Oil & Gas Activity in Montana

  2. Montana Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
2.3M BBLs
Statewide Total Oil Production for Sep 2025
Gas Production
10M MCF
Statewide Total Gas Production for Sep 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
2.8M BBLs
Statewide Total BOE Production for Sep 2025
National Rank
#14
In Overall Production

Statewide Production of Montana

Aggregated production of all wells and leases in Montana
National Rank In
#11
Total Oil Production
National Rank In
#14
Total Gas Production
41.9k
Drilled Wells
7.1k
Active Wells
73
Operators
493
Permits on File
Montana Accounts for
0.71%
Of Total Daily National Oil Production
Montana Accounts for
0.28%
Of Total Daily National Gas Production

Other States With Similar Production Volumes

RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas Production
#8West VirginiaDec 20211.2M BBLs236.7M MCF
#9OhioQ2 202511.9M BBLs497.3M MCF
#10LouisianaDec 20241.5M BBLs206.8M MCF
#11WyomingSep 20257.0M BBLs74.4M MCF
#12CaliforniaSep 20257.2M BBLs9.5M MCF
#13UtahSep 20254.2M BBLs25M MCF
#14MontanaSep 20252.3M BBLs10M MCF
#15KansasMay 20252.2M BBLs10.5M MCF
#16MississippiAug 2025474.1k BBLs1.7M MCF
#17AlabamaAug 2025215.4k BBLs6.4M MCF
#18MichiganSep 2025209.1k BBLs4.8M MCF
#19KentuckyDec 2023115.3k BBLs5.0M MCF

National Production Distribution

Largest Properties in Montana

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BULLION 13-1Roosevelt County, MTSep 202530k BBLs30.3k MCF2
CHALLENGER 2Roosevelt County, MTSep 2025154.8k BBLs125.2k MCF5
COURTNEYRoosevelt County, MTSep 202576.8k BBLs65k MCF3
GRINDLANDRoosevelt County, MTSep 202551.2k BBLs39.5k MCF4
HOLLY 17-8-5Roosevelt County, MTSep 202543.7k BBLs36.2k MCF2
JOHNSONRichland County, MTSep 202534.8k BBLs48.8k MCF3
MELDAHLRichland County, MTSep 202537k BBLs51k MCF4
NATE 6-7-18-19Richland County, MTSep 202545.9k BBLs44.6k MCF4
NILES 1McKenzie County, NDSep 202557.5k BBLs110.7k MCF5
PAXTON 12-1-36Richland County, MTSep 202576.7k BBLs52.3k MCF4
POWERSRoosevelt County, MTSep 202556k BBLs47.7k MCF3
REAGANRichland County, MTSep 2025108.4k BBLs106.5k MCF4
RONINRoosevelt County, MTSep 202564.4k BBLs70.3k MCF4
SAMURAIRoosevelt County, MTSep 202548.9k BBLs52.2k MCF4
STORVIKRichland County, MTSep 202539.5k BBLs47.6k MCF5
TCB 11-2-35Richland County, MTSep 202556.5k BBLs73.3k MCF4
UNITPowder River County, MTSep 202538.2k BBLs2.4M MCF217
UNITFallon County, MTSep 202543.2k BBLs14.4k MCF309
UNITFallon County, MTSep 202545.8k BBLs8.8k MCF264
UNITPowder River County, MTSep 202527.8k BBLs2.2M MCF114
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Largest Producing Companies in Montana

