Fred Goodstein
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FRED GOODSTEIN · Fred Goodstein
At a glance
Fred Goodstein is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 9 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 7 wells (78% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 7 |
| California | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fred Goodstein operate?
Fred Goodstein's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: North Dakota (7), California (1) and Mississippi (1). Its 7 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 Fred Goodstein’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fred Goodstein's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fred Goodstein 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 Hilda Synness 1 in Dunn, ND at 5,222 ft. The wells listed below sit in Dunn (ND), Renville (ND), Ward (ND), Smith (MS) and Kern (CA). 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 Fred Goodstein
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilda Synness 1 | 33-025-00030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Fred Goodstein | 5,222 ft |
| Ralph Fuchs 1 | 33-075-00204 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fred Goodstein | 5,219 ft |
| Herbert L. Ring 1 | 33-075-00262 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fred Goodstein | 5,163 ft |
| J. A. Townsend-State 1 | 33-075-00295 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fred Goodstein | 5,107 ft |
| C. F. Burbidge 1 | 33-075-00188 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fred Goodstein | 5,100 ft |
| Walter Selk 1 | 33-075-00386 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fred Goodstein | 4,963 ft |
| Alice Vagsness 1 | 33-101-00137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Fred Goodstein | 4,924 ft |
| Federal 1 1 | 23-129-20067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, MS | Fred Goodstein | — |
| Independent-Hart 1 | 04-029-30517 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Fred Goodstein | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fred Goodstein operate?
Fred Goodstein is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fred Goodstein's wells are still active?
0 of Fred Goodstein's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fred Goodstein operate wells?
Fred Goodstein is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (7), California (1) and Mississippi (1).
Does Fred Goodstein operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Fred Goodstein's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fred Goodstein's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hilda Synness 1 in Dunn, ND is the deepest at 5,222 ft.
Where Fred Goodstein'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, “Fred Goodstein — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fred-goodstein-2373 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).