Montana Oil & Gas Activity
Montana statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1986 and contains information on the 41,674 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 Sep 2020. 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 Sep 2020.
Montana State Summary Stats
| Montana Oil & Gas State Income: | $0 |
| National Energy Production Rank: | #13 |
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Montana Frequently Asked Questions
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| 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 41,674 wells drilled this year. |
| How many approved permits are there in Montana? | There have been 74 permits approved in Montana. |
| What is the average boe produced by well in Montana? | 366 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 141 active producers in the state of Montana. |
| What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Montana? | 3,913 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 | 41,646 | 41,674 | Up | 0.07% |
| Total Producing Wells | 8,939 | 8,114 | Down | -9.23% |
| Percentage of Wells Producing | 21% | 19% | Down | -9% |
| Active Producers | 178 | 141 | Down | -21% |
| Total Permits | 71 | 74 | Up | 4% |
| Average Well Depth | 3,908 | 3,913 | Up | 0% |
| Average BOE per Well | 369 | 366 | Down | -1% |
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Other States By Production Rank
| Rank | State | Most Recent Month | Oil Produced | Gas Produced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Texas | Sep 2020 | 0 BBL | 0 MCF |
| # 1 | Louisiana | Sep 2020 | 5.5M BBL | 736M MCF |
| # 3 | New Mexico | Oct 2020 | 30.4M BBL | 160.6M MCF |
| # 4 | North Dakota | Oct 2020 | 38.5M BBL | 92.5M MCF |
| # 5 | Oklahoma | Jun 2020 | 11.7M BBL | 195.4M MCF |
| # 6 | Colorado | Sep 2020 | 13M BBL | 183.8M MCF |
| # 7 | West Virginia | Dec 2018 | 1.2M BBL | 166.1M MCF |
| # 8 | Wyoming | Sep 2020 | 6.4M BBL | 60.3M MCF |
| # 9 | Ohio | Dec 2018 | 1M BBL | 82M MCF |
| # 10 | California | Mar 2020 | 11.1M BBL | 20.7M MCF |
| # 11 | Arkansas | May 2020 | 168.9K BBL | 41.2M MCF |
| # 12 | Mississippi | Sep 2020 | 1.2M BBL | 14.7M MCF |
| # 13 | Montana | Sep 2020 | 1.5M BBL | 8.7M MCF |
| # 14 | Utah | Jul 2020 | 0 BBL | 0 MCF |
| # 14 | Alabama | Aug 2020 | 414K BBL | 7.2M MCF |
| # 15 | Kansas | Aug 2020 | 0 BBL | 0 MCF |
| # 15 | Michigan | May 2020 | 112.1K BBL | 5.7M MCF |
| # 16 | Pennsylvania | Dec 2020 | 0 BBL | 42 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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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 | Sep 2020 | 1.3M BBL | 562 | N/A |
| Continental Resources Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Sep 2020 | 270.1K BBL | 311 | 2 |
| Kraken Operating, LLC | Houston, TX | Sep 2020 | 259.6K BBL | 58 | 21 |
| Scout Energy Management LLC | Dallas, TX | Sep 2020 | 179.6K BBL | 2,492 | N/A |
| XTO Energy Inc. | Fort Worth, TX | Sep 2020 | 116.1K BBL | 145 | N/A |
| Enerplus Resources USA Corporation | Denver, CO | Sep 2020 | 90.9K BBL | 172 | 2 |
| NorthWestern Corporation | Butte, MT | Sep 2020 | 76.7K BBL | 1,122 | N/A |
| Oasis Petroleum North America LLC | Houston, TX | Sep 2020 | 76.6K BBL | 83 | N/A |
| White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC | Plano, TX | Sep 2020 | 64.8K BBL | 100 | N/A |
| Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | Denver, CO | Sep 2020 | 61.1K BBL | 75 | N/A |
| Petro-Hunt, LLC | Dallas, TX | Sep 2020 | 45K BBL | 38 | N/A |
| Grizzly Operating, LLC | Houston, TX | Sep 2020 | 35K BBL | 47 | N/A |
| Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP | Houston, TX | Sep 2020 | 33.1K BBL | 57 | N/A |
| Equinor Energy LP | Austin, TX | Sep 2020 | 25K BBL | 27 | N/A |
| Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Midland, TX | Sep 2020 | 16.6K BBL | 32 | N/A |
| MCR, LLC | Shelby, MT | Sep 2020 | 14.9K BBL | 181 | N/A |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Houston, TX | Sep 2020 | 14.3K BBL | 30 | N/A |
| Slawson Exploration Company Inc | Denver, CO | Sep 2020 | 13.9K BBL | 44 | N/A |
| D90 Energy, LLC | Houston, TX | Sep 2020 | 11.1K BBL | 33 | N/A |
| Somont Oil Company, Inc. | Oilmont, MT | Sep 2020 | 9.9K BBL | 429 | N/A |
| Synergy Offshore LLC | Houston, TX | Sep 2020 | 9.4K BBL | 261 | N/A |
| Ovintiv Production Inc. | The Woodlands, TX | Sep 2020 | 8.8K BBL | 28 | N/A |
| Samson Oil and Gas USA, Inc. | Denver, CO | Sep 2020 | 7.7K BBL | 11 | N/A |
| Northern Oil Production, Inc. | Bozeman, MT | Sep 2020 | 7.3K BBL | 30 | N/A |
| Wesco Operating, Inc. | Casper, WY | Sep 2020 | 7K BBL | 15 | 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 | 52.6M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc. |
| Unit | Montana | Fallon County | 20.8M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP |
| Unit | Montana | Powder River County | 20.6M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Richardson Operating Company |
| ELOB | Montana | Fallon County | 16.6M BBL | Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP,Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| Unit | Montana | Wibaux County | 16.1M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc. |
| Unit | Montana | Fallon County | 8.8M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| EBET2 | Montana | Carbon County | 8.4M BBL | Grizzly Operating, LLC |
| UNIT | Montana | Fallon County | 6.9M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Shell Western E & P Inc. |
| BCCMU | Montana | Powder River County | 6.2M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| Coral Creek | Montana | Fallon County | 6.1M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| EBM2 | Montana | Carbon County | 5.7M BBL | Grizzly Operating, LLC |
| UNIT | Montana | Fallon County | 5.6M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| Unit | Montana | Fallon County | 4.6M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| UNIT | Montana | Wibaux County | 4.3M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| Cabin Creek | Montana | Fallon County | 3.8M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| Pennel | Montana | Fallon County | 3.4M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP |
| EPU | Montana | Roosevelt County | 2.9M BBL | Ballard Petroleum Holdings LLC,Murphy Exploration and Production Co.,Poplar Resources LLC |
| BCU | Montana | Rosebud County | 2.7M BBL | True Oil LLC |
| SWCBSU | Montana | Glacier County | 2.5M BBL | FX Drilling Company, Inc. |
| Crusch | Montana | Roosevelt County | 2.4M BBL | White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC |
| SCCBSU | Montana | Glacier County | 2M BBL | Mercury Exploration Co.,Quicksilver Resources, Inc.,Synergy Offshore LLC |
