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Dawson County, Montana Wells Summary

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Total wells

368
Dawson County

Most recent drilling

Dec 2021
4.6 years ago

First on record

1912
records span 110 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling

Dawson County contains 368 wells on file, with top operators including MMGL MT I, LLC and Texaco Exploration and Production Inc..

Wells in Dawson span several oil & gas fields including Gas City and Glendive.

Most recent well on record: Eastern Montana 1, operated by Eastern Montana Oil & Gas Co. — last updated March 2026.

County FIPS Code: 30021

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02

3 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 3 Williston

Drilling for

  • 3 Oil

Dawson 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.
368 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Dawson County by total wells

MMGL MT I, LLC73Texaco Exploration and Production Inc.30Shell Oil Company25Petro-Hunt, LLC18Eastern Montana Oil & Gas Co.14Shell Western E & P Inc.11Encore Operating LP10Granite Creek Energy LLC10Gulf Oil Corporation8Cortez Operating Company7

Operators: Mmgl Mt I, Llc, Texaco Exploration And Production Inc., Shell Oil Company, Petro-Hunt, Llc, Eastern Montana Oil & Gas Co., Shell Western E & P Inc., Encore Operating Lp, Granite Creek Energy Llc, Gulf Oil Corporation, Cortez Operating Company.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Dawson County

Gas City55Glendive36Pine27Deer Creek15Sand Creek14Bloomfield12Woodrow9Wildcat Dawson9Bloomfield, South7Burns Creek, South3

Fields: Gas City, Glendive, Pine, Deer Creek, Sand Creek, Bloomfield, Woodrow, Wildcat Dawson, Bloomfield, South, Burns Creek, South.

Top Counties in Montana most active by total wells

Compare Dawson 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 · 2,191 wells
  • Big Horn · 1,775 wells
  • Pondera · 1,469 wells
  • Musselshell · 1,386 wells
  • Roosevelt · 1,328 wells
  • Powder River · 1,289 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
Eastern Montana 1 2026-03-18 Eastern Montana Oil & Gas Co. 25021062380000
Nissley Farms 18-54- 14A-4-1 2021-12-01 Petro-Hunt, LLC 25021212050000
State 19-53 25D-4-1 2021-11-02 Petro-Hunt, LLC 25021212070000
Hostetler 20-54- 21A-4-1 2021-10-21 Petro-Hunt, LLC 25021212060000
Little Jo 12-17 2018-01-07 Rim Operating, Inc. 25021212040000
MBA 2 2016-11-16 Interstate Explorations, LLC 25021212020000
Hill 1 2015-09-12 Interstate Explorations, LLC 25021212030000
Deer Creek 14-23 2015-01-21 Granite Creek Energy LLC 25021212000000
Deer Creek 8-22 2014-11-20 Granite Creek Energy LLC 25021211990000
MBA Consultants 1-1 2014-07-27 Interstate Explorations, LLC 25021211950000

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