Rigs On Site By County -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA -- A Snapshot

Every once in awhile folks ask how many rigs in each county in North Dakota. The number, of course, changes, but in the big scheme of things, doesn't change a whole lot. This is a snapshot, taken from the GIS map server at the NDIC website, July 2, 2011.

Not exact numbers for the counties with double digit number of rigs, but pretty close.

• Billings County: 4 rigs
• Bottineau County: 2 rigs
• Burke County: 3 rigs 
• Divide County: 9 rigs
• Dunn County: 29 rigs (about)
• Golden Valley County: 1 rig
• McKenzie County: 40 rigs (about)
• Mountrail Country: 38 rigs (about)
• Stark County: 2 rigs
• Ward County: 1 rig
• Williams County: 39 rigs (about)