List of oil fields of Montana

There are at least 45 named oil fields in Montana according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Board of Geographic Names. The USGS defines oil field as: "Area where petroleum is or was removed from the Earth."^[1]

An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (crude oil) from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area. In addition, there may be exploratory wells probing the edges, pipelines to transport the oil elsewhere, and support facilities.

The Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary defines oil field as: "An accumulation, pool or group of pools of oil in the subsurface. An oil field consists of a reservoir in a shape that will trap hydrocarbons and that is covered by an impermeable or sealing rock. Typically, industry professionals use the term with an implied assumption of economic size."^[2]

Arch Apex Gas Field, Toole County, Montana, 48°54′27″N 111°21′32″W / 48.90750°N 111.35889°W / 48.90750; -111.35889 (Arch Apex Gas Field), el. 4,039 feet (1,231 m) ^[3]
Bascom Oil Field, Rosebud County, Montana, 46°39′08″N 107°47′25″W / 46.65222°N 107.79028°W / 46.65222; -107.79028 (Bascom Oil Field), el. 2,838 feet (865 m) ^[4]
Bears Den Oil and Gas Field, Liberty County, Montana, 48°52′43″N 111°00′12″W / 48.87861°N 111.00333°W / 48.87861; -111.00333 (Bears Den Oil and Gas Field), el. 4,101 feet (1,250 m) ^[5]
Belle Creek Oil Field, Powder River County, Montana, 45°06′33″N 105°05′06″W / 45.10917°N 105.08500°W / 45.10917; -105.08500 (Belle Creek Oil Field), el. 3,638 feet (1,109 m) ^[6]
Big Wall Oil Field, Musselshell County, Montana, 46°37′00″N 108°22′47″W / 46.61667°N 108.37972°W / 46.61667; -108.37972 (Big Wall Oil Field), el. 3,291 feet (1,003 m) ^[7]
Bowes Oil Field, Blaine County, Montana, 48°28′43″N 109°14′25″W / 48.47861°N 109.24028°W / 48.47861; -109.24028 (Bowes Oil Field), el. 3,015 feet (919 m) ^[8]
Brorson Oil Field, Richland County, Montana, 47°47′58″N 104°18′03″W / 47.79944°N 104.30083°W / 47.79944; -104.30083 (Brorson Oil Field), el. 2,428 feet (740 m) ^[9]
Cabin Creek Oil Field, Fallon County, Montana, 46°36′25″N 104°27′26″W / 46.60694°N 104.45722°W / 46.60694; -104.45722 (Cabin Creek Oil Field), el. 2,848 feet (868 m) ^[10]
Cupton Oil Field, Fallon County, Montana, 46°32′58″N 104°18′32″W / 46.54944°N 104.30889°W / 46.54944; -104.30889 (Cupton Oil Field), el. 3,018 feet (920 m) ^[11]
Devon Gas Field, Toole County, Montana, 48°34′44″N 111°29′21″W / 48.57889°N 111.48917°W / 48.57889; -111.48917 (Devon Gas Field), el. 3,317 feet (1,011 m) ^[12]
East Poplar Oil Field, Roosevelt County, Montana, 48°12′26″N 105°06′16″W / 48.20722°N 105.10444°W / 48.20722; -105.10444 (East Poplar Oil Field), el. 2,110 feet (640 m) ^[13]
Elk Basin Oil Field, Carbon County, Montana, 45°01′04″N 108°54′33″W / 45.01778°N 108.90917°W / 45.01778; -108.90917 (Elk Basin Oil Field), el. 4,393 feet (1,339 m) ^[14]
