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Jefferson County, Montana Wells Summary

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Total wells

8
Jefferson County

Most recent drilling

Apr 1991
~35 years ago

First on record

1928
records span 62 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling

Jefferson County contains 8 wells on file, with top operators including Continental Development Co. and Luhman et al.

The only oil & gas field intersecting Jefferson is Wildcat Jefferson.

Most recent well on record: Helena Water Well 2, operated by No Bonded Operator — last updated March 2026.

County FIPS Code: 30043

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29

2 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 2 Williston

Drilling for

  • 2 Oil

Jefferson County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
8 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Jefferson County by total wells

Continental Development Co.2Luhman et al2Dunbar Oil Company1Iowa Mid-West Expl. Co.1No Bonded Operator1Norcen Explorer Inc.1

Operators: Continental Development Co., Luhman Et Al, Dunbar Oil Company, Iowa Mid-West Expl. Co., No Bonded Operator, Norcen Explorer Inc..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Jefferson County

Wildcat Jefferson1

Fields: Wildcat Jefferson.

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Compare Jefferson against the other busiest counties in Montana:

  • Toole · 7,830 wells
  • Glacier · 3,257 wells
  • Fallon · 2,770 wells
  • Blaine · 2,709 wells
  • Phillips · 2,523 wells
  • Hill · 2,350 wells
  • Richland · 2,177 wells
  • Big Horn · 1,775 wells
  • Pondera · 1,469 wells
  • Musselshell · 1,386 wells
  • Roosevelt · 1,319 wells
  • Powder River · 1,289 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
Helena Water Well 2 2026-03-18 No Bonded Operator 25043060040000
Kimpton 1-11 1991-04-01 Norcen Explorer Inc. 25043210020000
Fee (Carey) 1 1969-07-02 Iowa Mid-West Expl. Co. 25043210010000
Dunbar 2 1951-02-01 Dunbar Oil Company 25043050010000
Dunbar 2 1947-10-30 Luhman et al 25043050020000
Dunbar 1 1947-10-03 Luhman et al 25043050000000
Well 1 1928-12-01 Continental Development Co. 25043050040000
Well 2 1928-12-01 Continental Development Co. 25043050030000

Surface Ownership Records:

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