Montana Oil & Gas Activity
Montana statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1986 and contains information on the 41,784 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. Montana is ranked #14 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Nov 2023. 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 Jan 2024.
Montana State Summary Stats
Montana Oil & Gas State Income: | $0 |
National Energy Production Rank: | #14 |
Montana Map of Current Permits and Wells
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Montana Frequently Asked Questions
Questions | Answers |
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How does Montana rank in the nation for oil and gas production? | Montana currently ranks #14 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 41,784 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? | 429 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 122 active producers in the state of Montana. |
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Montana? | 3,936 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 |
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Total Wells | 41,734 | 41,784 | Up | 0.12% |
Total Producing Wells | 8,672 | 7,909 | Down | -8.8% |
Percentage of Wells Producing | 21% | 19% | Down | -9% |
Active Producers | 153 | 122 | Down | -20% |
Total Permits | 14 | 0 | Down | -100% |
Average Well Depth | 3,928 | 3,936 | Up | 0% |
Average BOE per Well | 385 | 429 | Up | 11% |
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Other States By Production Rank
Rank | State | Most Recent Month | Oil Produced | Gas Produced |
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# 1 | Texas | Nov 2023 | 129.7M BBL | 548.1M MCF |
# 2 | New Mexico | Dec 2023 | 58.2M BBL | 277.9M MCF |
# 4 | North Dakota | Dec 2023 | 37.7M BBL | 107.1M MCF |
# 5 | Louisiana | Nov 2023 | 1.5M BBL | 251.2M MCF |
# 5 | Pennsylvania | Dec 2023 | BBL | 275.7M MCF |
# 6 | Arkansas | Jun 2023 | 890.3K BBL | 269.7M MCF |
# 7 | Colorado | Nov 2023 | 14.4M BBL | 179.7M MCF |
# 8 | Oklahoma | Aug 2023 | 15.4M BBL | 151M MCF |
# 9 | Ohio | Dec 2018 | 2.1M BBL | 224.6M MCF |
# 10 | California | May 2023 | BBL | MCF |
# 10 | West Virginia | Dec 2018 | 1.2M BBL | 166.1M MCF |
# 11 | Wyoming | Nov 2023 | 6.5M BBL | 124.6M MCF |
# 12 | Utah | Sep 2023 | 4.9M BBL | 24.5M MCF |
# 13 | Mississippi | Nov 2023 | 1.2M BBL | 17.3M MCF |
# 14 | Montana | Nov 2023 | 1.8M BBL | 9.1M MCF |
# 15 | Alabama | Oct 2023 | BBL | MCF |
# 15 | Kansas | Oct 2023 | BBL | 8.6M MCF |
# 16 | Michigan | Jun 2023 | BBL | 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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Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in Montana
Producer Name | Location | Production Date | Monthly BOE Produced | Producing Wells | Trailing 12 Month Permits |
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Denbury Onshore, LLC | Plano, TX | Nov 2023 | 1.3M BBL | 559 | N/A |
Kraken Operating, LLC | Houston, TX | Nov 2023 | 710.4K BBL | 132 | N/A |
White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC | Plano, TX | Nov 2023 | 380.5K BBL | 329 | N/A |
Continental Resources Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Nov 2023 | 193.6K BBL | 311 | N/A |
Scout Energy Management LLC | Dallas, TX | Nov 2023 | 149.9K BBL | 2,496 | N/A |
EMEP Operating, LLC | Houston, TX | Nov 2023 | 145K BBL | 249 | N/A |
Prima Exploration, Inc. | N/A | Nov 2023 | 61.4K BBL | 19 | N/A |
