North Dakota Oil & Gas Activity

North Dakota statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1951 and contains information on the 40,983 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 Aug 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 Sep 2023.

North Dakota State Summary Stats

North Dakota Oil & Gas State Income: $442,346,339,995
National Energy Production Rank: #5

North Dakota Map of Current Permits and Wells

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Tier 1 Acreage
Tier 2 Acreage
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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 #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 40,983 wells drilled this year.
How many approved permits are there in North Dakota? There have been 1,012 permits approved in North Dakota.
What is the average boe produced by well in North Dakota? 2,546 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 111 active producers in the state of North Dakota.
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in North Dakota? 14,548 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 40,065 40,983 Up 2.29%
Total Producing Wells 19,395 20,204 Up 4.17%
Percentage of Wells Producing 48% 49% Up 2%
Active Producers 115 111 Down -3%
Total Permits 447 1,012 Up 126%
Average Well Depth 14,371 14,548 Up 1%
Average BOE per Well 2,519 2,546 Up 1%

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Other States By Production Rank

Rank State Most Recent Month Oil Produced Gas Produced
# 1 Texas Jul 2023 134.8M BBL 559.1M MCF
# 2 Pennsylvania Dec 2022 88.3K BBL 625.6M MCF
# 3 New Mexico Aug 2023 54.2M BBL 260M MCF
# 5 North Dakota Aug 2023 34.8M BBL 99.5M MCF
# 5 Louisiana Jun 2023 1M BBL 82.7M MCF
# 6 Colorado Jul 2023 13.9M BBL 176.7M MCF
# 7 Oklahoma Apr 2023 16.5M BBL 144.4M MCF
# 8 Ohio Dec 2018 2.1M BBL 224.6M MCF
# 9 West Virginia Dec 2018 1.2M BBL 166.1M MCF
# 10 Wyoming Jul 2023 9.3M BBL 108.4M MCF
# 10 California Jan 2023 BBL MCF
# 11 Utah May 2023 4.6M BBL 24.8M MCF
# 12 Arkansas Sep 2022 412.3K BBL 37.7M MCF
# 13 Mississippi Jul 2023 1.2M BBL 17.7M MCF
# 14 Montana Jul 2023 1.2M BBL 8.5M MCF
# 15 Alabama Jun 2023 BBL MCF
# 15 Kansas Jun 2023 BBL 8.1M MCF
# 16 Michigan Mar 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 Aug 2023 10M BBL 2,426 108
GRAYSON MILL OPERATING, LLC N/A Aug 2023 4.5M BBL 1,206 58
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC Houston, TX Aug 2023 4.2M BBL 1,693 113
MARATHON OIL COMPANY Houston, TX Aug 2023 3.6M BBL 986 75
XTO ENERGY INC N/A Aug 2023 3.4M BBL 1,069 N/A
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION N/A Aug 2023 3.1M BBL 1,934 36
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC Houston, TX Aug 2023 2.9M BBL 1,531 50
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP N/A Aug 2023 2.3M BBL 887 36
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION N/A Aug 2023 1.9M BBL 912 34
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. Wichita, KS Aug 2023 1.8M BBL 497 16
WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC Tulsa, OK Aug 2023 1.5M BBL 706 25
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLC Houston, TX Aug 2023 996.2K BBL 273 29
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C. N/A Aug 2023 892.5K BBL 641 14
CRESCENT POINT ENERGY U.S. CORP. N/A Aug 2023 875.4K BBL 210 31
EOG RESOURCES, INC. Houston, TX Aug 2023 771.9K BBL 717 17
NEPTUNE OPERATING LLC N/A Aug 2023 626.8K BBL 223 15
LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P. N/A Aug 2023 468.4K BBL 334 3
MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION N/A Aug 2023 428.9K BBL 238 2
HUNT OIL COMPANY Dallas, TX Aug 2023 424.1K BBL 175 24
PETROSHALE (US) INC. Denver, CO Aug 2023 314.5K BBL 58 5
SOGC, INC. N/A Aug 2023 310.8K BBL 82 2
LIBERTY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC Denver, CO Aug 2023 235.5K BBL 138 19
ZAVANNA, LLC Denver, CO Aug 2023 227.8K BBL 154 4
IRON OIL OPERATING, LLC Billings, MT Aug 2023 203.1K BBL 43 7
LIME ROCK RESOURCES V-A, LP N/A Aug 2023 183.8K BBL 70 N/A

