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By Brad Caponigro, Founder · Last updated Feb 2026
Production data through Feb 2026
as of Feb 2026
as of Feb 2026
as of Feb 2026
as of Feb 2026
Over the twelve most recent reported months, Burke County wells produced about 4.6 million barrels of oil and 7.7 million Mcf of gas — an average of 12,630 barrels and 21,088 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 499 active wells. The latest six months are running ahead of the prior six — the signature of new wells coming online.
4,609,932 barrels of oil, Mar 2025 → Feb 2026
7,696,974 Mcf of natural gas, Mar 2025 → Feb 2026
Rates shown as barrels of oil per day and Mcf of natural gas per day, computed from monthly totals reported to ND DMR. Dec 2019 through Feb 2026. Download CSV · See methodology.
| Month | Oil (Bbl) | Gas (Mcf) |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2019 | 339,224 | 819,503 |
| Jan 2020 | 365,029 | 853,972 |
| Feb 2020 | 354,804 | 881,969 |
| Mar 2020 | 351,619 | 907,528 |
| Apr 2020 | 236,846 | 672,852 |
| May 2020 | 150,601 | 478,684 |
| Jun 2020 | 255,277 | 658,754 |
| Jul 2020 | 289,208 | 778,589 |
| Aug 2020 | 271,837 | 874,963 |
| Sep 2020 | 274,676 | 758,965 |
| Oct 2020 | 277,226 | 779,996 |
| Nov 2020 | 250,463 | 748,766 |
| Dec 2020 | 255,520 | 781,284 |
| Jan 2021 | 255,117 | 760,252 |
| Feb 2021 | 213,762 | 634,114 |
| Mar 2021 | 245,457 | 797,785 |
| Apr 2021 | 234,554 | 700,848 |
| May 2021 | 228,124 | 703,558 |
| Jun 2021 | 227,592 | 716,702 |
| Jul 2021 | 224,280 | 681,381 |
| Aug 2021 | 216,160 | 656,754 |
| Sep 2021 | 202,276 | 644,385 |
| Oct 2021 | 207,651 | 652,231 |
| Nov 2021 | 203,928 | 615,671 |
| Dec 2021 | 195,641 | 601,736 |
| Jan 2022 | 179,745 | 455,248 |
| Feb 2022 | 167,466 | 480,411 |
| Mar 2022 | 195,590 | 570,357 |
| Apr 2022 | 150,585 | 418,371 |
| May 2022 | 173,509 | 481,600 |
| Jun 2022 | 182,496 | 511,074 |
| Jul 2022 | 208,158 | 566,169 |
| Aug 2022 | 239,712 | 623,610 |
| Sep 2022 | 292,802 | 662,352 |
| Oct 2022 | 330,422 | 716,722 |
| Nov 2022 | 293,259 | 591,217 |
| Dec 2022 | 210,666 | 479,720 |
| Jan 2023 | 271,549 | 574,595 |
| Feb 2023 | 319,969 | 546,635 |
| Mar 2023 | 294,252 | 609,193 |
| Apr 2023 | 270,715 | 609,840 |
| May 2023 | 293,696 | 602,868 |
| Jun 2023 | 295,801 | 593,032 |
| Jul 2023 | 300,117 | 568,438 |
| Aug 2023 | 293,092 | 563,869 |
| Sep 2023 | 274,505 | 551,581 |
| Oct 2023 | 283,584 | 560,592 |
| Nov 2023 | 316,493 | 592,794 |
| Dec 2023 | 322,888 | 583,004 |
| Jan 2024 | 278,843 | 564,679 |
| Feb 2024 | 283,209 | 589,720 |
| Mar 2024 | 286,986 | 610,345 |
| Apr 2024 | 265,052 | 562,141 |
| May 2024 | 269,344 | 629,322 |
| Jun 2024 | 252,863 | 524,447 |
| Jul 2024 | 248,366 | 411,252 |
| Aug 2024 | 252,275 | 587,637 |
| Sep 2024 | 237,122 | 571,792 |
| Oct 2024 | 241,481 | 586,604 |
| Nov 2024 | 220,526 | 540,082 |
| Dec 2024 | 225,246 | 548,069 |
| Jan 2025 | 211,882 | 494,398 |
| Feb 2025 | 272,664 | 500,333 |
| Mar 2025 | 326,036 | 602,683 |
| Apr 2025 | 297,303 | 566,716 |
| May 2025 | 281,980 | 559,996 |
| Jun 2025 | 272,549 | 559,648 |
| Jul 2025 | 327,153 | 597,680 |
| Aug 2025 | 367,210 | 632,259 |
| Sep 2025 | 434,422 | 711,170 |
| Oct 2025 | 465,349 | 733,489 |
| Nov 2025 | 515,384 | 724,803 |
| Dec 2025 | 475,562 | 714,608 |
| Jan 2026 | 451,309 | 682,593 |
| Feb 2026 | 395,675 | 611,329 |
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chord Energy | — | CHRD(NASDAQ) | Houston, TX |
| Kraken Oil & Gas | — | Private | Denver, CO |
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We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Burke County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Burke 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 Bakken and Three Forks formations.
The most active operators we track in Burke County include Chord Energy, Kraken Oil & Gas. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Burke County sits in the Williston Basin, where the primary target is bakken / three forks. Here we underwrite the Bakken and Three Forks formations.
Last-six-month volumes in Burke County are running meaningfully above the prior six months, which usually means new wells are coming online. That tends to firm up offer values on producing tracts in the same area.
Yes. Burke County is on our active buy list. We respond to offer requests within 48 hours and underwrite both producing and non-producing tracts.
Burke County sits at the western edge of the Williston Basin and has limited Bakken / Three Forks horizontal activity compared to core counties. Some legacy conventional production exists, and selective horizontal drilling has occurred in productive areas. Burke County is a low-activity area for current mineral economics.
Limited. The mineral resource is real but the active development outlook is modest, and the dormant mineral lapse risk under NDCC 38-18.1 weighs against passive holding. For owners not actively managing Burke County interests, selling is often the cleaner path — particularly for inherited interests where the family chain of title is unclear or the next generation has no ties to the area.
Highly variable. A producing royalty interest in an active well may have meaningful value; a non-producing interest in a low-activity area may have only modest value. Send us the legal description and any recent royalty stubs, and we will return a specific offer within 48 hours.
Closings on Burke 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.
Burke County sits in the Williston Basin, where operators are targeting bakken / three forks. Activity is led by names like Chord Energy, Kraken Oil & Gas, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Bakken and Three Forks 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.
Burke County is an active buying area for us. We're tracking several operators in the county and are prepared to make an offer on any producing or unleased interest.
Last-six-month production is up meaningfully vs the prior six, which usually signals new wells coming online.