North American Resources
Operator of record for 120 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES CO. · NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY · North American Resources Company · North American Resources Inc.
At a glance
North American Resources is the operator of record for 120 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1 (0.8%) are active, 67 (56%) plugged & abandoned and 19 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 64 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
120
Active
1
Plugged
67
Orphaned
19
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 64 |
| Kansas | 42 |
| Montana | 9 |
| North Dakota | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 14
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does North American Resources operate?
North American Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Colorado (64), Kansas (42), Montana (9) and North Dakota (5). Its 64 Colorado wells are 0.1% of the 124,327 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 North American Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.8% of North American Resources's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 19 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does North American Resources operate?
By product class, 35 (29%) are oil wells and 14 (12%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 21-15 Federal in Garfield, CO at 10,256 ft. The wells listed below sit in Garfield (CO), Bowman (ND), Dunn (ND), Broomfield (CO) and Boulder (CO). 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 North American Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-15 Federal | 05-045-06759 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, CO | North American Resources Company | 10,256 ft |
| Dronen 42-20 | 33-011-00491 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bowman, ND | North American Resources Co. | 9,605 ft |
| 23-30 Federal | 05-045-06769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, CO | North American Resources Company | 9,465 ft |
| Palczewski 34-11 | 33-011-00433 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bowman, ND | North American Resources Co. | 9,380 ft |
| Hansen 24-9 | 33-025-00495 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | North American Resources Co. | 9,300 ft |
| Lynch 31-20 | 33-025-00482 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | North American Resources Co. | 9,275 ft |
| Hausauer 11-21 | 33-025-00483 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | North American Resources Co. | 9,236 ft |
| 1 Northland 'F' Unit | 05-014-09081 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Broomfield, CO | North American Resources Company | 9,019 ft |
| 1 Lakeview 'H' Unit | 05-014-09082 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Broomfield, CO | North American Resources Company | 8,997 ft |
| 1 Swink G Unit | 05-014-09034 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Broomfield, CO | North American Resources Company | 8,960 ft |
| 1 Zuni K Unit | 05-014-09043 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Broomfield, CO | North American Resources Company | 8,960 ft |
| 2 Erie Eight E Unit | 05-013-06242 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Boulder, CO | North American Resources Company | 8,770 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does North American Resources operate?
North American Resources is the operator of record for 120 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (64). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of North American Resources's wells are still active?
1 of North American Resources's catalogued wells are active; 67 are plugged & abandoned and 19 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does North American Resources operate wells?
North American Resources is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (64), Kansas (42), Montana (9) and North Dakota (5).
Does North American Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of North American Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 14 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is North American Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 21-15 Federal in Garfield, CO is the deepest at 10,256 ft.
Where North American Resources's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 64 operated by North American Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 42 operated by North American Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 9 operated by North American Resources
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 5 operated by North American Resources
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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, “North American Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/north-american-resources-3030 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).