Montana oil and gas lease sale nets $531,563
Montana oil and gas lease sale nets $531,563 on almost 30,000 acres sold
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Montana officials say an oil and gas lease auction drew successful bids on almost 30,000 acres in 15 counties scattered across the state.
Companies submitted bids totaling $531,563 in Tuesday's auction hosted by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
That translates into an average bid of $18.11 per acre.
The highest per-acre bid came from Harvey Mineral Partners LP. The company bid more than $85,000, or $270 per acre, for a 315-acre tract in Dawson County.
The state's next oil and gas lease sale is scheduled for Sept. 4.