Region
Bakken
The Williston Basin tight-oil play in North Dakota and Montana. Pipeline takeaway and rail capacity set its discount to WTI.
Basin at a glance
EIA STEO · Jun 2026
Oil production
1.19M bbl/d
▼ 1.4% YoY
Gas production
2.8Bcf/d
▲ 2.5% YoY
Active rigs
28
▼ 9.7% YoY
New-well oil / rig
2,225bbl/d
drilling productivity
Trend lines: trailing 24 months (Jul 2024 – Jun 2026), quarterly ticks. Click a card to expand. Source: EIA STEO.
Monthly, trailing 24 months. Source: EIA STEO.
Basin outline (EIA) and production data (EIA STEO); prices are live.
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