North Star Mining & Dev
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
North Star Mining & Dev is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does North Star Mining & Dev operate?
North Star Mining & Dev's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (13). Its 13 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Star Mining & Dev’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of North Star Mining & Dev'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 Star Mining & Dev operate?
By product class, 6 (46%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Kern (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Riverside (CA) and Orange (CA).
Notable wells operated by North Star Mining & Dev
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by North Star Mining & Dev. Co. 2 | 04-029-32660 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| North Star-Lyons 2 | 04-037-05725 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| Shepard 1 | 04-037-13120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| Kirk Community 1 | 04-037-17454 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| Kirk Community 3 | 04-037-17455 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| Kirk Community 4 | 04-037-17456 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| Kirk Community 5 | 04-037-17457 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| Kirk Community 6 | 04-037-17458 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| Zuni 2 | 04-037-17459 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| Lease by North Star Mining & Dev. Co. 1 | 04-029-32659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| North Star Temescal 1 | 04-065-00114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Riverside, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
| North Star-Johnson 1 | 04-059-01092 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Orange, CA | North Star Mining & Dev. Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does North Star Mining & Dev operate?
North Star Mining & Dev is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of North Star Mining & Dev's wells are still active?
0 of North Star Mining & Dev's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does North Star Mining & Dev operate wells?
North Star Mining & Dev is the operator of record for wells in California (13).
Does North Star Mining & Dev operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of North Star Mining & Dev's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where North Star Mining & Dev'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 Star Mining & Dev — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/north-star-mining-dev-10629 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).