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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 89.6M BBL BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP,DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC
Beaver Lodge Devonian Unit North Dakota Williams County 77.1M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION
Fort Berthold North Dakota Dunn County 64M BBL ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION
Big Stick (madison) Unit North Dakota Billings County 60.2M 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 41.2M BBL EOG RESOURCES, INC.,HUNT OIL COMPANY
Fort Berthold North Dakota McKenzie County 40.3M BBL ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION
Fryburg Heath-madison Unit North Dakota Billings County 37.1M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION,SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC
Blue Buttes-madison Unit North Dakota McKenzie County 36M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION,TEXACO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION INC.
Wayzetta North Dakota Mountrail County 35.4M 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 32.7M BBL OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC
Federal North Dakota Billings County 32.1M 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 28.5M BBL AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC,HESS CORPORATION
Parshall North Dakota Mountrail County 26.7M 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 23.5M 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 21.9M BBL EOG RESOURCES, INC.,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
North Elkhorn Ranch Unit North Dakota Billings County 20.5M BBL COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION,EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION,WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION,WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Skunk Creek North Dakota Dunn County 19M BBL WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC
Koala North Dakota McKenzie County 18.3M BBL WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
State North Dakota McKenzie County 17.4M 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 #207 #8 $18,694,617,838 25 Aug 2023 257.5K BBL 397.5K MCF 10.7K BOE
Bottineau County, ND #308 #10 $7,426,597,451 21 Aug 2023 113.4K BBL 16.1K MCF 3.8K BOE
Bowman County, ND #206 #7 $16,469,005,853 10 Aug 2023 269.4K BBL 358K MCF 10.9K BOE
Burke County, ND #188 #6 $7,631,049,720 25 Aug 2023 293K BBL 563.8K MCF 12.9K BOE
Divide County, ND #151 #5 $10,447,682,725 25 Aug 2023 504.7K BBL 949.4K MCF 22K BOE
Dunn County, ND #20 #2 $73,283,983,666 27 Aug 2023 9.1M BBL 15.2M MCF 388.1K BOE
Golden Valley County, ND #419 #13 $1,868,200,018 9 Aug 2023 39.5K BBL 34.1K MCF 1.5K BOE
McHenry County, ND #615 #15 $106,338,242 3 Aug 2023 2.9K BBL 0 MCF 97.23 BOE
McKenzie County, ND #9 #1 $145,619,617,173 56 Aug 2023 10.6M BBL 46.4M MCF 612.3K BOE
McLean County, ND #415 #12 $905,122,988 5 Aug 2023 40.7K BBL 32.3K MCF 1.5K BOE
Mountrail County, ND #35 #4 $87,190,742,003 26 Aug 2023 5.6M BBL 12.9M MCF 259.2K BOE
Renville County, ND #402 #11 $3,805,829,655 13 Aug 2023 51.4K BBL 1.7K MCF 1.7K BOE
Slope County, ND #509 #14 $753,318,741 3 Aug 2023 17.1K BBL 5.4K MCF 601.07 BOE
Stark County, ND #250 #9 $9,241,378,116 15 Aug 2023 132.6K BBL 462K MCF 6.9K BOE
Ward County, ND #655 #16 $336,680,255 5 Aug 2023 959 BBL 473 MCF 34.6 BOE
Williams County, ND #21 #3 $74,130,367,391 35 Aug 2023 7.7M BBL 22.1M MCF 381.7K BOE

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