Burlington Northern
Operator of record for 74 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC · BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC. · Burlington Northern · Burlington Northern Inc.
At a glance
Burlington Northern is the operator of record for 74 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 70 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 41 wells (55% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
74
Active
0
Plugged
70
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 41 |
| Colorado | 28 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burlington Northern operate?
Burlington Northern's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Montana (41), Colorado (28), North Dakota (4) and Utah (1). Its 41 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Burlington Northern’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Burlington Northern's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Burlington Northern operate?
By product class, 5 (7%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Burlington Northern 24-23 in Billings, ND at 9,530 ft. The wells listed below sit in Billings (ND), Fallon (MT), Arapahoe (CO), Adams (CO), Bottineau (ND) and Teton (MT) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Burlington Northern
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Northern 24-23 | 33-007-00699 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Burlington Northern, Inc. | 9,530 ft |
| Bn 34-21 | 25-025-21111 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fallon, MT | Burlington Northern Inc. | 8,950 ft |
| 13-22 State | 05-005-06740 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Burlington Northern Inc | 8,374 ft |
| 44-6 Rosenfield | 05-005-06781 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Burlington Northern Inc | 8,140 ft |
| 12-4 Rybicka | 05-001-07164 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Burlington Northern Inc | 7,150 ft |
| 11-4 Rybicka | 05-001-07019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Burlington Northern Inc | 7,131 ft |
| Lynn J. Helming 4-11 | 33-009-99191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bottineau, ND | Burlington Northern, Inc. | 7,016 ft |
| Blackleaf A 11-18 | 25-099-21073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Teton, MT | Burlington Northern Inc. | 6,000 ft |
| 23-28 Elk Springs Federal | 05-081-06318 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | Burlington Northern Inc | 5,787 ft |
| Hecker 32-6 | 25-087-21138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Burlington Northern Inc. | 5,590 ft |
| Edward 33-35 | 25-087-21160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Burlington Northern Inc. | 5,560 ft |
| Edward 31-1 | 25-087-21192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Burlington Northern Inc. | 5,560 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burlington Northern operate?
Burlington Northern is the operator of record for 74 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (41). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burlington Northern's wells are still active?
0 of Burlington Northern's catalogued wells are active; 70 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Burlington Northern operate wells?
Burlington Northern is the operator of record for wells in Montana (41), Colorado (28), North Dakota (4) and Utah (1).
Does Burlington Northern operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Burlington Northern's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burlington Northern's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burlington Northern 24-23 in Billings, ND is the deepest at 9,530 ft.
Where Burlington Northern's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Burlington Northern — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burlington-northern-3231 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).