AdvertisementLow Oil Prices Could Stall Explosive Growth In Montana Boom TownMarch 10, 2015Kirk SieglerfacebookEmailA pump-jack sits atop an oil well near downtown Sidney, Mont. The oil boom has brought thousands of new residents to the town, almost all of whom work in the Bakken oil fields in Montana and North Dakota. Sidney sits at the western edge of the Bakken oil patch, one of the most productive drilling areas in the country. (NPR)