Northwestern Refining
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Northwestern Refining is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Northwestern Refining operate?
Northwestern Refining's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (5). Its 5 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 Refining’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Northwestern Refining's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Northwestern Refining operate?
By product class, 5 (100%) 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 Lagein-Federal Land Bank 1 in Divide, ND at 7,050 ft. The wells listed below sit in Divide (ND), Renville (ND) and Bottineau (ND).
Notable wells operated by Northwestern Refining
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagein-Federal Land Bank 1 | 33-023-00098 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Northwestern Refining Co. | 7,050 ft |
| Calvin And Lois Whited 1 | 33-075-00406 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Northwestern Refining Co. | 4,953 ft |
| Leo Gates 1 | 33-075-00419 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Northwestern Refining Co. | 4,501 ft |
| Hjelmeland-U.C.L.I. 1 | 33-075-00427 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Northwestern Refining Co. | 4,453 ft |
| Anna Backman 1 | 33-009-00941 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Northwestern Refining Co. | 3,049 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Northwestern Refining operate?
Northwestern Refining is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Northwestern Refining's wells are still active?
0 of Northwestern Refining's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Northwestern Refining operate wells?
Northwestern Refining is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (5).
Does Northwestern Refining operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Northwestern Refining's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Northwestern Refining's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lagein-Federal Land Bank 1 in Divide, ND is the deepest at 7,050 ft.
Where Northwestern Refining'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 Refining — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/northwestern-refining-2481 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).