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By Brad James, Founder · Production data through May 2026
Production data through May 2026
as of May 2026
as of May 2026
as of May 2026
as of May 2026
Over the twelve most recent reported months, Bowman County wells produced about 2.8 million barrels of oil and 2.5 million Mcf of gas — an average of 7,545 barrels and 6,720 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 688 active wells. Monthly volumes have held in a steady band over the past year.
2,753,815 barrels of oil, Jun 2025 → May 2026
2,452,975 Mcf of natural gas, Jun 2025 → May 2026
Rates shown as barrels of oil per day and Mcf of natural gas per day, computed from monthly totals reported to ND DMR. Jun 2016 through May 2026. Download CSV · See methodology · All county data.
| Month | Oil (Bbl) | Gas (Mcf) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2016 | 552,952 | 935,362 |
| Jul 2016 | 565,595 | 911,937 |
| Aug 2016 | 559,806 | 902,354 |
| Sep 2016 | 544,536 | 872,183 |
| Oct 2016 | 560,067 | 925,445 |
| Nov 2016 | 546,217 | 879,992 |
| Dec 2016 | 520,933 | 881,732 |
| Jan 2017 | 530,826 | 849,197 |
| Feb 2017 | 486,607 | 752,233 |
| Mar 2017 | 538,809 | 843,376 |
| Apr 2017 | 518,708 | 798,962 |
| May 2017 | 526,015 | 830,106 |
| Jun 2017 | 502,287 | 798,228 |
| Jul 2017 | 504,535 | 770,226 |
| Aug 2017 | 501,148 | 786,643 |
| Sep 2017 | 489,158 | 778,154 |
| Oct 2017 | 484,014 | 812,623 |
| Nov 2017 | 478,640 | 762,394 |
| Dec 2017 | 496,280 | 717,384 |
| Jan 2018 | 492,975 | 817,113 |
| Feb 2018 | 444,952 | 706,774 |
| Mar 2018 | 478,129 | 797,484 |
| Apr 2018 | 464,763 | 802,180 |
| May 2018 | 472,000 | 805,593 |
| Jun 2018 | 447,657 | 772,591 |
| Jul 2018 | 455,588 | 801,832 |
| Aug 2018 | 458,970 | 833,629 |
| Sep 2018 | 439,859 | 808,125 |
| Oct 2018 | 456,191 | 829,278 |
| Nov 2018 | 444,940 | 673,137 |
| Dec 2018 | 447,195 | 680,708 |
| Jan 2019 | 442,568 | 768,781 |
| Feb 2019 | 388,645 | 629,338 |
| Mar 2019 | 424,104 | 750,510 |
| Apr 2019 | 424,415 | 661,240 |
| May 2019 | 435,106 | 683,386 |
| Jun 2019 | 412,104 | 673,536 |
| Jul 2019 | 416,792 | 735,611 |
| Aug 2019 | 416,331 | 661,390 |
| Sep 2019 | 398,129 | 471,895 |
| Oct 2019 | 406,267 | 451,920 |
| Nov 2019 | 396,347 | 438,376 |
| Dec 2019 | 400,003 | 438,104 |
| Jan 2020 | 396,269 | 692,642 |
| Feb 2020 | 367,329 | 633,898 |
| Mar 2020 | 392,260 | 614,525 |
| Apr 2020 | 363,517 | 578,445 |
| May 2020 | 362,560 | 549,353 |
| Jun 2020 | 353,373 | 572,156 |
| Jul 2020 | 357,611 | 609,946 |
| Aug 2020 | 343,775 | 555,511 |
| Sep 2020 | 346,857 | 501,262 |
| Oct 2020 | 356,073 | 501,284 |
| Nov 2020 | 346,309 | 447,162 |
| Dec 2020 | 351,804 | 431,061 |
| Jan 2021 | 355,027 | 382,004 |
| Feb 2021 | 303,179 | 374,228 |
| Mar 2021 | 333,059 | 413,781 |
| Apr 2021 | 324,588 | 479,657 |
| May 2021 | 331,600 | 513,474 |
| Jun 2021 | 316,014 | 447,277 |
| Jul 2021 | 320,141 | 428,798 |
| Aug 2021 | 314,549 | 400,199 |
| Sep 2021 | 304,010 | 372,307 |
| Oct 2021 | 322,909 | 431,299 |
| Nov 2021 | 300,752 | 338,466 |
| Dec 2021 | 308,137 | 451,412 |
| Jan 2022 | 299,381 | 444,651 |
| Feb 2022 | 270,951 | 419,164 |
| Mar 2022 | 305,466 | 432,074 |
| Apr 2022 | 265,361 | 373,835 |
| May 2022 | 308,726 | 414,666 |
| Jun 2022 | 285,213 | 435,583 |
| Jul 2022 | 295,314 | 447,234 |
| Aug 2022 | 287,247 | 398,488 |
| Sep 2022 | 270,570 | 404,173 |
| Oct 2022 | 279,265 | 425,297 |
| Nov 2022 | 254,882 | 352,372 |
| Dec 2022 | 238,608 | 328,165 |
| Jan 2023 | 262,193 | 358,257 |
| Feb 2023 | 236,418 | 352,254 |
