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

Williams County has 6,954 wells in the NDIC well file — 3,715 of them producing today (3,715 oil, 0 gas), 442 permitted, 0 spudded but not yet completed, and 1,523 plugged and abandoned. The most active operator by well count is Hess Bakken Investments Ii, LLC. Figures come from the 2026-09-29 NDIC bulk file; production runs through 2026-07.

6,954Wells
3,715Producing
4,073Reported last 12 mo
94,825,095Bbl oil / 12 mo
289,515,688Mcf gas / 12 mo

Top operators in Williams County

OperatorWells
Hess Bakken Investments Ii, LLC1,014
Continental Resources, INC.973
Oasis Petroleum North America LLC593
Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation541
Devon Energy Williston, L.l.c.515
Kraken Operating, LLC354
Neptune Operating LLC331
Amerada Hess Corporation317
Xto Energy INC303
Zavanna Energy Operating, LLC214

Fields & pools

FieldWells
Beaver Lodge624
Truax345
East Fork338
Tioga277
Wildcat232
Capa231
Dollar Joe204
Stockyard Creek178
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