Northern Ordnance
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NORTHERN ORDNANCE INC · NORTHERN ORDNANCE, INC. · Northern Ordnance
At a glance
Northern Ordnance is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 16 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 16 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Northern Ordnance operate?
Northern Ordnance's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (16), Mississippi (2) and Wyoming (2). Its 16 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 Ordnance’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Northern Ordnance's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Northern Ordnance operate?
By product class, 1 (5%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fricker 1 in Hardin, IL at 3,306 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hardin (IL), Fayette (IL), Sublette (WY), Crook (WY), Schuyler (IL) and Mcdonough (IL) and other counties. 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 Ordnance
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fricker 1 | 12-069-00043 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardin, IL | Northern Ordnance | 3,306 ft |
| O'Connor, Mary 1 | 12-051-00152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Northern Ordnance | 3,140 ft |
| Mickelson Patented 1 | 49-035-06122 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sublette, WY | Northern Ordnance Inc | 2,532 ft |
| Sumers 1 | 49-011-05925 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Northern Ordnance Inc | 2,351 ft |
| Yaap, Albert #1 1 | 12-169-00140 | Other status | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Northern Ordnance | 783 ft |
| Deems, O. L. 1 | 12-109-00456 | Other status | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Northern Ordnance | 760 ft |
| Payne, Earl #1 1 | 12-169-00141 | Other status | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Northern Ordnance | 756 ft |
| Bohan, Florence 1 | 12-071-00082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, IL | Northern Ordnance | 729 ft |
| Covert, Stella 1 | 12-071-00083 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, IL | Northern Ordnance | 725 ft |
| Greuel, E. B. #1 1 | 12-169-00136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Northern Ordnance | 684 ft |
| Schenck, C. 1 | 12-071-00080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, IL | Northern Ordnance | 674 ft |
| Champion, G. E. 1 | 12-109-00424 | Other status | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Northern Ordnance | 642 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Northern Ordnance operate?
Northern Ordnance is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Northern Ordnance's wells are still active?
0 of Northern Ordnance's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Northern Ordnance operate wells?
Northern Ordnance is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (16), Mississippi (2) and Wyoming (2).
Does Northern Ordnance operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Northern Ordnance's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Northern Ordnance's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fricker 1 in Hardin, IL is the deepest at 3,306 ft.
Where Northern Ordnance'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 Ordnance — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/northern-ordnance-36641 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).