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]
- , Toole County, Montana, 48°54′27″N 111°21′32″W / 48.90750°N 111.35889°W, el. 4,039 feet (1,231 m) [3]
- , Rosebud County, Montana, 46°39′08″N 107°47′25″W / 46.65222°N 107.79028°W, el. 2,838 feet (865 m) [4]
- , Liberty County, Montana, 48°52′43″N 111°00′12″W / 48.87861°N 111.00333°W, el. 4,101 feet (1,250 m) [5]
- , Powder River County, Montana, 45°06′33″N 105°05′06″W / 45.10917°N 105.08500°W, el. 3,638 feet (1,109 m) [6]
- , Musselshell County, Montana, 46°37′00″N 108°22′47″W / 46.61667°N 108.37972°W, el. 3,291 feet (1,003 m) [7]
- , Blaine County, Montana, 48°28′43″N 109°14′25″W / 48.47861°N 109.24028°W, el. 3,015 feet (919 m) [8]
- , Richland County, Montana, 47°47′58″N 104°18′03″W / 47.79944°N 104.30083°W, el. 2,428 feet (740 m) [9]
- , Fallon County, Montana, 46°36′25″N 104°27′26″W / 46.60694°N 104.45722°W, el. 2,848 feet (868 m) [10]
- , Fallon County, Montana, 46°32′58″N 104°18′32″W / 46.54944°N 104.30889°W, el. 3,018 feet (920 m) [11]
- , Toole County, Montana, 48°34′44″N 111°29′21″W / 48.57889°N 111.48917°W, el. 3,317 feet (1,011 m) [12]
- , Roosevelt County, Montana, 48°12′26″N 105°06′16″W / 48.20722°N 105.10444°W, el. 2,110 feet (640 m) [13]
- , Carbon County, Montana, 45°01′04″N 108°54′33″W / 45.01778°N 108.90917°W, el. 4,393 feet (1,339 m) [14]
- , Liberty County, Montana, 48°58′17″N 111°03′43″W / 48.97139°N 111.06194°W, el. 3,570 feet (1,090 m) [15]
- , Sheridan County, Montana, 48°59′20″N 104°05′07″W / 48.98889°N 104.08528°W, el. 2,178 feet (664 m) [16]
- , Toole County, Montana, 48°56′35″N 111°27′25″W / 48.94306°N 111.45694°W, el. 4,003 feet (1,220 m) [17]
- , Dawson County, Montana, 46°55′16″N 104°44′17″W / 46.92111°N 104.73806°W, el. 2,175 feet (663 m) [18]
- , Dawson County, Montana, 47°01′23″N 104°50′25″W / 47.02306°N 104.84028°W, el. 2,346 feet (715 m) [19]
- , Liberty County, Montana, 48°41′58″N 111°11′53″W / 48.69944°N 111.19806°W, el. 3,606 feet (1,099 m) [20]
- , Musselshell County, Montana, 46°43′12″N 107°50′28″W / 46.72000°N 107.84111°W, el. 2,940 feet (900 m) [21]
- , Musselshell County, Montana, 46°41′00″N 107°53′39″W / 46.68333°N 107.89417°W, el. 2,949 feet (899 m) [22]
- , Liberty County, Montana, 48°52′44″N 110°53′28″W / 48.87889°N 110.89111°W, el. 3,442 feet (1,049 m) [23]
- , Toole County, Montana, 48°47′06″N 112°00′59″W / 48.78500°N 112.01639°W, el. 3,530 feet (1,080 m) [24]
- , , 46°06′14″N 104°01′42″W / 46.10389°N 104.02833°W, el. 2,999 feet (914 m) [25]
- , Fallon County, Montana, 46°06′04″N 104°05′09″W / 46.10111°N 104.08583°W, el. 3,084 feet (940 m) [26]
- , Musselshell County, Montana, 46°36′51″N 108°03′08″W / 46.61417°N 108.05222°W, el. 3,058 feet (932 m) [27]
- , Fallon County, Montana, 46°30′48″N 104°22′50″W / 46.51333°N 104.38056°W, el. 3,018 feet (920 m) [28]
- , Petroleum County, Montana, 47°03′00″N 107°55′18″W / 47.05000°N 107.92167°W, el. 2,454 feet (748 m) [29]
- , Yellowstone County, Montana, 45°32′43″N 108°43′49″W / 45.54528°N 108.73028°W, el. 4,327 feet (1,319 m) [30]
- , Dawson County, Montana, 46°53′21���N 104°42′20″W / 46.88917°N 104.70556°W, el. 2,447 feet (746 m) [31]
- , Rosebud County, Montana, 46°42′33″N 107°41′17″W / 46.70917°N 107.68806°W, el. 3,110 feet (950 m) [32]
- , Park County, Montana, 46°10′43″N 110°40′03″W / 46.17861°N 110.66750°W, el. 6,368 feet (1,941 m) [33]
- , Fallon County, Montana, 46°23′46″N 104°15′14″W / 46.39611°N 104.25389°W, el. 2,986 feet (910 m) [34]
- , Toole County, Montana, 48°38′33″N 111°53′15″W / 48.64250°N 111.88750°W, el. 3,517 feet (1,072 m) [35]
- , Musselshell County, Montana, 46°44′23″N 107°58′14″W / 46.73972°N 107.97056°W, el. 2,890 feet (880 m) [36]
- , Petroleum County, Montana, 46°52′20″N 108°10′02″W / 46.87222°N 108.16722°W, el. 3,222 feet (982 m) [37]
- , Glacier County, Montana, 48°58′31″N 112°30′46″W / 48.97528°N 112.51278°W, el. 4,108 feet (1,252 m) [38]
- , Toole County, Montana, 48°39′27″N 111°58′06″W / 48.65750°N 111.96833°W, el. 3,373 feet (1,028 m) [39]
