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 |
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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 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 |
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| 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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