Tapping Richland County, Montana’s liquid gold

America’s largest inland oil field discovery in the past half century has made millionaires of many people in Richland County.

"We had one gentleman who hit a well and got his first three or four months’ production checks all at one time," said Russ Atkins, area supervisor in Sidney for Continental Resources, Inc.

The checks totaled $1,110,000.

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