Bottineau County has 2,535 wells in the NDIC well file — 403 of them producing today (403 oil, 0 gas), 5 permitted, 0 spudded but not yet completed, and 1,691 plugged and abandoned. The most active operator by well count is Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation. Figures come from the 2026-09-29 NDIC bulk file; production runs through 2026-07.
| Operator | Wells |
|---|---|
| Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | 282 |
| Empire North Dakota LLC | 138 |
| Fulcrum Energy Operating, LLC | 112 |
| 31 Operating, LLC | 109 |
| Scout Energy Management LLC | 98 |
| Cardinal Petroleum Co. | 96 |
| Zargon Oil (Nd) INC. | 70 |
| Cardinal Drilling Co. | 59 |
| Ballantyne Oil, LLC | 44 |
| Amerada Hess Corporation | 44 |
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wildcat | 519 |
| Newburg | 208 |
| Wiley | 180 |
| South Westhope | 145 |
| North Souris | 119 |
| Haas | 106 |
| Northeast Landa | 83 |
| Souris | 74 |