| Mar 2023 | 257,132 | 371,247 |
| Apr 2023 | 261,348 | 377,615 |
| May 2023 | 277,329 | 380,551 |
| Jun 2023 | 266,299 | 366,853 |
| Jul 2023 | 280,857 | 355,313 |
| Aug 2023 | 269,480 | 358,028 |
| Sep 2023 | 255,806 | 345,189 |
| Oct 2023 | 255,548 | 341,689 |
| Nov 2023 | 246,039 | 321,879 |
| Dec 2023 | 263,627 | 322,480 |
| Jan 2024 | 239,189 | 307,436 |
| Feb 2024 | 240,867 | 282,099 |
| Mar 2024 | 261,184 | 315,253 |
| Apr 2024 | 254,200 | 294,260 |
| May 2024 | 273,778 | 288,467 |
| Jun 2024 | 253,569 | 250,326 |
| Jul 2024 | 251,221 | 247,650 |
| Aug 2024 | 233,800 | 247,198 |
| Sep 2024 | 230,003 | 237,467 |
| Oct 2024 | 242,357 | 272,502 |
| Nov 2024 | 242,451 | 264,524 |
| Dec 2024 | 251,955 | 267,518 |
| Jan 2025 | 226,325 | 266,815 |
| Feb 2025 | 199,757 | 221,280 |
| Mar 2025 | 231,017 | 225,571 |
| Apr 2025 | 239,871 | 212,269 |
| May 2025 | 231,164 | 236,842 |
| Jun 2025 | 224,615 | 224,681 |
| Jul 2025 | 223,261 | 235,387 |
| Aug 2025 | 236,701 | 226,451 |
| Sep 2025 | 226,449 | 216,706 |
| Oct 2025 | 230,592 | 212,746 |
| Nov 2025 | 231,272 | 199,750 |
| Dec 2025 | 225,144 | 197,356 |
| Jan 2026 | 227,841 | 185,939 |
| Feb 2026 | 211,874 | 175,579 |
| Mar 2026 | 251,837 | 187,793 |
| Apr 2026 | 236,001 | 192,941 |
| May 2026 | 228,228 | 197,646 |
Field names identify the producing area. The geologic formations they produce from are listed above.
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Resources, INC. | — | Private | — |
| Denbury Onshore, LLC | — | Private | — |
| Remuda Energy Development LLC | — | Private | — |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Bowman County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Bowman County is on our active buy list. We buy mineral interests, royalty interests, NPRI, and ORRI on both producing and non-producing tracts targeting the Red River and Madison formations.
The most active operators we track in Bowman County include Continental Resources, INC., Denbury Onshore, LLC, Remuda Energy Development LLC. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Bowman County sits in the Williston Basin, where the primary target is bakken / three forks. Here we underwrite the Red River and Madison formations.
Closings on Bowman County mineral rights typically take 7 to 30 days from the date you accept our offer, depending on title complexity. We handle county-level title work, PSA drafting, mineral deed preparation, and notary coordination at our expense.
Just a tract description (abstract or survey, section/township/range, or a legal description from your deed) and any recent royalty check stubs if the interest is producing. You do not need to gather deeds or title opinions up front.
Bowman County sits in the Williston Basin, where operators are targeting bakken / three forks. Activity is led by names like Continental Resources, INC., Denbury Onshore, LLC, Remuda Energy Development LLC, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Red River and Madison formations.
If you hold mineral rights, royalty interests, NPRI, or ORRI anywhere in the county, we'd like to put a written offer in front of you. Every offer we send is funded from our own balance sheet — there's no auction, no broker markup, and no third-party capital waiting to approve the deal.
Bowman County has steady development activity and we buy here regularly. If you own minerals in the county, we'd like to evaluate your tract.
Monthly production has held within a normal band over the last year, suggesting steady development without a recent completion wave.