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Oil harvesting

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  • Creatures 140
  • Tools 5
  • Weight reductions 1
  • Maps 12
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Oil harvesting

Oil is a critical resource for advanced crafting in ARK: Survival Ascended. Found underwater, in desert biomes, and from oil-producing creatures like the Dung Beetle.

Oil yield ranking

Comparing Oil
Resource node · Corpse target
Resource node
10 ranked harvest methods
avg / target

Range shows the approximate variation around each simulated average.

Node yields assume the recorded base harvest HP (e.g. 1000 for Redwood trees, 620 for Metal nodes). In-game, trees and rocks whose harvest health scales with their size have per-instance HP that varies with the node's size, so actual yields per node will vary. The values shown represent the average.

Where to find Oil15,021 harvestable nodes across 12 maps · 7 node typesView on map →

Recorded resource maps

Best Tool for Oil

  • Metal PickBest

    from Underwater Coral, Deep Coral, Oil Rocks, Rich Oil Rocks, Underwater Oil +1 more

    90%
  • Mining Drill

    from Underwater Coral, Deep Coral, Oil Rocks, Rich Oil Rocks, Underwater Oil

    90%
  • Metal Hatchet

    from Underwater Coral, Deep Coral, Oil Rocks, Rich Oil Rocks, Underwater Oil +1 more

    2x yield
  • Chainsaw

    from Corpses

    2x yield
  • Stone Pick

    from Underwater Coral, Deep Coral, Oil Rocks, Rich Oil Rocks, Underwater Oil

    8%

Oil harvest multipliers213 creature records. Comparison score = average items per node.

Oil Weight Reduction

These creatures reduce Oil weight when carried in their inventory.

Tamed levels invested in Melee Damage. More melee = more resources per hit. Max 73 levels after taming.

