Depco
Operator of record for 125 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DEPCO INC · DEPCO, INC. · DEPCO, Inc. · Depco, Inc.
At a glance
Depco is the operator of record for 125 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 114 (91%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 57 wells (46% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
125
Active
0
Plugged
114
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 57 |
| Oklahoma | 28 |
| Wyoming | 23 |
| California | 10 |
| Montana | 6 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 84
- Gas wells
- 11
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Depco operate?
Depco's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: North Dakota (57), Oklahoma (28), Wyoming (23), California (10) and Montana (6) and 1 more. Its 57 North Dakota wells are 0.1% 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 Depco’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Depco's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Depco operate?
By product class, 84 (67%) are oil wells and 11 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Wittrock 22-14 in Williams, ND at 13,750 ft. The wells listed below sit in Williams (ND) and Mckenzie (ND). 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 Depco
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittrock 22-14 | 33-105-00907 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 13,750 ft |
| Forest Service Federal 43-20 | 33-053-02115 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Depco, Inc. | 13,660 ft |
| Rod 21-17 | 33-053-01530 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Depco, Inc. | 13,636 ft |
| Mortenson 34-24 | 33-105-00843 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 13,630 ft |
| Smith 33-2 | 33-105-00853 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 13,367 ft |
| Johnson 23-1 | 33-105-00890 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 12,920 ft |
| Mcginnity 11-8 | 33-105-01045 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 12,900 ft |
| Skarderud 2-7 | 33-105-00939 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 12,850 ft |
| Mcginnity 14-6 | 33-105-00985 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 12,780 ft |
| Gourley 43-24 | 33-105-01217 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 12,750 ft |
| Rye 1 | 33-105-00813 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Depco, Inc. | 11,510 ft |
| Forest Depco 11-27 Bn | 33-053-01498 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Depco, Inc. | 11,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Depco operate?
Depco is the operator of record for 125 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (57). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Depco's wells are still active?
0 of Depco's catalogued wells are active; 114 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Depco operate wells?
Depco is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (57), Oklahoma (28), Wyoming (23), California (10), Montana (6) and Illinois (1).
Does Depco operate mostly oil or gas wells?
84 of Depco's catalogued wells are oil wells and 11 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Depco's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wittrock 22-14 in Williams, ND is the deepest at 13,750 ft.
Where Depco's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 57 operated by Depco
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 28 operated by Depco
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 23 operated by Depco
- Oil & gas wells in California· 10 operated by Depco
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 6 operated by Depco
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 1 operated by Depco
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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, “Depco — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/depco-2498 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).