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 Bakken Shale & Three Forks Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Hess Corp    47
Oasis Petroleum Inc.    34
Grayson Mill Energy    30
   26
   25
   20
   12
   11

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


 Bakken Shale & Three Forks - Well Completion Trend

Completions By
Company
2023(YTD)
Count
Hess Corp 21
ExxonMobil 10
Equinor 6
6
5
Completions By
County
2023(YTD)
Count
Williams 22
Mountrail 14
Mckenzie 13
12
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 Bakken Shale & Three Forks Map

 Bakken Shale & Three Forks Rig Data : June 3, 2023


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - June 3, 2023

 Bakken Shale & Three Forks Overview



The Bakken shale and underlying Three Forks formation are part of the larger Williston Basin, which encompasses Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota. Bakken producing zones are mainly present in Western North Dakota, Southern Saskatchewan, and Eastern Montana.

The Bakken shale is one of the largest (possibly the largest) continuous oil accumulations in the world.  It is an over pressured system which is in part responsible for high IP rates. The high pressure in the formation suggests that the…

  Bakken Shale & Three Forks - Mergers & Acquisition

Announce Date Buyer Seller Title Value $MM
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07/11/2022 Haymaker Minerals,Haymaker Minerals & Royalties III Not Disclosed Haymaker Minerals Affiliate Picks Up Mineral Portfolio; Gulf Coast, Williston Basin ---
07/06/2022 Not Disclosed Ovintiv Inc Ovintiv Trims Bakken, Uinta Portfolio; Sells Off Properties for $250 Million $250
06/21/2022 Undisclosed Riverbend Oil & Gas Riverbend Energy Group Sells Off Non-Op Oil & Gas Subsidiaries for $1.8B $1,800
06/08/2022 Devon Energy Corp RimRock Oil & Gas Devon Acquires Williston Assets from PE-Backed E&P in $865 Million Cash Deal $865
06/08/2022 Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Not Disclosed Northern Oil Bolts On Williston Basin Assets for $158 Million in Cash $158
05/18/2022 Executive Network Partnering Corporation,Granite Ridge Resources Inc. Grey Rock Investment Partners Grey Rock, ENPC Ink $1.3B Business Combination; Form Granite Ridge Resources $1,300
03/07/2022 Oasis Petroleum Inc. Whiting Petroleum Corp. Whiting, Oasis Combine in Merger of Equals Worth $6.0 Billion $6,000
02/08/2022 Whiting Petroleum Corp. Not Disclosed Whiting Ups Ante in the Bakken; Acquires Assets for $273 Million $273
 

  Bakken Shale & Three Forks Transactions By Quarter ($MM)