- , Big Horn County, Montana, 45°16′22″N 107°46′25″W / 45.27278°N 107.77361°W, el. 3,612 feet (1,101 m) [40]
- , Wibaux County, Montana, 46°44′29″N 104°33′42″W / 46.74139°N 104.56167°W, el. 2,638 feet (804 m) [41]
- , Fallon County, Montana, 46°33′22″N 104°22′40″W / 46.55611°N 104.37778°W, el. 2,913 feet (888 m) [42]
- , Rosebud County, Montana, 46°43′50″N 107°46′38″W / 46.73056°N 107.77722°W, el. 2,907 feet (886 m) [43]
- , Hill County, Montana, 48°32′03″N 109°48′46″W / 48.53417°N 109.81278°W, el. 2,589 feet (789 m) [44]
- , Liberty County, Montana, 48°36′53″N 111°11′01″W / 48.61472°N 111.18361°W, el. 3,409 feet (1,039 m) [45]
- , Petroleum County, Montana, 47°04′02″N 107°59′50″W / 47.06722°N 107.99722°W, el. 2,766 feet (843 m) [46]
- , Liberty County, Montana, 48°57′42″N 111°14′30″W / 48.96167°N 111.24167°W, el. 3,757 feet (1,145 m) [47]
See also[]
- Bakken formation
Notes[]
- ^ "U.S. Geographic Names Information System-Feature Class Definition". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Schlumberger Oil Glossary". Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Arch Apex Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Bascom Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Bears Den Oil and Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Belle Creek Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Big Wall Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Bowes Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Brorson Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Cabin Creek Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Cupton Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Devon Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "East Poplar Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Elk Basin Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Flat Coulee Oil and Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Flat Lake Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Fred and George Creek Oil and Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Gas City Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Glendive Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Grandview Oil and Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Ivanhoe Dome Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Keg Coulee Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Keith Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Kevin Sunburst Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Little Beaver East Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Little Beaver Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Melstone Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Monarch Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Mosby Dome Cat Creek Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Mosser Dome Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "North Pine Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Northwest Sumatra Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Oil Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Pennel Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Prairie Dell Oil and Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Ragged Point Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Rattlesnake Butte Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Reagan Camp Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "S W Kevin Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Soap Creek Oilfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "South Pine Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "South Wills Creek Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Stensvad Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Tiger Ridge Gas Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Utopia Gas and Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "West Dome Cat Creek Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Whitlash Gas and Oil Field". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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