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 · Aug 2026

Oil production

1.19M bbl/d

▼ 1.2% YoY

Gas production

2.8Bcf/d

▲ 3.6% YoY

Active rigs

27

▼ 10% YoY

New-well oil / rig

2,362bbl/d

drilling productivity

Trend lines: trailing 24 months (Sep 2024 – Aug 2026), quarterly ticks. Click a card to expand. Source: EIA STEO.

Basin outline (EIA) and production data (EIA STEO); prices are live.

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