# Montana Division Payout on vertical oil wells question
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/montana-division-payout-on-vertical-oil-wells-question/3228
**Category:** Blaine County, MT
**Created:** [March 12, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/montana-division-payout-on-vertical-oil-wells-question/3228 "2017-03-12T05:12:43Z")
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### Author:  [@Kennard\_Martin](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kennard_Martin)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/montana-division-payout-on-vertical-oil-wells-question/3228/1 "2017-03-12T05:12:43Z")
I’m familiar with the payout system in the ND Bakken (by acres per section on horizontal etc.), but what are Montana rules on payout on vertical oil wells? Is it a radius? If so how far? Just checking for a friend who has a new adjacent well. It is a new well and has been spudded. I would imagine he won’t know until Division Orders are developed. If someone could just point me in the right direction with a URL.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/montana-division-payout-on-vertical-oil-wells-question/3228/2 "2018-08-14T22:35:19Z")