Dakota Resources
Operator of record for 41 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DAKOTA RESOURCES · Dakota Resources, Inc · Dakota Resources, Inc.
At a glance
Dakota Resources is the operator of record for 41 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 12 (29%) are active, 23 (56%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 19 wells (46% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
41
Active
12
Plugged
23
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 19 |
| New Mexico | 19 |
| Colorado | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dakota Resources operate?
Dakota Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (19), New Mexico (19) and Colorado (3). Its 19 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Dakota Resources's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Dakota Resources operate?
By product class, 20 (49%) are oil wells and 2 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Santa Fe Pacific 29 #044 in McKinley, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in McKinley (NM), Lea (NM), Eddy (NM), Weld (CO), Logan (CO) and Stafford (KS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Dakota Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Pacific 29 #044 | 30-031-20656 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | McKinley, NM | Dakota Resources, Inc | 99,999 ft |
| New Mexico Ex State #002 | 30-025-29440 | Orphaned | Oil | Lea, NM | Dakota Resources, Inc | 11,300 ft |
| Melissa #001 | 30-025-30029 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Dakota Resources, Inc | 10,632 ft |
| Big Eddy Federal #103 | 30-015-24869 | Active | Oil | Eddy, NM | Dakota Resources, Inc | 9,225 ft |
| Kim #001 | 30-015-24589 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Dakota Resources, Inc | 7,200 ft |
| 1 Stoneham-State | 05-123-10155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Dakota Resources | 5,984 ft |
| 1 State | 05-075-08889 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Dakota Resources | 5,216 ft |
| Kirkpatrick 1 | 15-185-21498 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Dakota Resources, Inc. | 4,375 ft |
| Fox 1 | 15-185-21758 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Dakota Resources, Inc. | 4,191 ft |
| A. J. Rice Trust 35-1 | 15-065-21714 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Dakota Resources, Inc. | 3,973 ft |
| Heyen 74-4 | 15-185-21196 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Stafford, KS | Dakota Resources, Inc. | 3,930 ft |
| Shepherd 1 | 15-185-21730 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Dakota Resources, Inc. | 3,870 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dakota Resources operate?
Dakota Resources is the operator of record for 41 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dakota Resources's wells are still active?
12 of Dakota Resources's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Dakota Resources operate wells?
Dakota Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (19), New Mexico (19) and Colorado (3).
Does Dakota Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Dakota Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dakota Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Santa Fe Pacific 29 #044 in McKinley, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Dakota Resources'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 Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dakota-resources-4401 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).