Flat Coulee Oil and Gas Field, Liberty County, Montana, 48°58′17″N 111°03′43″W / 48.97139°N 111.06194°W / 48.97139; -111.06194 (Flat Coulee Oil and Gas Field), el. 3,570 feet (1,090 m) ^[15]
Flat Lake Oil Field, Sheridan County, Montana, 48°59′20″N 104°05′07″W / 48.98889°N 104.08528°W / 48.98889; -104.08528 (Flat Lake Oil Field), el. 2,178 feet (664 m) ^[16]
Fred and George Creek Oil and Gas Field, Toole County, Montana, 48°56′35″N 111°27′25″W / 48.94306°N 111.45694°W / 48.94306; -111.45694, el. 4,003 feet (1,220 m) ^[17]
Gas City Oil Field, Dawson County, Montana, 46°55′16″N 104°44′17″W / 46.92111°N 104.73806°W / 46.92111; -104.73806 (Gas City Oil Field), el. 2,175 feet (663 m) ^[18]
Glendive Oil Field, Dawson County, Montana, 47°01′23″N 104°50′25″W / 47.02306°N 104.84028°W / 47.02306; -104.84028 (Glendive Oil Field), el. 2,346 feet (715 m) ^[19]
Grandview Oil and Gas Field, Liberty County, Montana, 48°41′58″N 111°11′53″W / 48.69944°N 111.19806°W / 48.69944; -111.19806 (Grandview Oil and Gas Field), el. 3,606 feet (1,099 m) ^[20]
Ivanhoe Dome Oil Field, Musselshell County, Montana, 46°43′12″N 107°50′28″W / 46.72000°N 107.84111°W / 46.72000; -107.84111 (Ivanhoe Dome Oil Field), el. 2,940 feet (900 m) ^[21]
Keg Coulee Oil Field, Musselshell County, Montana, 46°41′00″N 107°53′39″W / 46.68333°N 107.89417°W / 46.68333; -107.89417 (Keg Coulee Oil Field), el. 2,949 feet (899 m) ^[22]
Keith Gas Field, Liberty County, Montana, 48°52′44″N 110°53′28″W / 48.87889°N 110.89111°W / 48.87889; -110.89111 (Keith Gas Field), el. 3,442 feet (1,049 m) ^[23]
Kevin Sunburst Oil Field, Toole County, Montana, 48°47′06″N 112°00′59″W / 48.78500°N 112.01639°W / 48.78500; -112.01639 (Kevin Sunburst Oil Field), el. 3,530 feet (1,080 m) ^[24]
Little Beaver East Oil Field, Bowman County, Montana, 46°06′14″N 104°01′42″W / 46.10389°N 104.02833°W / 46.10389; -104.02833 (Little Beaver East Oil Field), el. 2,999 feet (914 m) ^[25]
Little Beaver Oil Field, Fallon County, Montana, 46°06′04″N 104°05′09″W / 46.10111°N 104.08583°W / 46.10111; -104.08583 (Little Beaver Oil Field), el. 3,084 feet (940 m) ^[26]
Melstone Oil Field, Musselshell County, Montana, 46°36′51″N 108°03′08″W / 46.61417°N 108.05222°W / 46.61417; -108.05222 (Melstone Oil Field), el. 3,058 feet (932 m) ^[27]
Monarch Oil Field, Fallon County, Montana, 46°30′48″N 104°22′50″W / 46.51333°N 104.38056°W / 46.51333; -104.38056 (Monarch Oil Field), el. 3,018 feet (920 m) ^[28]
Mosby Dome Cat Creek Oil Field, Petroleum County, Montana, 47°03′00″N 107°55′18″W / 47.05000°N 107.92167°W / 47.05000; -107.92167 (Mosby Dome Cat Creek Oil Field), el. 2,454 feet (748 m) ^[29]
Mosser Dome Oil Field, Yellowstone County, Montana, 45°32′43″N 108°43′49″W / 45.54528°N 108.73028°W / 45.54528; -108.73028 (Mosser Dome Oil Field), el. 4,327 feet (1,319 m) ^[30]
North Pine Oil Field, Dawson County, Montana, 46°53′21″N 104°42′20″W / 46.88917°N 104.70556°W / 46.88917; -104.70556 (North Pine Oil Field), el. 2,447 feet (746 m) ^[31]
