Continental Resources vs Whiting Petroleum Corp

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OH,OK,TN,TX,WV,WY and AR,CA,CO,KS,LA,MI,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TX,WY. Drawn from public well data and state-regulator production filings.

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Continental Resources

CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OH,OK,TN,TX,WV,WY · 9,586 wells on file

Whiting Petroleum Corp

AR,CA,CO,KS,LA,MI,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TX,WY · 4,188 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricContinental ResourcesWhiting Petroleum Corp
Total wells9,5864,188
Wells producing (any time)6,4872,591
Permits filed (last 24 months)52764
Most recent permit date2026-07-092026-06-22
Most recent spud date2026-06-302026-06-19
Average lateral length (ft)8,0878,324
Top formationBakkenBakken
Top countyConverseMountrail
States operating inCO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OH,OK,TN,TX,WV,WYAR,CA,CO,KS,LA,MI,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TX,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)115,426,07714,843,003
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)873,066,46563,714,812

Shared Territory

Both operators have wells in these counties:

WilliamsMc Kenzie

Both operators target these formations / plays:

BakkenAnadarko Basin

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Continental Resources

Counties: Converse (1,726) · Williams (956) · Mc Kenzie (839) · Dunn (703) · Grady (561)

Formations: Bakken (2,786) · Niobrara- Mowry (1,381) · Woodford (772) · Judith River- Eagle (524) · Anadarko Basin (510)

Whiting Petroleum Corp

Counties: Mountrail (835) · Mc Kenzie (728) · Williams (541) · Weld (327) · Texas (199)

Formations: Bakken (2,440) · Muddy J Sand (305) · Anadarko Basin (206) · Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (114) · Antrim (85)

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