Bakken Shale / Williston Basin
🛢️ Oil
North Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan
The Bakken Shale in the Williston Basin is one of the largest oil formations in North America, primarily located in North Dakota.
No production or drilling data
The EIA does not publish a Drilling Productivity Report series for this basin, so we have no production or well-count figures to show. The geology, operator and formation information below is unaffected.
Top Operators
Continental Resources
#1
Hess Corporation
#2
Chord Energy
#3
Marathon Oil
#4
ConocoPhillips
#5
Key Formations
Middle Bakken
Primary target for oil production
Three Forks
Primary target for oil production
Upper Bakken
Primary target for oil production
Lower Bakken
Primary target for oil production