Hardy Salt
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HARDY SALT · HARDY SALT CO.
At a glance
Hardy Salt is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (67%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 4 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 4 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hardy Salt operate?
Hardy Salt's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Michigan (4) and North Dakota (2). Its 4 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Hardy Salt’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hardy Salt's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hardy Salt operate?
By product class, 2 (33%) 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 Nelson 1 in Williams, ND at 9,946 ft. The wells listed below sit in Williams (ND) and Manistee (MI). 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 Hardy Salt
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson 1 | 33-105-00927 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Hardy Salt Co. | 9,946 ft |
| Hardy Salt 3 | 21-101-61151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Hardy Salt | 2,048 ft |
| Hardy Salt 4 | 21-101-61152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Hardy Salt | 2,048 ft |
| Hardy Salt 2 | 21-101-61200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Hardy Salt | 1,935 ft |
| Delaney 1 | 33-105-00887 | Other status | Oil | Williams, ND | Hardy Salt Co. | 0 ft |
| Rietz and Brothers 3 | 21-101-61190 | Other status | Other type | Manistee, MI | Hardy Salt | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hardy Salt operate?
Hardy Salt is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hardy Salt's wells are still active?
0 of Hardy Salt's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hardy Salt operate wells?
Hardy Salt is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (4) and North Dakota (2).
Does Hardy Salt operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Hardy Salt's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hardy Salt's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nelson 1 in Williams, ND is the deepest at 9,946 ft.
Where Hardy Salt'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, “Hardy Salt — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hardy-salt-12098 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).