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North Dakota oil and gas wells
44,005 wells on record: 20,940 active, 12,829 plugged. Source: North Dakota Industrial Commission, Oil and Gas Division, data as of 2026-10-17.
Top 50 operators by active wells
Wells by county
- Adams 11
- Barnes 9
- Benson 19
- Billings 1,988
- Bottineau 2,535
- Bowman 1,578
- Burke 2,111
- Burleigh 53
- Cass 1
- Cavalier 27
- Dickey 10
- Divide 1,928
- Dunn 5,251
- Eddy 9
- Emmons 42
- Foster 15
- Golden Valley 378
- Grand Forks 31
- Grant 28
- Griggs 24
- Hettinger 39
- Kidder 6
- LaMoure 6
- Logan 19
- McHenry 170
- McIntosh 16
- McKenzie 10,999
- McLean 234
- Mercer 49
- Morton 40
- Mountrail 5,758
- Nelson 46
- Oliver 29
- Pembina 6
- Pierce 44
- Ramsey 41
- Ransom 2
- Renville 1,506
- Richland 3
- Rolette 57
- Sargent 1
- Sheridan 16
- Sioux 6
- Slope 365
- Stark 929
- Steele 27
- Stutsman 24
- Towner 28
- Walsh 4
- Ward 489
- Wells 27
- Williams 6,971