Northern Oil
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NORTHERN OIL CO · NORTHERN OIL CORP · Northern Oil Co · Northern Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Northern Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 10 (48%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 15 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 15 |
| California | 3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 4
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Northern Oil operate?
Northern Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (15), California (3), Kentucky (2) and Utah (1). Its 15 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Northern Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Northern Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 48% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells (19%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Northern Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (43%) 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 Greenwell 1 in Meade, KY at 1,460 ft. The wells listed below sit in Meade (KY) and Crawford (IL). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Northern Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwell 1 | KGS record 2026894 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Meade, KY | Northern Oil Corp | 1,460 ft |
| Dickenson, J.N. 1 | 12-033-09911 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 1,026 ft |
| Montgomery, S.C. 5 | 12-033-09958 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 1,021 ft |
| Dickenson, J.N. 8 | 12-033-09913 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 1,012 ft |
| Dickenson, W.L. & C.A. 12 | 12-033-09909 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 1,002 ft |
| Dickenson, W.L. & C.A. 4 | 12-033-09905 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 1,002 ft |
| Dickenson, J.N. 15 | 12-033-09915 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 999 ft |
| Dickenson, W.L. & C.A. 6 | 12-033-09906 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 998 ft |
| Dickenson, W.L. & C.A. 9 | 12-033-09908 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 997 ft |
| Dickenson, W.L. & C.A. 16 | 12-033-09910 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 990 ft |
| Dickenson, J.N. 11 | 12-033-09914 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 988 ft |
| Montgomery, S.C. 3 | 12-033-09957 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Northern Oil Co. | 983 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Northern Oil operate?
Northern Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Northern Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Northern Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Northern Oil operate wells?
Northern Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (15), California (3), Kentucky (2) and Utah (1).
Does Northern Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Northern Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Northern Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Greenwell 1 in Meade, KY is the deepest at 1,460 ft.
Where Northern Oil'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, “Northern Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/northern-oil-6221 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).