NorthWestern Corporation | Butte, MT | Nov 2023 | 61.2K BBL | 995 | N/A |
Oasis Petroleum North America LLC | Houston, TX | Nov 2023 | 59.5K BBL | 87 | N/A |
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | Houston, TX | Nov 2023 | 44.1K BBL | 66 | N/A |
Contango Resources, Inc. | Houston, TX | Nov 2023 | 35.9K BBL | 48 | N/A |
Petro-Hunt, LLC | Dallas, TX | Nov 2023 | 30.1K BBL | 40 | N/A |
EOG Resources, Inc. | Big Piney, WY | Nov 2023 | 23.2K BBL | 42 | N/A |
Slawson Exploration Company Inc | Denver, CO | Nov 2023 | 22K BBL | 37 | N/A |
Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Houston, TX | Nov 2023 | 17.4K BBL | 46 | N/A |
Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Midland, TX | Nov 2023 | 15.2K BBL | 33 | N/A |
MCR, LLC | Shelby, MT | Nov 2023 | 14.7K BBL | 198 | N/A |
Ovintiv USA Inc. | The Woodlands, TX | Nov 2023 | 11.7K BBL | 30 | N/A |
Grayson Mill Operating, LLC | Houston, TX | Nov 2023 | 8.2K BBL | 15 | N/A |
A. B. Energy LLC | Chester, MT | Nov 2023 | 7.7K BBL | 288 | N/A |
Wesco Operating, Inc. | Casper, WY | Nov 2023 | 7.4K BBL | 17 | N/A |
Northern Oil Production, Inc. | Bozeman, MT | Nov 2023 | 6.9K BBL | 27 | N/A |
New Horizon Resources LLC | Houston, TX | Nov 2023 | 6.9K BBL | 186 | N/A |
Somont Oil Company, Inc. | Oilmont, MT | Nov 2023 | 6.5K BBL | 357 | N/A |
Poplar Resources LLC | Fort Worth, TX | Nov 2023 | 6.1K BBL | 25 | N/A |
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Montana Top Lease Properties by BOE
Lease Property | State | County | Cumulative BOE | Producer Name(s) |
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Unit | Montana | Fallon County | 54.7M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc. |
Unit | Montana | Powder River County | 34.9M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Richardson Operating Company |
Unit | Montana | Fallon County | 21M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc. |
Unit | Montana | Wibaux County | 17.3M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Shell Western E & P Inc. |
ELOB | Montana | Fallon County | 16.6M BBL | Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP,Denbury Onshore, LLC |
Unit | Montana | Fallon County | 9.6M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP |
EBET2 | Montana | Carbon County | 9M BBL | Contango Resources, Inc.,Grizzly Operating, LLC |
UNIT | Montana | Fallon County | 7M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Shell Western E & P Inc. |
Coral Creek | Montana | Fallon County | 6.5M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP |
BCCMU | Montana | Powder River County | 6.5M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Richardson Operating Company |
EBM2 | Montana | Carbon County | 5.9M BBL | Contango Resources, Inc. |
UNIT | Montana | Fallon County | 5.2M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP |
Unit | Montana | Fallon County | 4.9M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP |
UNIT | Montana | Wibaux County | 4M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
Cabin Creek | Montana | Fallon County | 4M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP |
Pennel | Montana | Fallon County | 3.3M 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 | 3M BBL | White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC |
Breed Creek Unit | Montana | Rosebud County | 2.7M BBL | True Oil LLC |
