Dakota Oil
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DAKOTA OIL CO · DAKOTA OIL CO.
At a glance
Dakota Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (56%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 5 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dakota Oil operate?
Dakota Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (5) and North Dakota (4). Its 4 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dakota Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dakota Oil operate?
By product class, 7 (78%) 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 John Ruppert 1 in Burke, ND at 5,995 ft. The wells listed below sit in Burke (ND) and Kay (OK). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Dakota Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ruppert 1 | 33-013-00384 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Oil Co. | 5,995 ft |
| Joseph Sobeck 1 | 33-013-00233 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Oil Co. | 5,950 ft |
| J. J. Abraham 1 | 33-013-00366 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Oil Co. | 5,923 ft |
| R. M. Hansen 1 | 33-013-00317 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Dakota Oil Co. | 5,912 ft |
| Hart #7 | 35-071-00959 | Other status | Oil | Kay, OK | Dakota Oil Co | — |
| Hart #12 | 35-071-01032 | Other status | Other type | Kay, OK | Dakota Oil Co | — |
| Hart #9 | 35-071-00961 | Other status | Oil | Kay, OK | Dakota Oil Co | — |
| Hart #10 | 35-071-00962 | Other status | Oil | Kay, OK | Dakota Oil Co | — |
| Hart #8 | 35-071-00960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kay, OK | Dakota Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dakota Oil operate?
Dakota Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dakota Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Dakota Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dakota Oil operate wells?
Dakota Oil is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (5) and North Dakota (4).
Does Dakota Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Dakota Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dakota Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, John Ruppert 1 in Burke, ND is the deepest at 5,995 ft.
Where Dakota Oil'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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dakota-oil-20646 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).