Pondera County has 1,468 wells in the MBOGC well file — 165 of them producing today (162 oil, 3 gas), 6 permitted, 0 spudded but not yet completed, and 925 plugged and abandoned. The most active operator by well count is Balko, INC.. Figures come from the 2026-09-29 MBOGC bulk file; production runs through 2026-08.
| Operator | Wells |
|---|---|
| Balko, INC. | 187 |
| Hawley Oil Company | 78 |
| Mont Mil Operating Company | 73 |
| Equitable Resources Energy Co, Western Region | 72 |
| Mcr, LLC | 55 |
| Provident Energy Of Montana, LLC | 55 |
| Montalban Oil & Gas Operations, INC. | 49 |
| Quicksilver Resources, INC. | 43 |
| Hawley & Desimon | 39 |
| R.c.s. Oil, INC. | 23 |
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pondera | 415 |
| Cut Bank | 154 |
| Ledger | 81 |
| Gypsy Basin | 50 |
| Brady | 34 |
| Wildcat Pondera | 26 |
| Williams | 26 |
| Lake Francis | 26 |