Montana Oil & Gas Activity

Montana statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1986 and contains information on the 41,827 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. Montana is ranked #13 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Dec 2024. You will also find information on the producers of wells as well as recent drilling permits, rigs and production data for producing wells which start in Jan 1986 and go through Feb 2025.

Montana State Summary Stats

Montana Oil & Gas State Income: $0
National Energy Production Rank: #13

Montana Map of Current Permits and Wells

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Montana Frequently Asked Questions

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How does Montana rank in the nation for oil and gas production? Montana currently ranks #13 in the nation based on barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) production.
How many wells were drilled in Montana so far this year? Montana has had 41,827 wells drilled this year.
How many approved permits are there in Montana? There have been 0 permits approved in Montana.
What is the average boe produced by well in Montana? 509 BBLs of oil equivalent (BOE) is the average amount produced by a single well in Montana
How many active producers are there in Montana? There are currently 113 active producers in the state of Montana.
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Montana? 3,955 feet is the average depth of a well in Montana.

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Montana Oil & Gas Activity Stats

Category Last Year Value Current Year Value YoY Trend YoY % Change
Total Wells 41,773 41,827 Up 0.13%
Total Producing Wells 8,639 7,974 Down -7.7%
Percentage of Wells Producing 21% 19% Down -8%
Active Producers 152 113 Down -26%
Total Permits 0 0 Flat 0%
Average Well Depth 3,945 3,955 Up 0%
Average BOE per Well 421 509 Up 21%

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Other States By Production Rank

Rank State Most Recent Month Oil Produced Gas Produced
# 1 Texas Dec 2024 139.8M BBL 588M MCF
# 2 New Mexico Jan 2025 62M BBL 306.5M MCF
# 3 Pennsylvania Dec 2024 83.5K BBL 599M MCF
# 5 California Jun 2024 49.6M BBL 81.5M MCF
# 5 Louisiana Dec 2024 BBL MCF
# 6 North Dakota Jan 2025 34.1M BBL 100M MCF
# 7 Colorado Dec 2024 15.3M BBL 180.1M MCF
# 8 Ohio Dec 2018 2.1M BBL 224.6M MCF
# 9 West Virginia Dec 2018 1.2M BBL 166.1M MCF
# 10 Wyoming Dec 2024 6.4M BBL 134M MCF
# 11 Oklahoma Sep 2024 2.2M BBL 59.4M MCF
# 12 Utah Oct 2024 5.7M BBL 26.2M MCF
# 13 Montana Dec 2024 2.3M BBL 10.2M MCF
# 14 Mississippi Dec 2024 1.2M BBL 14.5M MCF
# 15 Alabama Nov 2024 BBL MCF
# 15 Kansas Nov 2024 BBL 7.6M MCF
# 16 Michigan Jun 2024 BBL MCF
# 16 Arkansas Aug 2024 510.6K BBL 1.1M MCF

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Annual Montana Oil & Gas Production

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Montana Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year

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Montana Oil & Gas Permits by Year

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Browse All Producing Montana Companies

Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in Montana

Producer Name Location Production Date Monthly BOE Produced Producing Wells Trailing 12 Month Permits
Denbury Onshore, LLC Plano, TX Dec 2024 1.3M BBL 528 N/A
Kraken Operating, LLC Houston, TX Dec 2024 1.1M BBL 177 N/A
White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC Plano, TX Dec 2024 424.8K BBL 315 N/A
Continental Resources Inc Oklahoma City, OK Dec 2024 170K BBL 307 N/A
Scout Energy Management LLC Dallas, TX Dec 2024 132.7K BBL 2,404 N/A
EMEP Operating, LLC Houston, TX Dec 2024 130.8K BBL 252 N/A
Prima Exploration, Inc. N/A Dec 2024 71.9K BBL 21 N/A
NorthWestern Corporation Butte, MT Dec 2024 59.9K BBL 1,087 N/A
Oasis Petroleum North America LLC Houston, TX Dec 2024 54.5K BBL 85 N/A
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation Houston, TX Dec 2024 43.6K BBL 73 N/A
Petro-Hunt, LLC Dallas, TX Dec 2024 34.3K BBL 34 N/A
True Oil LLC Casper, WY Dec 2024 32.6K BBL 12 N/A
Contango Resources, Inc. Houston, TX Dec 2024 23.6K BBL 39 N/A
Slawson Exploration Company Inc Denver, CO Dec 2024 21.4K BBL 36 N/A
Citation Oil & Gas Corp. Houston, TX Dec 2024 18.2K BBL 52 N/A
Montalban Oil & Gas Operations, Inc. Cut Bank, MT Dec 2024 13.7K BBL 244 N/A
Eagle Operating Inc. Minot, ND Dec 2024 11.3K BBL 19 N/A
New Horizon Resources LLC Houston, TX Dec 2024 8.6K BBL 196 N/A
MCR, LLC Shelby, MT Dec 2024 8K BBL 144 N/A
Somont Oil Company, Inc. Oilmont, MT Dec 2024 7.9K BBL 372 N/A
A. B. Energy LLC Chester, MT Dec 2024 6.6K BBL 295 N/A
Northern Oil Production, Inc. Bozeman, MT Dec 2024 6.6K BBL 25 N/A
Rim Operating, Inc. Englewood, CO Dec 2024 6.4K BBL 7 N/A
A&S Mineral Development Company, LLC Poplar, MT Dec 2024 5.6K BBL 24 N/A
MOGO Reagan, LLC Cut Bank, MT Dec 2024 5.2K BBL 67 N/A