| Federal | Montana | Fallon County | 1.9M BBL | Fidelity Exploration & Production Co.,Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Federal | Montana | Phillips County | 1.8M BBL | Fidelity Exploration & Production Co.,Scout Energy Management LLC,Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company |
| Unit | Montana | Powder River County | 1.8M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| Tribal 355 | Montana | Glacier County | 1.7M BBL | MOGO Reagan, LLC,Omimex Canada, Ltd. |
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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 | #396 | #21 | $0 | 4 | Sep 2020 | 3.3K BBL | 0 MCF | 110.17 BOE |
| Blaine County, MT | #208 | #6 | $0 | 7 | Sep 2020 | 19.2K BBL | 245K MCF | 2K BOE |
| Carbon County, MT | #244 | #10 | $0 | 3 | Sep 2020 | 23.2K BBL | 73.5K MCF | 1.1K BOE |
| Carter County, MT | #446 | #26 | $0 | 1 | Sep 2020 | 746 BBL | 0 MCF | 24.87 BOE |
| Chouteau County, MT | #350 | #17 | $0 | 2 | Sep 2020 | 0 BBL | 46.6K MCF | 259.03 BOE |
| Daniels County, MT | #419 | #24 | $0 | 1 | Sep 2020 | 1.9K BBL | 0 MCF | 64.3 BOE |
| Dawson County, MT | #231 | #8 | $0 | 5 | Sep 2020 | 36.9K BBL | 25.1K MCF | 1.3K BOE |
| Fallon County, MT | #113 | #3 | $0 | 8 | Sep 2020 | 254.2K BBL | 472.7K MCF | 11.1K BOE |
| Fergus County, MT | #477 | #29 | $0 | 1 | Sep 2020 | 0 BBL | 669 MCF | 3.73 BOE |
| Garfield County, MT | #453 | #27 | $0 | 3 | Sep 2020 | 585 BBL | 153 MCF | 20.33 BOE |
| Glacier County, MT | #288 | #13 | $0 | 14 | Sep 2020 | 20.3K BBL | 7.3K MCF | 720.27 BOE |
| Hill County, MT | #246 | #11 | $0 | 6 | Sep 2020 | 29 BBL | 199.5K MCF | 1.1K BOE |
| Liberty County, MT | #304 | #14 | $0 | 14 | Sep 2020 | 5.5K BBL | 61.7K MCF | 527.93 BOE |
| McCone County, MT | #485 | #31 | $0 | 1 | Sep 2020 | 40 BBL | 0 MCF | 1.33 BOE |
| Musselshell County, MT | #360 | #18 | $0 | 10 | Sep 2020 | 6.3K BBL | 90 MCF | 211.8 BOE |
| Petroleum County, MT | #437 | #25 | $0 | 2 | Sep 2020 | 1.1K BBL | 0 MCF | 36.73 BOE |
| Phillips County, MT | #179 | #5 | $0 | 4 | Sep 2020 | 0 BBL | 612.8K MCF | 3.4K BOE |
| Pondera County, MT | #382 | #19 | $0 | 9 | Sep 2020 | 4.2K BBL | 0 MCF | 140.03 BOE |
| Powder River County, MT | #65 | #1 | $0 | 2 | Sep 2020 | 186.7K BBL | 5.5M MCF | 36.9K BOE |
| Prairie County, MT | #415 | #23 | $0 | 1 | Sep 2020 | 1.9K BBL | 391 MCF | 67.97 BOE |
| Richland County, MT | #75 | #2 | $0 | 32 | Sep 2020 | 664.3K BBL | 1M MCF | 28K BOE |
| Roosevelt County, MT | #138 | #4 | $0 | 21 | Sep 2020 | 180.3K BBL | 207.7K MCF | 7.1K BOE |
| Rosebud County, MT | #346 | #16 | $0 | 8 | Sep 2020 | 8.1K BBL | 278 MCF | 272.2 BOE |
| Sheridan County, MT | #229 | #7 | $0 | 18 | Sep 2020 | 39.2K BBL | 15.5K MCF | 1.3K BOE |
| Stillwater County, MT | #410 | #22 | $0 | 2 | Sep 2020 | 2K BBL | 1.3K MCF | 75.27 BOE |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | #481 | #30 | $0 | 1 | Sep 2020 | 0 BBL | 553 MCF | 3.07 BOE |
| Teton County, MT | #394 | #20 | $0 | 11 | Sep 2020 | 3.3K BBL | 261 MCF | 113.57 BOE |
| Toole County, MT | #238 | #9 | $0 | 37 | Sep 2020 | 14K BBL | 147.2K MCF | 1.2K BOE |
| Valley County, MT | #331 | #15 | $0 | 3 | Sep 2020 | 0 BBL | 59.3K MCF | 330.07 BOE |
| Wibaux County, MT | #258 | #12 | $0 | 5 | Sep 2020 | 26.7K BBL | 21.1K MCF | 1K BOE |
| Yellowstone County, MT | #467 | #28 | $0 | 4 | Sep 2020 | 257 BBL | 2 MCF | 8.57 BOE |
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