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Continental Resources vs Shell Oil Company

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in IL,KY,LA,MT,ND,OK,TX,WY and CA,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MT,ND,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,WY. Drawn from public well data and state-regulator production filings.

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Continental Resources

IL,KY,LA,MT,ND,OK,TX,WY · 9,682 wells on file

Shell Oil Company

CA,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MT,ND,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,WY · 15,208 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricContinental ResourcesShell Oil Company
Total wells9,68215,208
Wells producing (any time)6,4921,866
Permits filed (last 24 months)5306
Most recent permit date2026-09-242025-10-07
Most recent spud date2026-09-252023-03-09
Average lateral length (ft)8,0801,766
Top formationBakkenAntrim
Top countyConverseHamilton
States operating inIL,KY,LA,MT,ND,OK,TX,WYCA,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MT,ND,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)76,461,6473,743
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)585,863,50822,166

These operators do not have meaningful overlap in counties or formations within the publicly available well data we sampled.

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Continental Resources

Counties: Converse (1,277) · Williams (849) · Mc Kenzie (747) · Dunn (646) · Grady (548)

Formations: Bakken (2,783) · Niobrara- Mowry (1,366) · Woodford (772) · Anadarko Basin (525) · Judith River- Eagle (524)

Shell Oil Company

Counties: Hamilton (308) · Franklin (302) · Los Angeles (285) · Clinton (283) · Santa Barbara (248)

Formations: Antrim (1,614) · Illinois Basin (1,485) · Gulf Coast Basin (La - Tx) (1,409) · Monterey (680) · Monterey-Temblor (604)

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