Norton Oil
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Norton Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 8
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Norton Oil operate?
Norton Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Mississippi (14). Its 14 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Norton Oil'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 Norton Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) are oil wells and 8 (57%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Parker # J-1 # J-1 in Adams, MS at 6,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (MS) and Forrest (MS).
Notable wells operated by Norton Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker # J-1 # J-1 | 23-001-01454 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Norton Oil Co. | 6,150 ft |
| N O Entrekin 2 2 | 23-035-00112 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | 5,092 ft |
| Cresote Oil Corp.Unit#1 1 | 23-035-00108 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Creosote Oil 2 2 | 23-035-00109 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Creosote 3 3 | 23-035-00110 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Creosote Unit 1 4 4 | 23-035-00116 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Creosote Unit 2 5 5 | 23-035-00117 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Creosote Unit 2 6 6 | 23-035-00118 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Entrekin Unit 4 4 | 23-035-00121 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Hoadley Unit 4 4 | 23-035-00122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Maxie Gas U Sw-81 1 1 | 23-035-00123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
| Board Supervisors 1 1 | 23-035-20002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Forrest, MS | Norton Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Norton Oil operate?
Norton Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Norton Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Norton Oil's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Norton Oil operate wells?
Norton Oil is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (14).
Does Norton Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Norton Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 8 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Norton Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Parker # J-1 # J-1 in Adams, MS is the deepest at 6,150 ft.
Where Norton Oil'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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/norton-oil-136943 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).