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Burke County, North Dakota: oil & gas wells, operators and production

Burke County has 2,109 wells in the NDIC well file — 486 of them producing today (486 oil, 0 gas), 143 permitted, 0 spudded but not yet completed, and 1,140 plugged and abandoned. The most active operator by well count is Formentera Operations, LLC. Figures come from the 2026-09-29 NDIC bulk file; production runs through 2026-07.

2,109Wells
486Producing
516Reported last 12 mo
5,978,018Bbl oil / 12 mo
8,937,899Mcf gas / 12 mo

Top operators in Burke County

OperatorWells
Formentera Operations, LLC272
Oasis Petroleum North America LLC121
Petro-Hunt, L.l.c.109
Bhp Petroleum Company, INC.94
Mcor Oil & Gas Corp.87
Cornerstone Natural Resources LLC70
Silver Hill Energy Operating, LLC51
Prosper Energy Corp.47
Lime Rock Resources Iii-A, L.p.43
D90 Energy, LLC41

Fields & pools

FieldWells
Wildcat240
North Tioga197
Black Slough167
Flaxton156
Portal142
Northeast Foothills131
Rival115
Gros Ventre73
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Other North Dakota counties

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