Continental Resources, Inc. is an independent oil producer engaged in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and currently employs 1,254 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-05-15. The firm is engaged in the exploration, development, management, and production of crude oil and natural gas and associated products in the North, South, and East regions of the United States. The firm's North region consists of properties north of Kansas and west of the Mississippi River and includes North Dakota Bakken, Montana Bakken, Powder River Basin, and the Red River units. The firm's South region includes all properties south of Nebraska and west of the Mississippi River and includes the SCOOP and STACK areas of Oklahoma and the Permian Basin of Texas. The firm's East region is primarily comprised of undeveloped leasehold acreage east of the Mississippi River with no significant drilling or production operations.