Glacier National park to plug leaking oil well near Kintla Lake

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 329

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Glacier National Park officials announced they will begin work next week to plug a leaking oil well in the park’s northern region.

The Butte Oil Well, near the head of Kintla Lake, was the first oil well drilled in the state of Montana, predating the establishment of Glacier Park.

A 2023 monitoring effort of the well detected a methane gas leak, likely due to seismic activity in the area, according to a news release from …

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