Mystery Creek | Montana | Fallon County | 2.5M BBL | Charger Resources, LLC,Denbury Onshore, LLC,Wesco Operating, Inc. |
SWCBSU | Montana | Glacier County | 2.2M BBL | FX Drilling Company, Inc. |
SCCBSU | Montana | Glacier County | 2M BBL | Mercury Exploration Co.,New Horizon Resources LLC,Quicksilver Resources, Inc.,Synergy Offshore LLC |
Federal | Montana | Powder River County | 2M BBL | Denbury Onshore, LLC,Encore Operating LP,Richardson Operating Company |
Federal | Montana | Fallon County | 1.9M BBL | Fidelity Exploration & Production Co.,Scout Energy Management LLC,WBI Production, Inc. |
Federal | Montana | Phillips County | 1.9M BBL | Fidelity Exploration & Production Co.,Scout Energy Management LLC,WBI Production, Inc.,Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company |
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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 |
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Big Horn County, MT | #590 | #19 | $0 | 5 | Nov 2023 | 3.3K BBL | 0 MCF | 113.07 BOE |
Blaine County, MT | #392 | #6 | $0 | 6 | Nov 2023 | 16.9K BBL | 200.8K MCF | 1.6K BOE |
Carbon County, MT | #432 | #8 | $0 | 3 | Nov 2023 | 19.7K BBL | 93.6K MCF | 1.1K BOE |
Chouteau County, MT | #545 | #16 | $0 | 2 | Nov 2023 | 0 BBL | 41.5K MCF | 230.77 BOE |
Dawson County, MT | #433 | #9 | $0 | 4 | Nov 2023 | 31K BBL | 23.1K MCF | 1.1K BOE |
Fallon County, MT | #212 | #4 | $0 | 8 | Nov 2023 | 222.8K BBL | 378.3K MCF | 9.5K BOE |
Fergus County, MT | #678 | #27 | $0 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 0 BBL | 566 MCF | 3.17 BOE |
Garfield County, MT | #670 | #26 | $0 | 2 | Nov 2023 | 181 BBL | 81 MCF | 6.5 BOE |
Glacier County, MT | #456 | #13 | $0 | 14 | Nov 2023 | 17.1K BBL | 56.3K MCF | 885.8 BOE |
Hill County, MT | #451 | #11 | $0 | 5 | Nov 2023 | 0 BBL | 168.4K MCF | 935.77 BOE |
Liberty County, MT | #528 | #15 | $0 | 12 | Nov 2023 | 2.1K BBL | 39.9K MCF | 294.7 BOE |
Musselshell County, MT | #569 | #18 | $0 | 6 | Nov 2023 | 4.8K BBL | 39 MCF | 161.23 BOE |
Petroleum County, MT | #648 | #25 | $0 | 2 | Nov 2023 | 721 BBL | 0 MCF | 24.03 BOE |
Phillips County, MT | #350 | #5 | $0 | 3 | Nov 2023 | 0 BBL | 493K MCF | 2.7K BOE |
Pondera County, MT | #600 | #22 | $0 | 11 | Nov 2023 | 2.7K BBL | 0 MCF | 90.63 BOE |
Powder River County, MT | #120 | #2 | $0 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 102.1K BBL | 5.6M MCF | 34.6K BOE |
Prairie County, MT | #597 | #21 | $0 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 2.9K BBL | 600 MCF | 102.07 BOE |
Richland County, MT | #110 | #1 | $0 | 26 | Nov 2023 | 1M BBL | 1.4M MCF | 44.5K BOE |
Roosevelt County, MT | #203 | #3 | $0 | 22 | Nov 2023 | 253.3K BBL | 381.9K MCF | 10.5K BOE |
Rosebud County, MT | #554 | #17 | $0 | 7 | Nov 2023 | 6K BBL | 417 MCF | 203.5 BOE |
Sheridan County, MT | #418 | #7 | $0 | 18 | Nov 2023 | 37.4K BBL | 16.4K MCF | 1.3K BOE |
Stillwater County, MT | #595 | #20 | $0 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 3.2K BBL | 0 MCF | 108.43 BOE |
Teton County, MT | #624 | #23 | $0 | 6 | Nov 2023 | 1.3K BBL | 156 MCF | 47.5 BOE |
Toole County, MT | #445 | #10 | $0 | 28 | Nov 2023 | 13.3K BBL | 98.4K MCF | 990.2 BOE |
Valley County, MT | #495 | #14 | $0 | 4 | Nov 2023 | 5.8K BBL | 57K MCF | 513.57 BOE |
Wibaux County, MT | #453 | #12 | $0 | 5 | Nov 2023 | 24.2K BBL | 17.1K MCF | 902.3 BOE |
Yellowstone County, MT | #636 | #24 | $0 | 2 | Nov 2023 | 936 BBL | 30 MCF | 31.37 BOE |
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