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
CITATION OIL & GAS CORPHOUSTON, TXSep 202515.6k BBLs978 MCF49
CONTANGO RESOURCES, INC.HOUSTON, TXSep 202519.6k BBLs77.1k MCF45
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKSep 2025242.5k BBLs371.1k MCF304
DENBURY ONSHORE, LLCPLANO, TXSep 2025275.6k BBLs6.0M MCF538
DEVON ENERGY WILLISTON, L.L.C.Oklahoma City, OKSep 2025160.7k BBLs138k MCF16
KRAKEN OPERATING, LLCHouston, TXSep 2025867.6k BBLs1.3M MCF195
MONTALBAN OIL & GAS OPERATIONS, INC.Cut Bank, MTSep 20253.0k BBLs67k MCF254
MORNINGSTAR OPERATING LLCFORT WORTH, TXSep 2025266.3k BBLs406.7k MCF389
NEW HORIZON RESOURCES LLCHOUSTON, TXSep 20257.6k BBLs425 MCF181
NORTHWESTERN CORPORATIONButte, MTSep 2025502 BBLs356.2k MCF1,080
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLCHouston, TXSep 202541.5k BBLs37.6k MCF85
PHOENIX OPERATING LLCDenver, COSep 2025117.7k BBLs130.8k MCF9
PRIMA EXPLORATION, INC.Denver, COSep 202553.5k BBLs61.5k MCF0
R3 OPERATING CORPORATIONDENVER, COSep 20257.2k BBLs4.8k MCF11
RIDGE OIL & GAS, LLCPlano, TXSep 20256.1k BBLs785.6k MCF2,498
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OKSep 202512.4k BBLs24.4k MCF30
TRUE OIL LLCCasper, WYSep 20258.5k BBLs8.1k MCF5
WESCO OPERATING INCCasper, WYSep 20256.0k BBLs3.1k MCF16
WHITE ROCK OIL & GAS, LLCPLANO, TXSep 2025111.1k BBLs120.1k MCF148
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXSep 202531.8k BBLs45.5k MCF70
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Producing Counties in Montana

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#678#16Big Horn County, MTSep 20252.7k BBLs0 MCF1.8k3
#439#6Blaine County, MTSep 202514.4k BBLs182.4k MCF2.7k3
#440#7Carbon County, MTSep 202519.7k BBLs77.1k MCF6212
#725#19Chouteau County, MTSep 20250 BBLs31.8k MCF7861
#777#23Daniels County, MTSep 2025707 BBLs0 MCF1721
#534#10Dawson County, MTSep 202511.2k BBLs3.8k MCF3682
#179#4Fallon County, MTSep 2025178.3k BBLs342.9k MCF2.8k5
#874#27Fergus County, MTSep 20250 BBLs586 MCF3951
#800#25Garfield County, MTSep 2025460 BBLs0 MCF2932
#456#8Glacier County, MTSep 202516.9k BBLs74.9k MCF3.3k9
#573#13Hill County, MTSep 20250 BBLs146k MCF2.4k2
#695#17Liberty County, MTSep 20251.1k BBLs23.2k MCF1.2k3
#734#20Musselshell County, MTSep 20251.5k BBLs0 MCF1.4k1
#739#21Petroleum County, MTSep 20251.4k BBLs0 MCF7063
#436#5Phillips County, MTSep 20250 BBLs461.5k MCF2.5k1
#794#24Pondera County, MTSep 2025512 BBLs0 MCF1.5k6
#131#3Powder River County, MTSep 202584.2k BBLs5.9M MCF1.3k1
#718#18Prairie County, MTSep 20251.8k BBLs600 MCF851
#72#1Richland County, MTSep 20251.2M BBLs1.8M MCF2.1k18
#93#2Roosevelt County, MTSep 2025717.5k BBLs862.5k MCF1.3k18
#636#15Rosebud County, MTSep 20254.2k BBLs150 MCF1.2k3
#545#12Sheridan County, MTSep 202510.1k BBLs5.1k MCF1.1k8
#757#22Teton County, MTSep 20251.0k BBLs155 MCF7494
#542#11Toole County, MTSep 20257.9k BBLs57.2k MCF7.8k17
#581#14Valley County, MTSep 20255.0k BBLs42.8k MCF6342
#470#9Wibaux County, MTSep 202518.9k BBLs3.5k MCF3211
#814#26Yellowstone County, MTSep 2025369 BBLs0 MCF4481