Oasis Petroleum North America, LLC is one of North Dakota's most active Bakken operators, carrying a portfolio of 2,181 total wells — 1,514 active and 1,585 producing — spread across Burke, Dunn, McLean, Williams, McKenzie, and Mountrail counties. As of mid-2026 the company is pressing forward on 3 pending cases scheduled for a single August 26 hearing, backed by 28 wells already authorized in the current regulatory cycle and a historical win rate of 82%. The operator's average case probability sits at 89.8%, and its regulatory ramp metric stands at 28.1, signaling a machine that is consistently converting applications into drill-ready authorizations across multiple Bakken pools.
Three pending spacing-unit cases are all set for the August 26, 2026 NDIC hearing. Case 33092 targets the Bull Butte-Bakken pool in Williams County — 8 wells across 2,560 acres, probability 93.6%. Case 33091 covers the Gros Ventre-Bakken pool in Burke County — 12 wells, probability 86.0%. Case 33093 addresses the Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken pool across Dunn and McLean counties — 8 wells across 2,560 acres at T.149N., R.91W./R.90W. — with progression already recorded but no signed order date yet observed. The operator is active across Burke, Dunn, McLean, and Williams counties in the current cycle.
Oasis carries 2,181 total wells in North Dakota: 1,514 active, 1,585 currently producing, and 216 plugged. Work types span the full development stack — drilling rigs, frac crews, frac sand, new-pad dirt and construction, and water logistics and trucking — confirming this is a fully integrated field operator rather than a pure lease-holder.
Eight orders have been signed since late June 2026. The most recent (August 7) was a Spacing Unit Modification and Field Redefinition in Burke County covering the Foothills-Bakken and Leaf Mountain-Bakken pools (Order 35522). Two spacing-modification or dismissal orders landed on August 6 in Williams County — one for Bull Butte-Bakken (Order 35757, dismissal) and one for Strandahl-Bakken (Order 35257, modification). Commingling authorizations were signed July 28 for the Tyrone-Bakken pool in Williams County (Order 35687) and the Truax-Bakken pool in Williams/McKenzie (Order 35864), and on June 22 for the Elk-Bakken and Indian Hill-Bakken pools in McKenzie County (Order 35785). Two pooling-order dismissals for the Corinth and/or Big Stone-Bakken pools in Williams County were signed July 20 (Orders 35191 and 35190). The mix of new authorizations, field redefinitions, and deliberate dismissals reflects active portfolio management across multiple pools and counties.
Oasis's current regulatory ramp stands at 28.1, with 28 wells authorized in the active cycle and 3 cases pending. The operator's historical win rate is 82% and its average case probability across the pipeline is 89.8%. Among the development locations, case 32924 (Cottonwood-Bakken, Burke County, 8 wells, 2,560 acres) carries a 98.9% progression probability; case 32923 (Heart Butte-Bakken, Dunn/McLean/Mountrail, 4 wells, 2,560 acres) sits at 99.2%; case 32994 (Lucy-Bakken/Cottonwood-Bakken, Burke County, 4 wells, 2,560 acres) at 99.1%; case 32999 (Painted Woods-Bakken/Ft. Buford-Bakken, Williams County, 1 well, 2,400 acres) at 98.9%; and case 32998 (Painted Woods-Bakken/Ft. Buford-Bakken, Williams County, 2 wells, 1,920 acres) at 98.8%. Case 32996 (Jim Creek-Bakken/Murphy Creek-Bakken, Dunn County, 1 well, 2,560 acres, 44 prior wells in the unit) carries a 100% ML progression probability. Cases 32995 and 33093 have already progressed to order status from prior hearings.
| Case | County | Pool | Precision | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33167 | McKenzie County | Elk-Bakken Pool | legal | 📍 map |