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Richland County, Montana Wells Summary

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Total wells

2,177
Richland County

Last 60 days

13
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

18
to compare against

60-day trend

-5
vs prior 60d

Richland County contains 2,177 wells on file, with top operators including MorningStar Operating LLC and Continental Resources Inc.

Wells in Richland span several oil & gas fields including Elm Coulee and Elm Coulee, Northeast.

Most recent well on record: Pac Man 36-12-2H — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 30083

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

2 rigs across the state
1 in this area

By basin

  • 2 Williston

Drilling for

  • 2 Oil

Richland 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.
2,177 wells plotted · 23 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Richland County by total wells

MorningStar Operating LLC489Continental Resources Inc342White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC195Kraken Operating, LLC154Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation85Slawson Exploration Company Inc67Petro-Hunt, LLC39ANR Production Company39Luff Exploration Company35Ridge Oil & Gas, LLC31

Operators: Morningstar Operating Llc, Continental Resources Inc, White Rock Oil & Gas, Llc, Kraken Operating, Llc, Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, Slawson Exploration Company Inc, Petro-Hunt, Llc, Anr Production Company, Luff Exploration Company, Ridge Oil & Gas, Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Richland County

Elm Coulee936Elm Coulee, Northeast246Mon Dak, West50Ridgelawn41Sioux Pass, North33Vaux33Fairview33Brorson29Eagle29Sidney28

Fields: Elm Coulee, Elm Coulee, Northeast, Mon Dak, West, Ridgelawn, Sioux Pass, North, Vaux, Fairview, Brorson, Eagle, Sidney.

Top Counties in Montana most active by total wells

Compare Richland 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
  • Big Horn · 1,775 wells
  • Pondera · 1,469 wells
  • Musselshell · 1,386 wells
  • Roosevelt · 1,319 wells
  • Powder River · 1,289 wells
  • Liberty · 1,211 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
Pac Man 36-12-2H 2026-05-13 25083235610000
Odyssey 2656-11-26 #11H 2026-05-12 25083235590000
Pac Man 36-12-1H 2026-05-12 25083235600000
Vitt 8-5 CH 2026-05-08 25083235580000
Vaira 4H 2026-05-04 25083235450000
Vaira Federal 3H 2026-05-03 25083235440000
Vaira Federal 2H 2026-05-02 25083235430000
Vaira Federal 1H 2026-05-01 25083235420000
W Poff Trust 14-11-2 2H 2026-04-17 25083235560000
W Poff Trust 14-11-2 1H 2026-04-17 25083235550000

Surface Ownership Records:

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