Oil and gas field · the United States
Gunflint (Mississippi Canyon 948)
Gunflint (Mississippi Canyon 948) is an oil and gas field in the United States, with 5,020 boe/day of production in 2025, operated by Talos QN Exploration LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | United States | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | oil, gas (mainly oil) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 2008 | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Offshore | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Talos QN Exploration LLC (100%, of the field's production) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 5,020 boe/day (4,104 barrels of oil a day, 5,498 Mcf of gas a day, in 2025) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this oil and gas field and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its working-interest owners, their shares and its production by well, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by production
Gunflint (Mississippi Canyon 948) is the 220th-largest of 319 oil and gas fields in the United States by production, with 5,020 boe/day in 2025. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas fields in our data that report their production, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| United States | 220th of 319 |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas field from its sources, oldest first.
- Discovered
- Talos QN Exploration LLC (100%) on record as operator
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- BSEE Data Center. BSEE Data Center, Public domain.
- Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC). Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC), Free reuse.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Apr 2015). EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields, Public domain.