#Creature
1Rock ElementalScore 1029x1021206.1k-
2Chalk ElementalScore 1029x1021206.1k-
3MagmasaurScore 649x641207.7k-
4DunkleosteusScore 539x53609.6k-50%
5AnkylosaurusScore 472x47504.2k-
6PhoenixFlyScore 432x43232.6k-
7Aberrant AnglerfishScore 0.01x0.030--
8Aberrant AnkylosaurusScore 0.02.25x0.050--
9Aberrant AraneoScore 0.01x0.015--
10Aberrant ArthroplueraScore 0.01x0.018--
11Aberrant BaryonyxScore 0.01x0.035--
12Aberrant BeelzebufoScore 0.01x0.012--
13Aberrant CarnotaurusScore 0.01x0.035--
14Aberrant ConcavenatorScore 0.01x0.027--
15Aberrant DimetrodonScore 0.01x0.020--
16Aberrant DimorphodonFlyScore 0.01x0.023--
17Aberrant DiplocaulusScore 0.032.5x0.010--
18Aberrant Dire BearScore 0.01x0.050--
19Aberrant Dung BeetleScore 0.01x0.05--
20Aberrant ElectrophorusScore 0.01x0.03--
21Aberrant FasolasuchusScore 0.01x0.066--
22Aberrant GigantoraptorScore 0.01x0.025--
23Aberrant MantaScore 0.01x0.028--
24Aberrant MegalaniaScore 0.01x0.010--
25Aberrant MegalosaurusScore 0.01x0.094--
26Aberrant MoschopsScore 0.01.25x0.032--
27Aberrant OtterScore 0.01x0.010--
28Aberrant OviraptorScore 0.01x0.012--
29Aberrant PulmonoscorpiusScore 0.01x0.015--
30Aberrant PurloviaScore 0.01x0.032--
31Aberrant RaptorScore 0.01x0.015--
32Aberrant SarcoScore 0.01x0.035--
33Aberrant SpinoScore 0.01x0.040--
34Aberrant TitanoboaScore 0.01x0.030--
35AcrocanthosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.0170--
36AllosaurusScore 0.01x0.035--
37Alpha PalaeoctopusScore 0.01x0.020--
38AndrewsarchusScore 0.01x0.041--
39AnglerfishScore 0.01x0.030--
40AraneoScore 0.01x0.015--
41ArchelonScore 0.01x0.028--
42ArgentavisFlyScore 0.01x0.025--
43ArmadoggoScore 0.01x0.015--
44ArthroplueraScore 0.01x0.018--
45AstrocetusFlyScore 0.01.56x0.029--
46AstrodelphisFlyScore 0.01x0.024--
47AureliaxFlyScore 0.01x0.035--
48Autumn DrakelingFlyScore 0.01x0.010--
49BaryonyxScore 0.01x0.035--
50BasiliskScore 0.01x0.044--
51BasilosaurusScore 0.01x0.047--
52BeelzebufoScore 0.01x0.012--
53Blood Crystal WyvernFlyScore 0.01x0.045--
54BloodstalkerScore 0.01x0.026--
55BoaratosScore 0.01x0.060--
56CarcharodontosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.0528--
57CarnotaurusScore 0.01x0.035--
58CatScore 0.01x0.010--
59CeratosaurusScore 0.01x0.025--
60CompyScore 0.01x0.04--
61ConcavenatorScore 0.01x0.027--
62CosmoScore 0.01x0.012--
63CryolophosaurusScore 0.01x0.027--
64DaeodonScore 0.01x0.029--
65DeinonychusScore 0.01x0.021--
66DeinosuchusScore 0.01.56x0.085--
67DeinotheriumScore 0.01x0.070--
68DesmodusFlyScore 0.01x0.040--
69DilophosaurScore 0.01x0.010--
70DimetrodonScore 0.01x0.020--
71DimorphodonFlyScore 0.01x0.023--
72DinopithecusScore 0.01x0.046--
73DiplocaulusScore 0.032.5x0.010--
74Dire BearScore 0.01x0.050--
75DirewolfScore 0.01x0.033--
76DreadmareFlyScore 0.01x0.023--
77Dung BeetleScore 0.01x0.05--
78ElderclawScore 0.01x0.035--
79ElectrophorusScore 0.01x0.03--
80Ember Crystal WyvernFlyScore 0.01x0.045--
81EnforcerScore 0.01x0.034--
82FasolasuchusScore 0.01x0.066--
83FeatherlightFlyScore 0.01x0.03--
84FeroxScore 0.01x0.06--
85Fire WyvernFlyScore 0.01x0.080--
86Giant BeeFlyScore 0.01x0.08--
87Giant Queen BeeFlyScore 0.01x0.08--
88GiganotosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.01,000--
89GigantoraptorScore 0.01x0.025--
90Grand TortugarScore 0.01x0.020--
91GriffinFlyScore 0.01x0.027--
92HelicoprionScore 0.01x0.050--
93HesperornisScore 0.01x0.01--
94Hyaenodon Score 0.01x0.015--
95Ice ElementalScore 0.09x0.0120--
96Ice WyvernFlyScore 0.01x0.080--
97IchthyornisFlyScore 0.01x0.01--
98IchthyosaurusScore 0.01x0.015--
99KairukuScore 0.01x0.08--
100KaprosuchusScore 0.01x0.025--
101KarkinosScore 0.01x0.032--
102KentrosaurusScore 0.01x0.042--
103Lightning WyvernFlyScore 0.01x0.080--
104LiopleurodonScore 0.01x0.040--
105LuminaFlyScore 0.01x0.035--
106LymantriaFlyScore 0.01x0.018--
107MaeguanaScore 0.01x0.020--
108MaewingScore 0.01x0.020--
109MalwynScore 0.01x0.060--
110ManagarmrScore 0.01x0.035--
111MantaScore 0.01x0.028--
112MantisScore 0.01x0.034--
113MegachelonScore 0.01.25x0.0125--
114MegalaniaScore 0.01x0.016--
115MegalodonScore 0.01x0.040--
116MegalosaurusScore 0.01x0.075--
