{"name":"Morning Star Oil Company Drilling Activity in Richland County, Montana","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/morning-star-oil-company/montana/richland-mt","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-06","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Morning Star Oil Company","operatorSlug":"morning-star-oil-company","state":"MT","county":"Richland","totalWells":496,"producingWells":481,"permits24mo":15,"spuds24mo":7,"ducCount":7,"topFormation":"Bakken","rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"1975-10-28","lastPermitDate":"2026-07-01"}