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South Dakota Crude Oil Production: Monthly and Annual EIA Data

2025 average
2 Mbbl/d
2 in 2024
Rank among 32 states, 2025
24th (tied)
<0.1% of U.S. production
July 2026
2 Mbbl/d
2 a year earlier
Record year (data from 1981)
5 Mbbl/d
1987

South Dakota produced 2 thousand barrels per day (Mbbl/d) of crude oil in 2025, ranking tied for 24th with Florida among the 32 states EIA reports.

South Dakota monthly crude oil production since January 1981

Chart data table (547 rows)
South Dakota field production of crude oil, monthly (Mbbl/d)
PeriodMbbl/d
July 20262
June 20262
May 20262
April 20263
March 20262
February 20262
January 20262
December 20252
November 20252
October 20252
September 20252
August 20252
July 20252
June 20252
May 20252
April 20252
March 20252
February 20252
January 20252
December 20242
November 20242
October 20242
September 20242
August 20242
July 20242
June 20242
May 20242
April 20242
March 20243
February 20242
January 20242
December 20232
November 20232
October 20232
September 20233
August 20233
July 20232
June 20233
May 20233
April 20233
March 20233
February 20232
January 20233
December 20222
November 20223
October 20223
September 20223
August 20223
July 20223
June 20223
May 20223
April 20222
March 20223
February 20223
January 20223
December 20213
November 20213
October 20213
September 20213
August 20213
July 20213
June 20213
May 20213
April 20213
March 20213
February 20213
January 20213
December 20203
November 20203
October 20203
September 20203
August 20203
July 20203
June 20203
May 20202
April 20203
March 20203
February 20203
January 20203
December 20193
November 20193
October 20193
September 20193
August 20193
July 20193
June 20193
May 20193
April 20193
March 20193
February 20193
January 20193
December 20183
November 20183
October 20183
September 20184
August 20183
July 20183
June 20183
May 20183
April 20184
March 20184
February 20184
January 20184
December 20173
November 20174
October 20174
September 20174
August 20174
July 20174
June 20174
May 20173
April 20174
March 20174
February 20174
January 20174
December 20163
November 20164
October 20164
September 20164
August 20164
July 20164
June 20164
May 20164
April 20164
March 20164
February 20164
January 20164
December 20154
November 20154
October 20154
September 20154
August 20154
July 20154
June 20154
May 20155
April 20155
March 20155
February 20155
January 20155
December 20145
November 20145
October 20145
September 20145
August 20145
July 20145
June 20145
May 20145
April 20145
March 20145
February 20145
January 20145
December 20135
November 20135
October 20135
September 20135
August 20135
July 20135
June 20135
May 20135
April 20135
March 20135
February 20135
January 20135
December 20125
November 20125
October 20125
September 20125
August 20125
July 20125
June 20125
May 20125
April 20125
March 20125
February 20125
January 20125
December 20115
November 20115
October 20115
September 20115
August 20115
July 20114
June 20114
May 20114
April 20114
March 20114
February 20114
January 20114
December 20104
November 20105
October 20105
September 20105
August 20105
July 20104
June 20104
May 20104
April 20104
March 20105
February 20105
January 20104
December 20094
November 20095
October 20095
September 20094
August 20094
July 20094
June 20095
May 20094
April 20095
March 20095
February 20095
January 20095
December 20085
November 20085
October 20085
September 20085
August 20085
July 20085
June 20085
May 20083
April 20085
March 20085
February 20085
January 20085
December 20075
November 20075
October 20076
September 20075
August 20075
July 20075
June 20074
May 20074
April 20074
March 20074
February 20074
January 20074
December 20064
November 20064
October 20064
September 20064
August 20064
July 20064
June 20064
May 20064
April 20063
March 20064
February 20064
January 20064
December 20054
November 20054
October 20054
September 20054
August 20054
July 20054
June 20054
May 20054
April 20054
March 20053
February 20054
January 20054
December 20044
November 20044
October 20044
September 20044
August 20044
July 20044
June 20044
May 20044
April 20044
March 20044
February 20044
January 20044
December 20034
November 20034
October 20034
September 20033
August 20033
July 20033
June 20033
May 20033
April 20033
March 20033
February 20033
January 20034
December 20023
November 20023
October 20023
September 20023
August 20023
July 20023
June 20023
May 20023
April 20023
March 20023
February 20023
January 20023
December 20013
November 20013
October 20013
September 20014
August 20014
July 20014
June 20013
May 20013
April 20013
March 20013
February 20013
January 20013
December 20003
November 20003
October 20003
September 20003
August 20003
July 20003
June 20003
May 20003
April 20003
March 20003
February 20003
January 20003
December 19993
November 19993
October 19993
September 19993
August 19993
July 19993
June 19993
May 19993
April 19993
March 19993
February 19993
January 19993
December 19983
November 19983
October 19983
September 19983
August 19983
July 19983
June 19983
May 19983
April 19984
March 19983
February 19984
January 19984
December 19974
November 19974
October 19974
September 19974
August 19974
July 19974
June 19974
May 19974
April 19974
March 19974
February 19974
January 19973
December 19963
November 19963
October 19963
September 19963
August 19963
July 19963
June 19963
May 19963
April 19964
March 19964
February 19963
January 19963
December 19953
November 19954
October 19954
September 19954
August 19954
July 19953
June 19954
May 19954
April 19954
March 19954
February 19954
January 19954
December 19944
November 19944
October 19944
September 19944
August 19944
July 19944
June 19944
May 19944
April 19944
March 19944
February 19944
January 19944
December 19934
November 19934
October 19934
September 19934
August 19934
July 19934
June 19934
May 19934
April 19934
March 19934
February 19934
January 19934
December 19924
November 19924
October 19924
September 19924
August 19924
July 19924
June 19924
May 19924
April 19924
March 19924
February 19924
January 19924
December 19914
November 19915
October 19914
September 19914
August 19915
July 19915
June 19915
May 19914
April 19915
March 19915
February 19915
January 19915
December 19905
November 19905
October 19905
September 19905
August 19905
July 19904
June 19904
May 19904
April 19904
March 19905
February 19905
January 19905
December 19895
November 19895
October 19894
September 19894
August 19894
July 19894
June 19894
May 19894
April 19894
March 19894
February 19894
January 19894
December 19884
November 19884
October 19884
September 19884
August 19884
July 19884
June 19884
May 19885
April 19885
March 19885
February 19885
January 19885
December 19875
November 19875
October 19875
September 19874
August 19875
July 19875
June 19875
May 19875
April 19874
March 19874
February 19874
January 19874
December 19864
November 19865
October 19864
September 19864
August 19864
July 19864
June 19864
May 19864
April 19864
March 19865
February 19864
January 19864
December 19854
November 19854
October 19854
September 19854
August 19854
July 19854
June 19854
May 19854
April 19855
March 19855
February 19854
January 19854
December 19844
November 19844
October 19844
September 19844
August 19844
July 19844
June 19844
May 19844
April 19843
March 19843
February 19843
January 19843
December 19833
November 19833
October 19833
September 19833
August 19833
July 19833
June 19833
May 19833
April 19833
March 19833
February 19833
January 19833
December 19823
November 19823
October 19823
September 19823
August 19823
July 19823
June 19823
May 19823
April 19823
March 19823
February 19823
January 19823
December 19813
November 19813
October 19813
September 19813
August 19813
July 19813
June 19813
May 19813
April 19813
March 19812
February 19812
January 19813

