{"name":"Kraken Oil & Gas Drilling Activity in Richland County, Montana","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/kraken-oil-gas/montana/richland-mt","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Kraken Oil & Gas","operatorSlug":"kraken-oil-gas","state":"MT","county":"Richland","totalWells":178,"producingWells":145,"permits24mo":51,"spuds24mo":37,"ducCount":13,"topFormation":"Bakken","rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1978-04-17","lastPermitDate":"2026-06-15"}