Northwest Sumatra Oil Field, Rosebud County, Montana, 46°42′33″N 107°41′17″W / 46.70917°N 107.68806°W / 46.70917; -107.68806 (Northwest Sumatra Oil Field), el. 3,110 feet (950 m) ^[32]
Oil Hills, Park County, Montana, 46°10′43″N 110°40′03″W / 46.17861°N 110.66750°W / 46.17861; -110.66750 (Oil Hills), el. 6,368 feet (1,941 m) ^[33]
Pennel Oil Field, Fallon County, Montana, 46°23′46″N 104°15′14″W / 46.39611°N 104.25389°W / 46.39611; -104.25389 (Pennel Oil Field), el. 2,986 feet (910 m) ^[34]
Prairie Dell Oil and Gas Field, Toole County, Montana, 48°38′33″N 111°53′15″W / 48.64250°N 111.88750°W / 48.64250; -111.88750 (Prairie Dell Oil and Gas Field), el. 3,517 feet (1,072 m) ^[35]
Ragged Point Oil Field, Musselshell County, Montana, 46°44′23″N 107°58′14″W / 46.73972°N 107.97056°W / 46.73972; -107.97056 (Ragged Point Oil Field), el. 2,890 feet (880 m) ^[36]
Rattlesnake Butte Oil Field, Petroleum County, Montana, 46°52′20″N 108°10′02″W / 46.87222°N 108.16722°W / 46.87222; -108.16722 (Rattlesnake Butte Oil Field), el. 3,222 feet (982 m) ^[37]
Reagan Camp Oil Field, Glacier County, Montana, 48°58′31″N 112°30′46″W / 48.97528°N 112.51278°W / 48.97528; -112.51278 (Reagan Camp Oil Field), el. 4,108 feet (1,252 m) ^[38]
S W Kevin Gas Field, Toole County, Montana, 48°39′27″N 111°58′06″W / 48.65750°N 111.96833°W / 48.65750; -111.96833 (S W Kevin Gas Field), el. 3,373 feet (1,028 m) ^[39]
Soap Creek Oilfield, Big Horn County, Montana, 45°16′22″N 107°46′25″W / 45.27278°N 107.77361°W / 45.27278; -107.77361 (Soap Creek Oilfield), el. 3,612 feet (1,101 m) ^[40]
South Pine Oil Field, Wibaux County, Montana, 46°44′29″N 104°33′42″W / 46.74139°N 104.56167°W / 46.74139; -104.56167 (South Pine Oil Field), el. 2,638 feet (804 m) ^[41]
South Wills Creek Oil Field, Fallon County, Montana, 46°33′22″N 104°22′40″W / 46.55611°N 104.37778°W / 46.55611; -104.37778 (South Wills Creek Oil Field), el. 2,913 feet (888 m) ^[42]
Stensvad Oil Field, Rosebud County, Montana, 46°43′50″N 107°46′38″W / 46.73056°N 107.77722°W / 46.73056; -107.77722 (Stensvad Oil Field), el. 2,907 feet (886 m) ^[43]
Tiger Ridge Gas Field, Hill County, Montana, 48°32′03″N 109°48′46″W / 48.53417°N 109.81278°W / 48.53417; -109.81278 (Tiger Ridge Gas Field), el. 2,589 feet (789 m) ^[44]
Utopia Gas and Oil Field, Liberty County, Montana, 48°36′53″N 111°11′01″W / 48.61472°N 111.18361°W / 48.61472; -111.18361 (Utopia Gas and Oil Field), el. 3,409 feet (1,039 m) ^[45]
West Dome Cat Creek Oil Field, Petroleum County, Montana, 47°04′02″N 107°59′50″W / 47.06722°N 107.99722°W / 47.06722; -107.99722 (West Dome Cat Creek Oil Field), el. 2,766 feet (843 m) ^[46]
Whitlash Gas and Oil Field, Liberty County, Montana, 48°57′42″N 111°14′30″W / 48.96167°N 111.24167°W / 48.96167; -111.24167 (Whitlash Gas and Oil Field), el. 3,757 feet (1,145 m) ^[47]

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List of oil fields of Montana

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