Williston Basin

The Williston Basin covers areas of Montana and North Dakota. The information below is the summary of oil and gas data that goes back to 1951 and contains information on the 20,294 producing wells that have been drilled in the Williston Basin from Jul 1951 to Jan 2021.

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Williston Basin Map of Current Permits and Wells

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Williston Basin Oil & Gas Activity Stats

Category Last Year Value Current Year Value YoY Trend YoY % Change
Total Wells 26,047 27,450 Up 5.39%
Total Producing Wells 19,126 20,294 Up 6.11%
Percentage of Wells Producing 73% 74% Up 1%
Active Producers 216 206 Down -5%
Total Permits 94 95 Up 1%
Average Well Depth 1 1 Flat 0%
Average BOE per Well 2,624 3,020 Up 15%

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Williston Basin Oil & Gas Production by Year

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Williston Basin Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year

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Williston Basin Oil & Gas Permits by Year

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Top Producers by BOE Production in Williston Basin

Producer Name Oil Produced Gas Produced BOE Produced
Amerada Hess Corporation 121.5M BBL 34.1M MCF 127.2M BOE
Bruin E&p Operating, Llc 116.3M BBL 161.7M MCF 143.3M BOE
Burlington Res 272.2M BBL 428.9M MCF 343.7M BOE
Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation 202.6M BBL 98.2M MCF 219M BOE
Continental Resources 619M BBL 1.1B MCF 802.5M BOE
Denbury Onshore, Llc 353.6M BBL 139.2M MCF 376.8M BOE
Enerplus Resources Usa Corporation 131.9M BBL 159M MCF 158.4M BOE
Eog Resources 258.7M BBL 302.4M MCF 309.1M BOE
Equinor 180.2M BBL 252.3M MCF 222.3M BOE
Hess Corporation 654.9M BBL 1.3B MCF 879.7M BOE
Kraken Operating, Llc 69.5M BBL 86.3M MCF 83.9M BOE
Lime Rock Resources 66.8M BBL 40.9M MCF 73.6M BOE
Marathon Oil 235.2M BBL 273.5M MCF 280.8M BOE
Murex Petroleum Corporation 47.6M BBL 41.9M MCF 54.6M BOE
Oasis Petroleum 257.1M BBL 515.4M MCF 343M BOE
Ovintiv Production Inc. 75.9M BBL 172.4M MCF 104.7M BOE
Petro-hunt 254.2M BBL 501.3M MCF 337.8M BOE
Qep Energy Company 125M BBL 215.6M MCF 160.9M BOE
Scout Energy Management 209.1M BBL 355.9M MCF 268.5M BOE
Slawson Exploration 124.4M BBL 111.1M MCF 142.9M BOE
White Rock Oil & Gas, Llc 172M BBL 171.3M MCF 200.6M BOE
Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation 473.8M BBL 824.7M MCF 611.3M BOE
Wpx Energy 156.9M BBL 187.1M MCF 188.1M BOE
Xto Energy Inc 325.3M BBL 578.9M MCF 421.8M BOE
Zavanna, Llc 40.3M BBL 112.7M MCF 59.1M BOE

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Williston Basin Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property Location Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
USA McKenzie County, North Dakota 38M 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
Clarks Creek McKenzie County, North Dakota 29.6M BBL EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Tailgunner McKenzie County, North Dakota 2.2M BBL BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP
Fort Berthold Dunn County, North Dakota 64.4M BBL BRUIN E&P OPERATING, LLC
Carson Peak Dunn County, North Dakota 10.8M BBL CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
Omaha Woman McKenzie County, North Dakota 1.1M BBL WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC
Newman McKenzie County, North Dakota 686.2K BBL Ovintiv Production Inc.
Badlands Federal McKenzie County, North Dakota 1.7M BBL XTO ENERGY INC
Skunk Creek Dunn County, North Dakota 16M BBL RIMROCK OIL & GAS WILLISTON LLC, WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC
Carus Dunn County, North Dakota 13.9M BBL CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC., WHITE OWL ENERGY SERVICES (US) INC., WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLC, XTO ENERGY INC
Nadia Dunn County, North Dakota 1.3M BBL CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
Nordeng McKenzie County, North Dakota 14.4M BBL CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC., OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC, XTO ENERGY INC
St Anthony Dunn County, North Dakota 5.6M BBL WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC
Pronghorn McKenzie County, North Dakota 944.6K BBL PETROSHALE (US) INC., WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC
Joplin McKenzie County, North Dakota 2.6M BBL OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC
Maddy Federal McKenzie County, North Dakota 1.5M BBL XTO ENERGY INC
Wold Federal McKenzie County, North Dakota 9.2M BBL OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC, WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
Fort Berthold McKenzie County, North Dakota 42.8M BBL BRUIN E&P OPERATING, LLC
Two Shields Butte Dunn County, North Dakota 14.9M BBL RIMROCK OIL & GAS WILLISTON LLC
A. Johnson McKenzie County, North Dakota 2.2M BBL OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC
Vardon McKenzie County, North Dakota 3.4M BBL CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
Polk Federal McKenzie County, North Dakota 1.7M BBL CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
Kellogg Federal McKenzie County, North Dakota 3.6M BBL OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC
Nokota McKenzie County, North Dakota 764.4K BBL WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC
Kermit McKenzie County, North Dakota 4M BBL BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP

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