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<p>Early oil exploration also took place on the east side of
Glacier National Park. This drilling operation was set up along
Sherburne Reservoir around 1912.</p>

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Montana's first oil well was drilled at Kintla Lake in 1901
December 20, 2011 6:54 p.m.

Montana's first oil well was drilled at Kintla Lake in 1901

State has history of boom-bust cycles

The history of oil in Montana began in an area that never had any substantial development of the natural resource — the Flathead Valley.