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 Bakken Shale & Three Forks - Well Completion Trend

Completions By
Company
2025(YTD)
Count
Hess Corp 60
BP Plc 34
Oasis Petroleum Inc. 29
20
8
Completions By
County
2025(YTD)
Count
Mckenzie 62
Williams 55
Dunn 29
28
13

 Bakken Shale & Three Forks Map

 Bakken Shale & Three Forks Rig Data : July 30, 2025


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - July 30, 2025

 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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02/21/2024 Chord Energy Enerplus Corp Chord Energy and Enerplus to Combine in $11 Billion Transaction Creating Premier Williston-Focused E&P Company $11,000
01/31/2024 Silver Hill Energy Partners LLC Liberty Resources II LLC Silverhill Acquires Assets From Riverstone Backed-Liberty Resources II ---
10/23/2023 Chevron Corp Hess Corp Chevron To Acquire Hess For $53 Billion $53,000
08/24/2023 Not Disclosed Crescent Point Energy Corp. Crescent Point Sells It's Entire North Dakota Bakken Asset $500
04/03/2023 Grayson Mill Energy Ovintiv Inc Grayson Mill Adds More Bakken, Acquires Ovintiv's Assets For $825 Million $825
09/06/2022 Sitio Royalties Corp. Brigham Minerals Inc. Sitio Royalties, Brigham to Merge in All-Stock Deal Worth $4.8 Billion $4,800
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
 

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