Montana

How to read these graphs:

The graphs on the left show the rate of growth compared to the earliest year for which we have data -- in most cases 2003. The gray lines represent a theoretical constant annual rate of change.

The bar charts on the right show the actual values for each year we have data. For example, in 2008, Montana had 430 new wells drilled.

State Data

The total wells for the state of Montana – not those regulated by the BLM – are taken from World Oil magazine’s annual count of total oil and gas producing wells.

6 enforcement staff for 10,881 wells in 2008

Wells Drilled: Change Since 2003

Wells Drilled

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
403 403.0	523 523.0	579 579.0	562 562.0	589 589.0	430 430.0	113 113.0

Enforcement Actions: Change Since 2003

Enforcement Actions

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
92 92.0	81 81.0	139 139.0	110 110.0	167 167.0	176 176.0	179 179.0

Enforcement Staff: Change Since 2003

Enforcement Staff

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
5 5.0	5 5.0	5 5.0	5 5.0	6 6.0	6 6.0	6 6.0

Total Wells: Change Since 2004

Total Wells

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
No Data.	9,136 9136.0	9,959 9959.0	9,940 9940.0	10,568 10568.0	10,881 10881.0	No Data.

BLM Data

In Montana, much of the oil and gas drilling takes place on land that is federally regulated, which can include national parks or Native American reservations. Data provided by the Bureau of Land Management represents wells drilled on that land.