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Richland County, Montana: oil & gas wells, operators and production

Richland County has 2,222 wells in the MBOGC well file — 1,174 of them producing today (1,174 oil, 0 gas), 109 permitted, 0 spudded but not yet completed, and 721 plugged and abandoned. The most active operator by well count is Morningstar Operating LLC. Figures come from the 2026-09-29 MBOGC bulk file; production runs through 2026-08.

2,222Wells
1,174Producing
1,237Reported last 12 mo
14,792,893Bbl oil / 12 mo
21,273,641Mcf gas / 12 mo

Top operators in Richland County

OperatorWells
Morningstar Operating LLC496
Continental Resources INC349
White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC203
Kraken Operating, LLC190
Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation89
Slawson Exploration Company INC56
Anr Production Company39
Petro-Hunt, LLC39
Luff Exploration Company35
Ridge Oil & Gas, LLC31

Fields & pools

FieldWells
Elm Coulee937
Elm Coulee, Northeast246
Mon Dak, West50
Ridgelawn41
Fairview33
Sioux Pass, North33
Vaux33
Brorson29

Recent drilling in Richland County

46 wells went to a rig in Richland County in the last twelve months per MBOGC; 11 in the last 45 days. The statewide list is on the drilling activity page.

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