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

Billings County has 1,988 wells in the NDIC well file — 416 of them producing today (416 oil, 0 gas), 52 permitted, 0 spudded but not yet completed, and 1,082 plugged and abandoned. The most active operator by well count is Scout Energy Management LLC. Figures come from the 2026-09-29 NDIC bulk file; production runs through 2026-07.

1,988Wells
416Producing
488Reported last 12 mo
3,706,463Bbl oil / 12 mo
5,103,859Mcf gas / 12 mo

Top operators in Billings County

OperatorWells
Scout Energy Management LLC175
Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation153
Petro-Hunt, L.l.c.133
White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC122
Foundation Energy Management, LLC114
Continental Resources, INC.87
Amerada Hess Corporation54
Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation49
W. H. Hunt Trust Estate32
Tenneco Oil Co.29

Fields & pools

FieldWells
Little Knife208
Big Stick173
Fryburg168
Elkhorn Ranch145
Wildcat136
Tree Top110
Roosevelt79
T. R.77
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