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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, Williams County wells produced about 79.6 million barrels of oil and 263.8 million Mcf of gas — an average of 218,057 barrels and 722,866 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 3,745 active wells. Monthly volumes have held in a steady band over the past year.
79,590,842 barrels of oil, Mar 2025 → Feb 2026
263,845,918 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 | 7,392,374 | 18,339,418 |
| Jan 2020 | 6,863,058 | 17,422,387 |
| Feb 2020 | 6,362,687 | 16,383,593 |
| Mar 2020 | 6,377,741 | 16,889,566 |
| Apr 2020 | 5,006,199 | 13,217,000 |
| May 2020 | 4,126,227 | 10,752,390 |
| Jun 2020 | 4,280,254 | 11,061,674 |
| Jul 2020 | 4,790,620 | 12,772,586 |
| Aug 2020 | 5,335,487 | 14,064,433 |
| Sep 2020 | 5,125,485 | 13,938,654 |
| Oct 2020 | 5,207,563 | 14,525,830 |
| Nov 2020 | 4,836,777 | 14,067,607 |
| Dec 2020 | 4,911,774 | 14,688,281 |
| Jan 2021 | 4,738,594 | 14,370,069 |
| Feb 2021 | 3,946,085 | 12,169,329 |
| Mar 2021 | 4,539,089 | 13,979,522 |
| Apr 2021 | 4,580,380 | 13,975,018 |
| May 2021 | 4,718,282 | 14,436,926 |
| Jun 2021 | 4,457,253 | 14,219,993 |
| Jul 2021 | 4,403,691 | 14,426,868 |
| Aug 2021 | 4,357,702 | 14,346,634 |
| Sep 2021 | 4,251,123 | 14,398,774 |
| Oct 2021 | 4,151,863 | 14,741,721 |
| Nov 2021 | 4,179,814 | 14,381,788 |
| Dec 2021 | 4,578,238 | 14,856,952 |
| Jan 2022 | 4,459,108 | 14,214,694 |
| Feb 2022 | 4,352,830 | 13,500,989 |
| Mar 2022 | 5,199,666 | 16,121,683 |
| Apr 2022 | 3,670,240 | 11,795,912 |
| May 2022 | 4,004,478 | 12,045,759 |
| Jun 2022 | 5,182,265 | 16,143,824 |
| Jul 2022 | 5,211,895 | 17,683,710 |
| Aug 2022 | 5,143,559 | 17,661,898 |
| Sep 2022 | 4,991,357 | 17,320,216 |
| Oct 2022 | 5,037,966 | 17,479,900 |
| Nov 2022 | 4,857,804 | 16,438,333 |
| Dec 2022 | 4,527,419 | 15,680,657 |
| Jan 2023 | 4,887,775 | 16,058,606 |
| Feb 2023 | 5,220,754 | 16,034,407 |
| Mar 2023 | 6,146,447 | 18,495,579 |
| Apr 2023 | 6,102,051 | 18,476,115 |
| May 2023 | 6,298,269 | 19,537,367 |
| Jun 2023 | 6,339,102 | 19,953,592 |
| Jul 2023 | 7,209,323 | 22,020,227 |
| Aug 2023 | 7,541,861 | 21,896,182 |
| Sep 2023 | 7,228,638 | 21,490,848 |
| Oct 2023 | 7,464,492 | 23,002,775 |
| Nov 2023 | 7,161,358 | 22,258,110 |
| Dec 2023 | 7,084,334 | 23,161,199 |
| Jan 2024 | 6,218,252 | 19,070,856 |
| Feb 2024 | 6,547,954 | 19,584,474 |
| Mar 2024 | 7,235,281 | 22,097,231 |
| Apr 2024 | 6,881,621 | 21,619,479 |
| May 2024 | 6,858,866 | 22,371,706 |
| Jun 2024 | 6,297,153 | 21,231,411 |
| Jul 2024 | 6,139,627 | 21,613,679 |
| Aug 2024 | 5,973,445 | 21,664,696 |
| Sep 2024 | 5,704,763 | 20,771,272 |
| Oct 2024 | 5,701,262 | 20,359,732 |
| Nov 2024 | 5,686,824 | 20,050,525 |
| Dec 2024 | 5,871,668 | 20,147,237 |
| Jan 2025 | 5,793,577 | 19,904,640 |
| Feb 2025 | 5,156,287 | 17,627,189 |
| Mar 2025 | 5,968,331 | 20,424,180 |
| Apr 2025 | 5,939,404 | 19,958,281 |
| May 2025 | 6,889,119 | 21,561,331 |
| Jun 2025 | 6,781,259 | 21,421,693 |
| Jul 2025 | 7,171,809 | 22,991,966 |
| Aug 2025 | 7,515,207 | 23,768,867 |
| Sep 2025 | 7,090,464 | 22,835,682 |
| Oct 2025 | 6,907,323 | 23,193,436 |
| Nov 2025 | 6,496,768 | 22,422,526 |
| Dec 2025 | 6,434,111 | 22,447,951 |
| Jan 2026 | 6,423,348 | 22,242,838 |
| Feb 2026 | 5,973,699 | 20,577,167 |
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hess Corporation | — | HES(NYSE) | New York, NY |
| Continental Resources | — | Private | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Chord Energy | — | CHRD(NASDAQ) | Houston, TX |
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 Williams County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Williams 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 Williams County include Hess Corporation, Continental Resources, Oasis Petroleum. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Williams County sits in the Williston Basin, where the primary target is bakken / three forks. Here we underwrite the Bakken and Three Forks formations.
Yes. Williams County is on our active buy list. We respond to offer requests within 48 hours and underwrite both producing and non-producing tracts.
Williams County is the other major North Dakota Bakken core county. Production and economics are very similar to McKenzie County, with active drilling of the middle Bakken and Three Forks. The main difference is geology at the margins — productivity and well outcomes vary township by township, but both counties have substantial productive acreage. Bonuses and royalty multiples in Williams County are typically very close to McKenzie comparables.
Common and manageable. Williams County interests inherited from a single ancestor often divide into multiple small fractional interests across an extended family. We can buy individual fractional interests or coordinate a unified sale across multiple heirs. Each heir signs their own mineral deed for their fractional share; closing happens once all signatures are gathered. If the family has not yet established who owns what, we can also help coordinate the affidavit of heirship that vests the interests in the heirs.
Bakken wells in Williams County typically have 20-30+ year economic lives, with most production in the first 5-10 years and a long declining tail thereafter. The exact decline depends on the well's completion design, infill timing, and the particular geology of the area. Many Williams County interests have 15+ years of remaining production runway under active operators, which supports the multiples we underwrite.
Closings on Williams 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.
Williams County sits in the Williston Basin, where operators are targeting bakken / three forks. Activity is led by names like Hess Corporation, Continental Resources, Oasis Petroleum, 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.
Williams 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.
Monthly production has held within a normal band over the last year, suggesting steady development without a recent completion wave.