Northern Petroleum
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NORTHERN PETROLEUM CO · NORTHERN PETROLEUM COMPANY · Northern Petroleum Company
At a glance
Northern Petroleum is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 4 (57%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 3 wells (43% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 3 |
| Montana | 3 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Northern Petroleum operate?
Northern Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Michigan (3), Montana (3) and Colorado (1). Its 3 Montana wells are 0.0% 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 Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Northern Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Northern Petroleum operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Garold Whelden in Adams, CO at 5,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (CO), Midland (MI), Allegan (MI) and Liberty (MT). 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 Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Garold Whelden | 05-001-05305 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Northern Petroleum Company | 5,400 ft |
| Askevich, William & Mary 1 | 21-111-21846 | Other status | Other type | Midland, MI | Northern Petroleum Co | 3,535 ft |
| Rutgers, Gail 1 | 21-005-22119 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Northern Petroleum Co | 2,987 ft |
| Erickson 2 | 25-051-05235 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Liberty, MT | Northern Petroleum Company | 2,914 ft |
| Federal 1 | 25-051-05435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | Northern Petroleum Company | 2,902 ft |
| Reeve, F Estate 1 | 21-005-23328 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Northern Petroleum Co | 2,893 ft |
| Government 1 | 25-051-05261 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Liberty, MT | Northern Petroleum Company | 1,812 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Northern Petroleum operate?
Northern Petroleum is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Northern Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Northern Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Northern Petroleum operate wells?
Northern Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (3), Montana (3) and Colorado (1).
Does Northern Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Northern Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Northern Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Garold Whelden in Adams, CO is the deepest at 5,400 ft.
Where Northern Petroleum'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 Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/northern-petroleum-19122 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).