Dakota Crude
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dakota Crude is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (58%) are active, 4 (33%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
7
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 58%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dakota Crude operate?
Dakota Crude's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (12). Its 12 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 Dakota Crude’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
58% of Dakota Crude's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dakota Crude operate?
By product class, 12 (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 Zepp 8-26 in Burke, ND at 7,318 ft. The wells listed below sit in Burke (ND) and Divide (ND).
Notable wells operated by Dakota Crude
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zepp 8-26 | 33-013-01240 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 7,318 ft |
| Grandall 16-14 | 33-013-00634 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 7,078 ft |
| V. Olson 1 | 33-023-00013 | Active | Oil | Divide, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 6,739 ft |
| Busch 1-26 | 33-013-00599 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 6,523 ft |
| Art Johnson 2 | 33-013-00528 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 6,336 ft |
| Marvin Rykken 1 | 33-013-00553 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 6,315 ft |
| Jacob Dewing 1 | 33-013-00261 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 6,197 ft |
| A. Skalicky - B. Wahlund 32-32 | 33-013-00994 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 6,013 ft |
| Peterson 42-23 | 33-013-00922 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 5,950 ft |
| Henry T. Peterson 1 | 33-013-00357 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 5,896 ft |
| Pitzer 1 | 33-013-00759 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 5,790 ft |
| Siemers 1 | 33-013-00785 | Shut-in | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Crude, Inc. | 5,775 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dakota Crude operate?
Dakota Crude is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dakota Crude's wells are still active?
7 of Dakota Crude's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dakota Crude operate wells?
Dakota Crude is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (12).
Does Dakota Crude operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Dakota Crude's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dakota Crude's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Zepp 8-26 in Burke, ND is the deepest at 7,318 ft.
Where Dakota Crude'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, “Dakota Crude — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dakota-crude-2345 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).