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Montana Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property State County Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
Unit Montana Fallon County 55.1M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc.
Unit Montana Powder River County 41M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Richardson Operating Company
Unit Montana Fallon County 22.7M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc.
Unit Montana Wibaux County 18.1M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc.
ELOB Montana Fallon County 16.8M BBL Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP,Denbury Onshore, LLC
Unit Montana Fallon County 10.3M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP
EBET2 Montana Carbon County 9.3M BBL Contango Resources, Inc.,Grizzly Operating, LLC
BCCMU Montana Powder River County 7.1M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Richardson Operating Company
Coral Creek Montana Fallon County 6.7M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP
EBM2 Montana Carbon County 6M BBL Contango Resources, Inc.
UNIT Montana Fallon County 5.9M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Shell Western E & P Inc.
UNIT Montana Fallon County 5.3M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP
Unit Montana Fallon County 4.9M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP
Cabin Creek Montana Fallon County 3.9M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP
UNIT Montana Wibaux County 3.6M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC
Pennel Montana Fallon County 3.4M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc.
EPU Montana Roosevelt County 3.1M BBL Ballard Petroleum Holdings LLC,Murphy Exploration and Production Co.,Poplar Resources LLC
Crusch Montana Roosevelt County 3.1M BBL White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC
Breed Creek Unit Montana Rosebud County 2.7M BBL True Oil LLC
Federal Montana Powder River County 2.3M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Richardson Operating Company
Mystery Creek Montana Fallon County 2.2M BBL Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP
Federal Montana Phillips County 2.2M BBL Fidelity Exploration & Production Co.,Scout Energy Management LLC,WBI Production, Inc.,Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company
SWCBSU Montana Glacier County 2.2M BBL FX Drilling Company, Inc.
Federal Montana Fallon County 2.2M BBL Fidelity Exploration & Production Co.,Scout Energy Management LLC,WBI Production, Inc.
Federal Montana Phillips County 2.1M BBL Noble Energy, Inc.,Samedan Oil Corporation,Scout Energy Management LLC

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Montana Counties By Production

County National Rank State Rank Production Value Producers Production Date Oil Produced Monthly Gas Produced Monthly BOE Produced Daily
Big Horn County, MT #623 #20 $0 4 Dec 2024 2.9K BBL 0 MCF 99.27 BOE
Blaine County, MT #406 #6 $0 6 Dec 2024 17.5K BBL 191.1K MCF 1.6K BOE
Carbon County, MT #472 #9 $0 2 Dec 2024 18.2K BBL 72.2K MCF 1K BOE
Carter County, MT #676 #27 $0 1 Dec 2024 872 BBL 0 MCF 29.07 BOE
Chouteau County, MT #593 #18 $0 2 Dec 2024 0 BBL 34.5K MCF 192.07 BOE
Daniels County, MT #674 #26 $0 1 Dec 2024 884 BBL 0 MCF 29.47 BOE
Dawson County, MT #461 #8 $0 5 Dec 2024 28.6K BBL 22.6K MCF 1K BOE
Fallon County, MT #227 #4 $0 7 Dec 2024 195.3K BBL 361.2K MCF 8.5K BOE
Fergus County, MT #708 #29 $0 1 Dec 2024 0 BBL 566 MCF 3.17 BOE
Garfield County, MT #695 #28 $0 2 Dec 2024 246 BBL 0 MCF 8.2 BOE
Glacier County, MT #474 #11 $0 12 Dec 2024 17.7K BBL 72.8K MCF 997.77 BOE
Hill County, MT #480 #13 $0 5 Dec 2024 60 BBL 161.4K MCF 899.5 BOE
Liberty County, MT #555 #15 $0 12 Dec 2024 4.5K BBL 29.1K MCF 312.53 BOE
Musselshell County, MT #630 #22 $0 5 Dec 2024 2.5K BBL 0 MCF 85.43 BOE
Petroleum County, MT #660 #24 $0 4 Dec 2024 1.3K BBL 0 MCF 46.4 BOE
Phillips County, MT #368 #5 $0 4 Dec 2024 0 BBL 464.7K MCF 2.5K BOE
Pondera County, MT #584 #16 $0 11 Dec 2024 6.3K BBL 0 MCF 211.7 BOE
Powder River County, MT #117 #2 $0 2 Dec 2024 100.1K BBL 6.1M MCF 37.3K BOE
Prairie County, MT #652 #23 $0 1 Dec 2024 1.8K BBL 445 MCF 63.2 BOE
Richland County, MT #96 #1 $0 21 Dec 2024 1.4M BBL 1.8M MCF 57.9K BOE
Roosevelt County, MT #156 #3 $0 17 Dec 2024 444.1K BBL 614.2K MCF 18.2K BOE
Rosebud County, MT #586 #17 $0 7 Dec 2024 6K BBL 1.2K MCF 208.53 BOE
Sheridan County, MT #446 #7 $0 15 Dec 2024 35.4K BBL 14.6K MCF 1.2K BOE
Stillwater County, MT #628 #21 $0 1 Dec 2024 2.7K BBL 0 MCF 90.83 BOE
Teton County, MT #616 #19 $0 9 Dec 2024 3.9K BBL 421 MCF 133.73 BOE
Toole County, MT #473 #10 $0 26 Dec 2024 12.6K BBL 105.5K MCF 1K BOE
Valley County, MT #542 #14 $0 5 Dec 2024 5.1K BBL 39.6K MCF 391.6 BOE
Wibaux County, MT #477 #12 $0 5 Dec 2024 25.7K BBL 14.2K MCF 937.7 BOE
Yellowstone County, MT #672 #25 $0 3 Dec 2024 1K BBL 0 MCF 33.83 BOE

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