By decade, production averaged most in the 2010s (4 Mbbl/d); the 2020s so far average 3. The highest single month was October 2007 at 6 Mbbl/d.

The latest monthly figure is 2 Mbbl/d for July 2026, compared with 2 a year earlier; the 12 months to then averaged 2. Nebraska ranks just above with 4 Mbbl/d.

Annual production, 1981–2025

Annual average, Mbbl/d; share of U.S. field production
YearMbbl/dvs prior yearShare of U.S.
20252—<0.1%
20242—<0.1%
20233—<0.1%
20223—<0.1%
20213—<0.1%
20203—<0.1%
20193—<0.1%
20183—<0.1%
20174—<0.1%
20164—<0.1%
20155—0.1%
20145—0.1%
20135—0.1%
20125—0.1%
20114—0.1%
20104—0.1%
20095—0.1%
20085—0.1%
20075—0.1%
20064—0.1%
20054—0.1%
20044—0.1%
20033—0.1%
20023—0.1%
20013—0.1%
20003—0.1%
19993—0.1%
19983—<0.1%
19974—0.1%
19963—<0.1%
19954—0.1%
19944—0.1%
19934—0.1%
19924—0.1%
19915—0.1%
19905—0.1%
19894—0.1%
19885—0.1%
19875—0.1%
19864—<0.1%
19854—<0.1%
19844—<0.1%
19833—<0.1%
19823—<0.1%
19813—<0.1%

Source and methodology

ProviderSeriesUnitsCoverageLatest observation
U.S. Energy Information AdministrationField production of crude oil, South Dakota (petroleum/crd/crpdn)Mbbl/d (thousand barrels per day)annual 1981–2025; monthly January 1981 – July 2026July 2026

State totals exclude federal offshore production, which EIA reports separately. Monthly figures are revised in later releases.

Last updated: Oct 21, 2026, 4:02 PM CDT. Raw values are shown in source units; any conversion is labeled. See methodology and data sources.

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