Northern Ordinance
Operator of record for 50 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NORTHERN ORDINANCE, INC. · Northern Ordinance · Northern Ordinance, Inc.
At a glance
Northern Ordinance is the operator of record for 50 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 49 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 46 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
50
Active
0
Plugged
49
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 46 |
| Arkansas | 3 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Northern Ordinance operate?
Northern Ordinance's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Montana (46), Arkansas (3) and North Dakota (1). Its 46 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 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 Ordinance’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Northern Ordinance's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Northern Ordinance operate?
By product class, 12 (24%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Waggoner, Dora B 1 in Columbia, AR at 10,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Columbia (AR), Musselshell (MT) and Miller (AR). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Northern Ordinance
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waggoner, Dora B 1 | 03-027-01352 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Northern Ordinance | 10,600 ft |
| Morris 1 | 25-065-05056 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 7,495 ft |
| Wells, J B 1 | 03-027-00546 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Northern Ordinance | 7,285 ft |
| Adcock Heirs "A" 1 | 03-091-00894 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Northern Ordinance | 6,706 ft |
| R F Mctavwish 1 | 25-065-05046 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 6,437 ft |
| Nppr 1-19-G | 25-065-05041 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 6,243 ft |
| L T Morris 3-A | 25-065-05072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 6,234 ft |
| Np Rr 1-23-G | 25-065-05045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 6,232 ft |
| Morris 1-B | 25-065-05071 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 6,200 ft |
| Morris 2-B | 25-065-05062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 6,173 ft |
| Darr 1 | 25-065-05070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 6,125 ft |
| Darr 2 | 25-065-05057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Northern Ordinance, Inc. | 6,100 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Northern Ordinance operate?
Northern Ordinance is the operator of record for 50 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (46). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Northern Ordinance's wells are still active?
0 of Northern Ordinance's catalogued wells are active; 49 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Northern Ordinance operate wells?
Northern Ordinance is the operator of record for wells in Montana (46), Arkansas (3) and North Dakota (1).
Does Northern Ordinance operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Northern Ordinance's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Northern Ordinance's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Waggoner, Dora B 1 in Columbia, AR is the deepest at 10,600 ft.
Where Northern Ordinance'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 Ordinance — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/northern-ordinance-52022 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).