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Powder River County, Montana Wells Summary

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Total wells

1,289
Powder River County

Most recent drilling

Aug 2023
2.8 years ago

First on record

1921
records span 102 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling

Powder River County contains 1,289 wells on file, with top operators including Denbury Onshore, LLC and True Oil LLC.

Wells in Powder River span several oil & gas fields including Bell Creek and Pumpkin Creek.

Most recent well on record: Unit 13-2, operated by Denbury Onshore, LLC — last updated August 2023.

County FIPS Code: 30075

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

Powder River 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.
1,289 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Powder River County by total wells

Denbury Onshore, LLC449True Oil LLC55Gary Energy Corporation53Davis Oil Company38Exxon Corporation34Richardson Operating Company32Smokey Oil Company, Inc.23Chandler & Associates, Inc.17Columbus Energy Corp.16Wolf Exploration16

Operators: Denbury Onshore, Llc, True Oil Llc, Gary Energy Corporation, Davis Oil Company, Exxon Corporation, Richardson Operating Company, Smokey Oil Company, Inc., Chandler & Associates, Inc., Columbus Energy Corp., Wolf Exploration.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Powder River County

Bell Creek530Pumpkin Creek11Wildcat Powder River10Wright Creek9Castle Rock7Bell Creek, Southeast6Leary5

Fields: Bell Creek, Pumpkin Creek, Wildcat Powder River, Wright Creek, Castle Rock, Bell Creek, Southeast, Leary.

Top Counties in Montana most active by total wells

Compare Powder River 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
  • Liberty · 1,211 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
Unit 13-2 2023-08-28 Denbury Onshore, LLC 25075213330000
Unit 12-15H 2023-01-14 Denbury Onshore, LLC 25075224750000
Bell Creek 35-09X 2022-12-27 Denbury Onshore, LLC 25075224760000
Unit 35-15R 2020-03-17 Denbury Onshore, LLC 25075224630000
BCU 15-09R 2019-12-09 Denbury Onshore, LLC 25075224530000
BUPHI Fed 21-33-09-46 2019-10-18 Summit Gas Resources, Inc. 25075224620000
Unit 14-04 2019-09-05 Denbury Onshore, LLC 25075211720000
BUPHI Fed 22-35-09-46 2019-08-17 Summit Gas Resources, Inc. 25075224550000
Federal 15-15 2019-07-14 Denbury Onshore, LLC 25075210760000
BCU 15-15R 2019-06-27 Denbury Onshore, LLC 25075224540000

Surface Ownership Records:

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