Northwest Oil Develop
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Northwest Oil Develop is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (43%) are active, 4 (57%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
3
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Northwest Oil Develop operate?
Northwest Oil Develop's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Northwest Oil Develop’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Northwest Oil Develop's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above 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 Northwest Oil Develop operate?
By product class, 4 (57%) 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 Scott 1-A in Jefferson, IL at 4,050 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL), Christian (IL), Clinton (IL), Crawford (IL) and Madison (IL).
Notable wells operated by Northwest Oil Develop
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott 1-A | 12-081-23090 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Northwest Oil Develop. | 4,050 ft |
| Zindel, H. 1 | 12-021-22903 | Active | Oil | Christian, IL | Northwest Oil Develop. | 2,314 ft |
| Gillette 1 | 12-021-23295 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Northwest Oil Develop. | 2,307 ft |
| Zindel 1-A | 12-021-23538 | Active | Oil | Christian, IL | Northwest Oil Develop. | 2,302 ft |
| Swagler Bros. 1 | 12-027-24561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Northwest Oil Develop. | 1,437 ft |
| Love, A. E. 2-A | 12-033-30676 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Northwest Oil Develop. | 1,014 ft |
| Steinkoenig 1 | 12-119-23355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, IL | Northwest Oil Develop. | 602 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Northwest Oil Develop operate?
Northwest Oil Develop is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Northwest Oil Develop's wells are still active?
3 of Northwest Oil Develop's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Northwest Oil Develop operate wells?
Northwest Oil Develop is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Northwest Oil Develop operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Northwest Oil Develop's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Northwest Oil Develop's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Scott 1-A in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 4,050 ft.
Where Northwest Oil Develop'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, “Northwest Oil Develop — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/northwest-oil-develop-92200 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).