Dec 6, 2012 | Great Falls Tribune
Richland County at center of oil boom; new pumpjack installed near Bynum
Four of the wells fly the Continental Resources Inc. banner: the Staci-Linnea 4 HSU, with a Surface Hole Location at SE SE 14-23N-55E and a Probable Bottom Hole Location of 20,130 feet at NE NE 11-23N-55E ; the Fisher 1-29H, with an SHL at SW SE 29-27N-53E and a PBHL of 18,638 feet at NW NE 20-27N-53E ; the Peck 1-30H, with an SHL at NW NE ... (more)
Guest Opinion: Montana's date with history should result in good jobs
The comments were written by a group of apparently successful individuals from western Montana who have already earned a very successful career's worth of income.
Bakken Towns Struggle for Funds
Oil jobs are leading to an influx of people in Northeastern Montana. But towns receive just one-tenth of 1% of oil revenue generated in counties, making it difficult for Bakken communities to keep up with the demands of growing populations.