38.8M MCF |
# 9 | Mississippi | Oct 2022 | 1.2M BBL | 19M MCF |
# 10 | California | Apr 2022 | 0 BBL | 0 MCF |
# 10 | Montana | Jun 2022 | 1.6M BBL | 9.3M MCF |
# 11 | Kansas | Sep 2022 | 0 BBL | 8.7M MCF |
# 12 | Alabama | Aug 2022 | 367.6K BBL | 6.2M MCF |
# 13 | West Virginia | Dec 2018 | 0 BBL | 0 MCF |
# 17 | Michigan | Mar 2022 | 0 BBL | 0 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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Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in North Dakota
Producer Name | Location | Production Date | Monthly BOE Produced | Producing Wells | Trailing 12 Month Permits |
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CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | City, OK | Nov 2022 | 10.3M BBL | 2,265 | N/A |
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | N/A | Nov 2022 | 3.9M BBL | 1,900 | N/A |
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC | Houston, TX | Nov 2022 | 3.8M BBL | 1,653 | N/A |
XTO ENERGY INC | N/A | Nov 2022 | 2.8M BBL | 1,018 | N/A |
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC | Houston, TX | Nov 2022 | 2.7M BBL | 1,507 | N/A |
MARATHON OIL COMPANY | Houston, TX | Nov 2022 | 2.6M BBL | 933 | N/A |
GRAYSON MILL OPERATING, LLC | N/A | Nov 2022 | 2.4M BBL | 752 | N/A |
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | Wichita, KS | Nov 2022 | 2.3M BBL | 479 | N/A |
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP | N/A | Nov 2022 | 2.2M BBL | 853 | N/A |
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION | N/A | Nov 2022 | 2.2M BBL | 883 | N/A |
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC | Tulsa, OK | Nov 2022 | 2.2M BBL | 679 | N/A |
EOG RESOURCES, INC. | Houston, TX | Nov 2022 | 1.1M BBL | 755 | N/A |
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C. | N/A | Nov 2022 | 1M BBL | 613 | N/A |
OVINTIV USA INC. | N/A | Nov 2022 | 1M BBL | 356 | N/A |
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLC | Houston, TX | Nov 2022 | 711.8K BBL | 239 | N/A |
ZAVANNA, LLC | Denver, CO | Nov 2022 | 654.9K BBL | 153 | N/A |
CRESCENT POINT ENERGY U.S. CORP. | N/A | Nov 2022 | 565.7K BBL | 173 | N/A |
HUNT OIL COMPANY | Dallas, TX | Nov 2022 | 454.5K BBL | 172 | N/A |
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P. | N/A | Nov 2022 | 431.8K BBL | 334 | N/A |
PETROSHALE (US) INC. | Denver, CO | Nov 2022 | 287.2K BBL | 52 | N/A |
Bowline Energy LLC | N/A | Nov 2022 | 262.3K BBL | 205 | N/A |
SOGC, INC. | N/A | Nov 2022 | 250.5K BBL | 80 | N/A |
MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | N/A | Nov 2022 | 187.6K BBL | 225 | N/A |
IRON OIL OPERATING, LLC | Billings, MT | Nov 2022 | 164.5K BBL | 34 | N/A |
FORMENTERA OPERATIONS, LLC | N/A | Nov 2022 | 146K BBL | 349 | 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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Beaver Lodge Devonian Unit | North Dakota | Williams County | 153.3M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION |
Fort Berthold | North Dakota | Dunn County | 126.8M BBL | ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION |
Newburg-spearfish-charles Unit | North Dakota | Bottineau County | 101.8M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION,ENDURO OPERATING, LLC,HESS CORPORATION |
Chsu | North Dakota | Bowman County | 89.3M BBL | BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP,DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC |
Fryburg-heath-madison Unit | North Dakota | Billings County | 74.1M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION,SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC |
Big Stick (madison) Unit | North Dakota | Billings County | 59.7M 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 | 51.2M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION |
