as nyse clr industry oil and gas industry predecessor shelly dean oil co. founder harold hamm ceo headquarters oklahoma city oklahoma key people harold hamm ceo products oil & natural gas production output 225 thousand barrels of oil equivalent 1 380 000 gj per day q4 2015 1 revenue us 2.680 billion 2015 1 operating income us 224 million 2015 1 net income us 353 million 2015 1 total assets us 14.920 billion 2015 1 total equity us 4.669 billion 2015 1 number of employees 1 188 2015 2 website continental resources continental resources inc. is an american oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in oklahoma city . the company is currently headquartered in the building that was formerly known and occupied by devon energy contents 1 current operations 2 history 3 references 4 external links current operations edit the company has large holdings in the bakken formation tight oil area of north dakota and montana the niobara formation the anadarko woodford play of oklahoma and the red river units play of north dakota south dakota montana and wyoming . in the fourth quarter of 2015 total production was 225 thousand barrels of oil equivalent 1 380 000 gj per day of which 65 % was oil and 35 % was natural gas . 1 history edit in 1967 harold hamm founded shelly dean oil co. continental s predecessor . 3 in 1990 the company was renamed continental resources . 4 in 1995 continental discovered what was later described as the cedar hills field in north dakota the 7th largest onshore field in the lower 48 united states ranked by liquid proved reserves and is the first to develop it exclusively through precision horizontal drilling . 5 in 2003 continental drilled its first wells in the bakken formation . 6 in 2004 continental completed the robert heuer 1 17r in divide county the 1st commercially successful well in the north dakota bakken to be both horizontally drilled and hydraulic fracture stimulated . 7 in 2007 the company became a public company via an initial public offering in which harold hamm sold approximately 300 million worth of his shares . 8 in 2008 continental was the first to complete a horizontal well in the three forks zone . 9 in 2010 continental introduced the eco pad drilling technique whereby the company is able to drill 4 wells from 1 pad . this reduces the cost of drilling for oil and increase production output . 10 in 2012 the company moved its headquarters to oklahoma city . 11 in 2012 ceo harold hamm was named one of time magazine s 100 most influential people in the world . 12 references edit a b c d e f g continental resources reports fourth quarter and full year 2015 results . prnewswire . february 24 2016 . continental resources on the forbes global 2000 list . retrieved 30 september 2016 . continental resources historical timeline 1967 continental resources historical timeline 1990 red river units continental resources . retrieved 30 september 2016 . continental resources historical timeline 2003 a monument of horizontal proportions . williston herald . october 28 2011 . continental resources i.p.o. prices below expected range . new york times . may 15 2007 . bakken and three forks continental resources . retrieved 30 september 2016 . eco pad continental resources . retrieved 30 september 2016 . continental resources officially moves headquarters to oklahoma city . prnewswire . march 27 2012 . inhofe james 18 april 2012 . harold hamm the world s 100 most influential people 2012 time . retrieved 30 september 2016 via content.time.com . external links edit official continental resources website v t e major corporations within the oklahoma city metropolitan area nyse listed chesapeake energy continental resources devon energy og e energy paycom sandridge energy tronox nasdaq listed bancfirst sonic drive in major private companies ackerman mcqueen american fidelity assurance braum s digital designs globe life and accident insurance company griffin communications hobby lobby love s travel stops 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