Northwestern Production
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NORTHWESTERN PRODUCTION INC · NORTHWESTERN PRODUCTION LLC · NORTHWESTERN PRODUCTION, INC
At a glance
Northwestern Production is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 10 (59%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 12 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 12 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Northwestern Production operate?
Northwestern Production's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: North Dakota (12) and Colorado (1). Its 12 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Northwestern Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Northwestern Production's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 59% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Northwestern Production operate?
By product class, 9 (53%) 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 Shapiro 23-10 in Billings, ND at 9,409 ft. The wells listed below sit in Billings (ND) and Archuleta (CO). 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 Northwestern Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapiro 23-10 | 33-007-01296 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 9,409 ft |
| J. O. Federal 42-18 | 33-007-01306 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 9,300 ft |
| Tracy Mountain Unit 1-15 | 33-007-01543 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 8,280 ft |
| Jiggs 32-16 | 33-007-01292 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 8,231 ft |
| Ardene 34-8 | 33-007-01288 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 8,228 ft |
| Tracy Mountain Unit 1-16 | 33-007-01528 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 8,225 ft |
| Davis Creek State 14-16 | 33-007-01297 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 8,210 ft |
| Buffalo Federal 34-7 | 33-007-01352 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 8,200 ft |
| Ardene 14-8 | 33-007-01294 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 8,160 ft |
| 2 Archuleta Ranch | 05-007-06085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Northwestern Production, Inc | 3,309 ft |
| Tmw 34-22 | 33-007-01908 | Other status | Oil | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 0 ft |
| Tmw 12-23 | 33-007-01909 | Other status | Oil | Billings, ND | Northwestern Production LLC | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Northwestern Production operate?
Northwestern Production is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Northwestern Production's wells are still active?
0 of Northwestern Production's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Northwestern Production operate wells?
Northwestern Production is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (12) and Colorado (1).
Does Northwestern Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Northwestern Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Northwestern Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shapiro 23-10 in Billings, ND is the deepest at 9,409 ft.
Where Northwestern Production'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, “Northwestern Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/northwestern-production-13168 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).