Oil and gas field · North Dakota, United States
Russian Creek (Bakken Shale)
Russian Creek (Bakken Shale) is an oil and gas field in North Dakota, United States, with 841 boe/day of production in 2013.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | RUSSIAN CREEK (BAKKEN SHALE) | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | North Dakota | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | oil | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 1978 | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 841 boe/day (841 barrels of oil a day, no. 32 of EIA's top 100 US oil fields, oil and condensate only, gas not ranked, in 2013) | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this oil and gas field and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its working-interest owners, their shares and its production by well, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares by production
Russian Creek (Bakken Shale) is the 19th-largest of 19 oil and gas fields in North Dakota and the 317th-largest of 319 in the United States by production, with 841 boe/day in 2013. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas fields in our data that report their production, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 19th of 19 |
| United States | 317th of 319 |
Place
Other oil and gas fields in North Dakota
- Sanish65,293 boe/day in 2013
- Stanley48,184 boe/day in 2013
- Alger22,723 boe/day in 2013
- Heart Butte21,438 boe/day in 2013
- Murphy Creek14,003 boe/day in 2013
- McGregory Buttes13,819 boe/day in 2013
- Blue Buttes13,507 boe/day in 2013
- Banks13,458 boe/day in 2013
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.