Usa | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 46.6M 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 | 40.9M BBL | EOG RESOURCES, INC.,HUNT OIL COMPANY |
Fort Berthold | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 39.9M BBL | ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION |
Blue Buttes-madison Unit | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 35.8M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION,TEXACO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION INC. |
Wayzetta | North Dakota | Mountrail County | 34.9M BBL | EOG RESOURCES, INC. |
Two Shields Butte | North Dakota | Dunn County | 33.8M BBL | WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC |
Mha | North Dakota | Dunn County | 32.5M BBL | OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC |
Federal | North Dakota | Billings County | 31.8M 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 |
Charlson Madison North Unit | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 31.6M BBL | PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.,TEXACO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION INC. |
Tioga-madison Unit | North Dakota | Williams County | 31M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION |
Red Wing Creek Unit | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 30.8M BBL | TRUE OIL LLC |
Clarks Creek | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 30.6M BBL | EOG RESOURCES, INC. |
Rival Madison Unit | North Dakota | Burke County | 28.7M BBL | CAMWEST LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,D90 Energy, LLC,MCOR OIL & GAS CORP.,TAQA USA, INC. |
Tioga-madison Unit | North Dakota | Mountrail County | 28.3M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION |
Parshall | North Dakota | Mountrail County | 26.4M 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 | 23.3M BBL | DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC,ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.,SHELL WESTERN E&P |
Antelope-madison Unit | North Dakota | McKenzie County | 22M BBL | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION |
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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 | #86 | #7 | $20,957,487,188 | 24 | Nov 2022 | 292.1K BBL | 381.4K MCF | 11.8K BOE |
Bottineau County, ND | #123 | #10 | $10,574,044,398 | 21 | Nov 2022 | 119.1K BBL | 18.2K MCF | 4K BOE |
Bowman County, ND | #88 | #8 | $16,413,247,305 | 9 | Nov 2022 | 255.6K BBL | 360.3K MCF | 10.5K BOE |
Burke County, ND | #71 | #6 | $8,441,958,754 | 27 | Nov 2022 | 372.4K BBL | 618.6K MCF | 15.8K BOE |
Divide County, ND | #60 | #5 | $10,512,386,644 | 25 | Nov 2022 | 534K BBL | 914.6K MCF | 22.8K BOE |
Dunn County, ND | #8 | #2 | $81,783,052,850 | 27 | Nov 2022 | 9.2M BBL | 15.6M MCF | 394.8K BOE |
Golden Valley County, ND | #157 | #13 | $1,882,143,225 | 9 | Nov 2022 | 40.2K BBL | 31.4K MCF | 1.5K BOE |
McHenry County, ND | #271 | #15 | $113,735,677 | 3 | Nov 2022 | 3.7K BBL | 0 MCF | 126.37 BOE |
McKenzie County, ND | #4 | #1 | $154,161,269,332 | 58 | Nov 2022 | 11.8M BBL | 49.1M MCF | 666.6K BOE |
McLean County, ND | #156 | #12 | $895,401,835 | 6 | Nov 2022 | 39.7K BBL | 34.9K MCF | 1.5K BOE |
Mountrail County, ND | #9 | #3 | $92,342,854,074 | 27 | Nov 2022 | 7.3M BBL | 14.4M MCF | 324.9K BOE |
Renville County, ND | #155 | #11 | $3,829,819,575 | 14 | Nov 2022 | 45.3K BBL | 1.7K MCF | 1.5K BOE |
Slope County, ND | #202 | #14 | $743,770,534 | 3 | Nov 2022 | 18.1K BBL | 5.7K MCF | 635.83 BOE |
Stark County, ND | #107 | #9 | $9,079,451,575 | 15 | Nov 2022 | 143.7K BBL | 415.6K MCF | 7.1K BOE |
Ward County, ND | #301 | #16 | $335,453,784 | 5 | Nov 2022 | 1.6K BBL | 721 MCF | 58.87 BOE |
Williams County, ND | #11 | #4 | $79,653,564,374 | 37 | Nov 2022 | 5.8M BBL | 19.1M MCF | 300.6K BOE |
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