North American Shield
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
North American Shield is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does North American Shield operate?
North American Shield's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (7). Its 7 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 North American Shield’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of North American Shield'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 North American Shield operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Ek 7 in Dickinson, MI at 560 ft.
Notable wells operated by North American Shield
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ek 7 | 21-043-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dickinson, MI | North American Shield | 560 ft |
| Ek 1 | 21-043-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dickinson, MI | North American Shield | 550 ft |
| Ek 2 | 21-043-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dickinson, MI | North American Shield | 525 ft |
| Ek 6 | 21-043-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dickinson, MI | North American Shield | 500 ft |
| Ek 3 | 21-043-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dickinson, MI | North American Shield | 260 ft |
| Ek 4 | 21-043-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dickinson, MI | North American Shield | 250 ft |
| Ek 5 | 21-043-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dickinson, MI | North American Shield | 250 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 7 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does North American Shield operate?
North American Shield is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of North American Shield's wells are still active?
0 of North American Shield's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does North American Shield operate wells?
North American Shield is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (7).
Does North American Shield operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of North American Shield's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is North American Shield's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ek 7 in Dickinson, MI is the deepest at 560 ft.
Where North American Shield'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, “North American Shield — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/north-american-shield-120260 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).