Earl Schwartz
Operator of record for 73 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EARL SCHWARTZ · EARL SCHWARTZ CO.
At a glance
Earl Schwartz is the operator of record for 73 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 67 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 73 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
73
Active
0
Plugged
67
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 73 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 71
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Earl Schwartz operate?
Earl Schwartz's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (73). Its 73 North Dakota wells are 0.2% 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 Earl Schwartz’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Earl Schwartz's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Earl Schwartz operate?
By product class, 71 (97%) 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 Kerr 2 in Mckenzie, ND at 11,620 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mckenzie (ND), Bowman (ND), Williams (ND), Ward (ND), Divide (ND) and Renville (ND) and other counties. 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 Earl Schwartz
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr 2 | 33-053-00653 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 11,620 ft |
| Miller Et Al 12-22 | 33-011-00308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bowman, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 9,940 ft |
| H. Hoseth 1 | 33-105-00598 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 8,284 ft |
| M. Gudvangen 1 | 33-105-00584 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 8,147 ft |
| Leo E. Johnson 1 | 33-101-00049 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 7,100 ft |
| Anderson 1 | 33-023-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 7,089 ft |
| Einar Christianson 1 | 33-075-00037 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 6,970 ft |
| Peter Johnson 1 | 33-101-00052 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 6,848 ft |
| State Of North Dakota 1 | 33-101-00100 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 6,739 ft |
| L. Hermanson 1 | 33-013-00692 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 6,710 ft |
| Gullickson 1-A | 33-013-00728 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 6,665 ft |
| Ralph J. Doolittle 1 | 33-101-00098 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Earl Schwartz Co. | 6,536 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Earl Schwartz operate?
Earl Schwartz is the operator of record for 73 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (73). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Earl Schwartz's wells are still active?
0 of Earl Schwartz's catalogued wells are active; 67 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Earl Schwartz operate wells?
Earl Schwartz is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (73).
Does Earl Schwartz operate mostly oil or gas wells?
71 of Earl Schwartz's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Earl Schwartz's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kerr 2 in Mckenzie, ND is the deepest at 11,620 ft.
Where Earl Schwartz'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, “Earl Schwartz — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/earl-schwartz-2357 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).