117MegaraptorScore 0.01x0.025--
118MegatheriumScore 0.01.25x0.0---
119MicroraptorFlyScore 0.01x0.08--
120MosasaurusScore 0.01x0.0100--
121MoschopsScore 0.01.25x0.032--
122NoglinScore 0.01x0.04--
123OnycFlyScore 0.01x0.035--
124OssidonScore 0.01x0.095--
125OtterScore 0.01x0.010--
126OviraptorScore 0.01x0.012--
127PalaeoctopusScore 0.01x0.060--
128ParrotFlyScore 0.01x0.015--
129PelagornisFlyScore 0.01x0.016--
130PlesiosaurScore 0.01x0.075--
131Poison WyvernFlyScore 0.01x0.080--
132PteranodonFlyScore 0.01x0.018--
133PulmonoscorpiusScore 0.01x0.015--
134PurloviaScore 0.01x0.032--
135PyromaneScore 0.01x0.035--
136QuetzalFlyScore 0.01x0.032--
137R-Allosaurus Score 0.01x0.035--
138R-CarnotaurusScore 0.01x0.035--
139R-DaeodonScore 0.01x0.029--
140R-DilophosaurScore 0.01x0.010--
141R-Dire BearScore 0.01x0.050--
142R-DirewolfScore 0.01x0.033--
143R-GiganotosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.01,000--
144R-MegatheriumScore 0.01.25x0.0---
145R-QuetzalFlyScore 0.01x0.032--
146R-Reaper KingScore 0.01x0.075--
147R-Snow OwlFlyScore 0.01x0.025--
148R-ThylacoleoScore 0.01x0.040--
149R-VelonasaurScore 0.01x0.032--
150RaptorScore 0.01x0.015--
151RavagerScore 0.01x0.025--
152Reaper KingScore 0.01x0.075--
153RexScore 0.01x0.062--
154RhyniognathaFlyScore 0.01x0.055--
155Rock DrakeScore 0.01x0.060--
156SabertoothScore 0.01x0.029--
157SarcoScore 0.01x0.035--
158Scrap ElementalScore 0.09x0.0120--
159ShadowmaneScore 0.01x0.035--
160ShastasaurusScore 0.01x0.075--
161SinomacropsFlyScore 0.01x0.010--
162Snow OwlFlyScore 0.01x0.025--
163SolwynScore 0.01x0.032--
164SpinoScore 0.01x0.040--
165Spring DrakelingFlyScore 0.01x0.010--
166Summer DrakelingFlyScore 0.01x0.040--
167TapejaraFlyScore 0.01x0.018--
168Tek GiganotosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.01,000--
169Tek QuetzalFlyScore 0.01x0.032--
170Tek RaptorScore 0.01x0.015--
171Tek RexScore 0.01x0.062--
172Terror BirdScore 0.01x0.018--
173TherizinosaurScore 0.01x0.052--
174Thorny DragonScore 0.01x0.040--
175ThylacoleoScore 0.01x0.040--
176TidepupScore 0.01x0.06--
177TitanoboaScore 0.01x0.030--
178TroodonScore 0.01x0.07--
179TropeognathusFlyScore 0.01x0.018--
180Tropical Crystal WyvernFlyScore 0.01x0.045--
181TusoteuthisScore 0.01x0.065--
182UmbraFlyScore 0.01x0.035--
183VeilwynScore 0.01x0.07--
184VelonasaurScore 0.01x0.032--
185VoidwyrmFlyScore 0.01x0.080--
186VultureFlyScore 0.01x0.023--
187Winter DrakelingFlyScore 0.01x0.010--
188X-AcrocanthosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.0200--
189X-AllosaurusScore 0.01x0.035--
190X-AnkylosaurusScore 0.02.25x0.050--
191X-ArchelonScore 0.01x0.028--
192X-ArgentavisFlyScore 0.01x0.025--
193X-BasilosaurusScore 0.01x0.047--
194X-ConcavenatorScore 0.01x0.027--
195X-CryolophosaurusScore 0.01x0.027--
196X-DeinosuchusScore 0.01.56x0.085--
197X-DunkleosteusScore 0.09x0.060--50%
198X-HelicoprionScore 0.01x0.050--
199X-IchthyosaurusScore 0.01x0.015--
200X-MegalodonScore 0.01x0.040--
201X-MosasaurusScore 0.01x0.0100--
202X-OtterScore 0.01x0.010--
203X-RaptorScore 0.01x0.015--
204X-RexScore 0.01x0.062--
205X-Rock ElementalScore 0.09x0.0120--
206X-SabertoothScore 0.01x0.029--
207X-SpinoScore 0.01x0.040--
208X-TapejaraFlyScore 0.01x0.018--
209X-XiphactinusScore 0.01x0.023--
210X-YutyrannusScore 0.01x0.055--
211XiphactinusScore 0.01x0.0100--
212Yi LingScore 0.01x0.020--
213YutyrannusScore 0.01x0.055--

Recorded resource maps

14,044 harvestable nodes across 10 maps · 7 node types

AberrationAlthemiaAmissaAppalachiaAstraeosAtlantisBjarnheimExtinctionForglarForglar Part IIGenesisInsalunaLost CityLost ColonyRagnarokSvartalfheimTaenia StellaTemptress LagoonThaloriaThe CenterThe IslandThe VolcanoValgueroVintal

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best dino for Oil in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Rock Elemental is the best Oil farmer with a 9x gather multiplier. The Chalk Elemental is the runner-up with 9x.

Which dinos reduce Oil carry weight in ARK?

The following creatures reduce Oil weight when carried: Dunkleosteus (-50%). This means they can carry more Oil before becoming encumbered.