{"name":"Encore Operating Drilling Activity in Hill County, Montana","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/encore-operating/montana/hill","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-06","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Encore Operating","operatorSlug":"encore-operating","state":"MT","county":"Hill","totalWells":39,"producingWells":3,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":26,"topFormation":"Niobrara Fm","rankInCounty":6,"firstPermitDate":"2004-07-31","lastPermitDate":"2005-08-26"}