Is The Bakken Back? February 2, 2021

Active rigs in North Dakota as reported by the NDIC: 14

Rigs by operator:

• MRO: 4
• CLR: 2
• WPX: 1
• Slawson: 1
• Whiting: 1
• Petro-Hunt: 1
• Oasis: 1
• Hess: 1
• Ovintiv: 1
• BR: 1

Using a 1:4 ratio: this equates to 64 active rigs during the boom ten years ago. 

Five of those rigs are in the reservation. Only 12 rigs are seen on the map.

If I have time, I will sort this out later.  

Rig	Operator	Well Name and Number	Current Location	County	File No	Start Date
H & P 454	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	Rodney 5-29H	NENW 32-147N-96W	DUN	37376	1/26/2021
CYCLONE 38	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	Gale 8-32H1	NWNE 32-147N-96W	DUN	37399	1/31/2021
NABORS B27	WPX ENERGY WILLISTON, LLC	Dakota 1-36HUL	SWSE 1-149N-93W	DUN	37830	1/28/2021
H & P 516	Ovintiv Production Inc.	KESTREL 154-96-33-28-10H	SESE 32-154N-96W	MCK	34333	1/17/2021
NABORS B6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP	F JORGENSON 1E TFH	SESW 11-151N-97W	MCK	37479	1/18/2021
UNIT 414	SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC.	ZEPHYR FEDERAL 3-36H	LOT3 1-151N-93W	MTL	36121	1/24/2021
PATTERSON 808	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	Littlefield 41-2HU	LOT1 2-152N-92W	MTL	37599	2/1/2021
H & P 492	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	Herman USA 24-31TFH	SWSE 31-151N-93W	MTL	37673	1/27/2021
H & P 259	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	Perry USA 41-6TFH	LOT1 6-150N-93W	MTL	37773	1/30/2021
NABORS X10	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	Norman USA 11-5H	SWSW 32-151N-93W	MTL	37778	1/31/2021
T&S DRILLING 1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	Kulland USA 41-4TFH	LOT1 4-150N-93W	MTL	37790	2/1/2021
H & P 515	PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.	State 158-91-16C-9-3H	SESW 16-158N-91W	MTL	37889	1/31/2021
NABORS B13	OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC	Borden Federal 5300 34-36 8B	NESE 36-153N-100W	WIL	34234	1/29/2021
NABORS X28	HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC	CA-RUSSELL SMITH- 155-96-2425H-10	NWNE 24-155N-96W	WIL	36768	1/25/2021