Norton Frickey
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Norton Frickey is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (20%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
4
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 Norton Frickey operate?
Norton Frickey'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 Norton Frickey’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Norton Frickey's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Norton Frickey 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 Wj Bn 1-15 in Billings, ND at 11,365 ft.
Notable wells operated by Norton Frickey
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wj Bn 1-15 | 33-007-00398 | Orphaned | Oil | Billings, ND | Norton Frickey | 11,365 ft |
| Bn 2-27 | 33-007-00641 | Orphaned | Oil | Billings, ND | Norton Frickey | 11,200 ft |
| Us Federal 1-33 | 33-007-00634 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Norton Frickey | 11,033 ft |
| State 1-16 | 33-007-00387 | Orphaned | Oil | Billings, ND | Norton Frickey | 9,580 ft |
| Us 3-22 | 33-007-00484 | Orphaned | Oil | Billings, ND | Norton Frickey | 9,570 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Norton Frickey operate?
Norton Frickey 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 Norton Frickey's wells are still active?
0 of Norton Frickey's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Norton Frickey operate wells?
Norton Frickey is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (5).
Does Norton Frickey operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Norton Frickey's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Norton Frickey's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wj Bn 1-15 in Billings, ND is the deepest at 11,365 ft.
Where Norton Frickey'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, “Norton Frickey — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/norton-frickey-9649 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).