Cougar Energy Development
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cougar Energy Development is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (60%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cougar Energy Development operate?
Cougar Energy Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (5). Its 5 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Cougar Energy Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cougar Energy Development's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cougar Energy Development operate?
By product class, 5 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cougar Energy-Deaver 8-9 in Ward, ND at 6,800 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ward (ND) and Renville (ND).
Notable wells operated by Cougar Energy Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougar Energy-Deaver 8-9 | 33-101-00390 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Cougar Energy Development, Inc. | 6,800 ft |
| Peterson 11-1 | 33-101-00382 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Cougar Energy Development, Inc. | 6,125 ft |
| Alfred E. Peterson 15-1 | 33-075-01140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Cougar Energy Development, Inc. | 5,560 ft |
| Cougar Energy-Deaver 8-3 | 33-101-00391 | Other status | Oil | Ward, ND | Cougar Energy Development, Inc. | 0 ft |
| Cougar Energy-Deaver 8-2 | 33-101-00392 | Other status | Oil | Ward, ND | Cougar Energy Development, Inc. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cougar Energy Development operate?
Cougar Energy Development is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cougar Energy Development's wells are still active?
0 of Cougar Energy Development's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cougar Energy Development operate wells?
Cougar Energy Development is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (5).
Does Cougar Energy Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Cougar Energy Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cougar Energy Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cougar Energy-Deaver 8-9 in Ward, ND is the deepest at 6,800 ft.
Where Cougar Energy Development'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, “Cougar Energy Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cougar-energy-development-10957 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).