Tight oil production: Bakken formation (Mb/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Tight oil production in the US (EIA STEO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Bakken formation, tight oil extraction was 1.19 Mb/d in August 2026, compared to 1.18 in the previous month. This marks a rise of 0.85 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series displayed in the graph, there are 320 records. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 2000 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some statistics we calculated on the whole sample: extraction recorded its highest level of 1.50 Mb/d in November 2019; it registered a minimum of 0.02 in July 2001; it averaged 0.66.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 1.17900 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1.18300 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1.19100 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Tight oil production: Bakken formation |
| Country or region | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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