Nornew
Operator of record for 113 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NORNEW INC · Nornew Inc.
At a glance
Nornew is the operator of record for 113 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (2%) are active, 13 (12%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 76 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
113
Active
2
Plugged
13
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 76 |
| Pennsylvania | 37 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 29
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nornew operate?
Nornew's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New York (76) and Pennsylvania (37). Its 76 New York wells are 0.2% of the 46,514 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 Nornew’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Nornew's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 12% 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 Nornew operate?
By product class, 14 (12%) are oil wells and 29 (26%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Wagner 1-539 in Chenango, NY at 9,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chenango (NY), Chautauqua (NY) and Madison (NY). 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 Nornew
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner 1-539 | 31-017-26129 | Other status | Other type | Chenango, NY | Nornew Inc. | 9,000 ft |
| Tuttle 1H | 31-017-26151 | Other status | Other type | Chenango, NY | Nornew Inc. | 6,790 ft |
| Hutchings, L. 1H | 31-017-26378 | Other status | Other type | Chenango, NY | Nornew Inc. | 5,827 ft |
| Petit 1H | 31-017-26106 | Other status | Other type | Chenango, NY | Nornew Inc. | 4,866 ft |
| Smyrna Hillbillies 2H | 31-017-26045 | Other status | Other type | Chenango, NY | Nornew Inc. | 4,697 ft |
| Brown, H 1 Ae-155 | 31-013-14651 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | Nornew Inc. | 4,450 ft |
| Ziebart 1 | 31-013-18399 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chautauqua, NY | Nornew Inc. | 4,216 ft |
| Biehls/Davidson 1 | 31-013-16305 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | Nornew Inc. | 4,188 ft |
| Eaves 1-386H | 31-053-23804 | Other status | Other type | Madison, NY | Nornew Inc. | 4,125 ft |
| Nysra 7-20608-T | 31-013-13604 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | Nornew Inc. | 4,110 ft |
| Kershaw Leslie C 1 | 31-013-10931 | Orphaned | Other type | Chautauqua, NY | Nornew Inc. | 3,763 ft |
| Rodman 1H | 31-053-26238 | Other status | Other type | Madison, NY | Nornew Inc. | 3,683 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 113 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nornew operate?
Nornew is the operator of record for 113 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (76). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Nornew's wells are still active?
2 of Nornew's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Nornew operate wells?
Nornew is the operator of record for wells in New York (76) and Pennsylvania (37).
Does Nornew operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Nornew's catalogued wells are oil wells and 29 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nornew's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wagner 1-539 in Chenango, NY is the deepest at 9,000 ft.
Where Nornew'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, “Nornew — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nornew-70895 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).