Continental Resources

Operator of record for 6,747 catalogued wells across 13 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: CONTINENTAL RESOURCES · CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC. · CONTINENTAL RESOURCES CORP · CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC · …

At a glance

Continental Resources is the operator of record for 6,747 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 13 states. 4,292 (64%) are active, 867 (13%) plugged & abandoned and 93 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 3,569 wells (53% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

6,747

Active

4,292

Plugged

867

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
North Dakota	3,569
Oklahoma	1,725
Wyoming	886
Montana	425
Illinois	32
Louisiana	27
Mississippi	19
Kentucky	18
Michigan	17
Kansas	13
Colorado	9
Ohio	5
New Mexico	2

Well mix

Oil wells: 5,466
Gas wells: 567
Shut-in: 299
Active share: 64%

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Where does Continental Resources operate?

Continental Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 13 states: North Dakota (3,569), Oklahoma (1,725), Wyoming (886), Montana (425) and Illinois (32) and 8 more. Its 3,569 North Dakota wells are 8% of the 43,680 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.

How many of Continental Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

64% of Continental Resources's catalogued wells are active, 35 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 13% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 299 wells (4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 93 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Continental Resources operate?

By product class, 5,466 (81%) are oil wells and 567 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Chase 2-18HSL in Dunn, ND at 27,469 ft. The wells listed below sit in Dunn (ND), Mckenzie (ND) and Williams (ND). State filings spell the name 9 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Continental Resources

Wells operated by Continental Resources
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Chase 2-18HSL	33-025-04788	Active	Oil	Dunn, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,469 ft
North Tarentaise Federal 9-18HSL2	33-053-10041	Active	Oil	Mckenzie, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,303 ft
Benner 2-7HSL	33-025-04783	Active	Oil	Dunn, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,298 ft
Cuskelly FIU 8-7HSL	33-025-02698	Active	Oil	Dunn, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,292 ft
Carpenter 6-13H	33-105-06209	Active	Oil	Williams, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,282 ft
Carpenter 2-13H	33-105-06205	Active	Oil	Williams, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,280 ft
Carpenter 7-13HSL	33-105-06210	Active	Oil	Williams, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,274 ft
Hereford Federal 8-20h2	33-053-07430	Shut-in	Oil	Mckenzie, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,242 ft
Christopherson 6-14H	33-105-06194	Active	Oil	Williams, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,207 ft
Hegler 11-13HSL1	33-025-04700	Active	Oil	Dunn, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,190 ft
Sandhill FIU 7-24HSL	33-105-06204	Active	Oil	Williams, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,160 ft
Carpenter 5-13H	33-105-06208	Active	Oil	Williams, ND	Continental Resources, Inc.	27,155 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Continental Resources operate?

Continental Resources is the operator of record for 6,747 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (3,569). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Continental Resources's wells are still active?

4,292 of Continental Resources's catalogued wells are active; 867 are plugged & abandoned and 93 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Continental Resources operate wells?

Continental Resources is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (3,569), Oklahoma (1,725), Wyoming (886), Montana (425), Illinois (32), Louisiana (27), Mississippi (19), Kentucky (18), Michigan (17), Kansas (13), Colorado (9), Ohio (5) and New Mexico (2).

Does Continental Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?

5,466 of Continental Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 567 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Continental Resources's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Chase 2-18HSL in Dunn, ND is the deepest at 27,469 ft.

Where Continental Resources's wells are

About this data

Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: WellCensus, “Continental Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/continental-resources-86 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).