North Dakota Rig Count Holds at 24 Active Rigs
North Dakota holds steady at 24 active rigs. The state accounts for 3.0% of total US drilling. Primary basins: Bakken, Three Forks.
Active Rigs
As of October 10, 2026
of US Total
WoW Change
US Total
About Drilling in North Dakota
Home to the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin, North Dakota is a top-five oil-producing state driven by horizontal shale drilling.
US Rig Count Trend (26-Week)
Chart shows total US rig count for context.
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North Dakota Rig Count FAQ
North Dakota currently has 24 active drilling rigs, representing 3.0% of total US drilling activity. This data comes from the weekly Baker Hughes North American Rig Count, released every Friday.
Home to the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin, North Dakota is a top-five oil-producing state driven by horizontal shale drilling. Key basins include Bakken, Three Forks.
Baker Hughes releases state-level rig count data weekly, every Friday at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The count is a census of active rotary rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in North Dakota.
North Dakota drilling is predominantly oil-directed, driven by the Bakken basin.
The published rig-count path is GET /v1/rig-counts/latest, the national Baker Hughes weekly series. North Dakota figures on this page are derived from that release.