Signal Drilling & Exploration
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Signal Drilling & Exploration 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 North Dakota, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Signal Drilling & Exploration operate?
Signal Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (14). Its 14 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 Signal Drilling & Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Signal Drilling & Exploration'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 Signal Drilling & Exploration operate?
By product class, 14 (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 Alfred Joyce 1 in Divide, ND at 7,856 ft. The wells listed below sit in Divide (ND), Oliver (ND) and Burke (ND).
Notable wells operated by Signal Drilling & Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Joyce 1 | 33-023-00063 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 7,856 ft |
| Lund 1 | 33-023-00062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 7,773 ft |
| Knute A. Unhjem 1 | 33-023-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 7,510 ft |
| Carlson 1 | 33-023-00061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 7,095 ft |
| Government-Wigness 1 | 33-023-00060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 7,085 ft |
| Elmar 1 | 33-023-00059 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 6,940 ft |
| Paul Bueligen 1 | 33-065-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oliver, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 6,894 ft |
| Arnold Hagen 1 | 33-023-00056 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 6,755 ft |
| State Brady 1 | 33-023-00057 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 6,518 ft |
| Amos Nelson 1 | 33-013-00135 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 6,010 ft |
| Lyda Christensen 1 | 33-013-00203 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 5,717 ft |
| Ethel Skeem 1 | 33-013-00199 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Signal Drilling & Exploration, Inc. | 5,698 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 14 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Signal Drilling & Exploration operate?
Signal Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Signal Drilling & Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Signal Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Signal Drilling & Exploration operate wells?
Signal Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (14).
Does Signal Drilling & Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Signal Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Signal Drilling & Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Alfred Joyce 1 in Divide, ND is the deepest at 7,856 ft.
Where Signal Drilling & Exploration'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, “Signal Drilling & Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/signal-drilling-exploration-39884 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).