Traverse Oil
Operator of record for 53 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TRAVERSE OIL CO · TRAVERSE OIL CO. · TRAVERSE OIL COMPANY · Traverse Oil
At a glance
Traverse Oil is the operator of record for 53 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 31 (58%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 44 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
53
Active
0
Plugged
31
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 44 |
| North Dakota | 6 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Traverse Oil operate?
Traverse Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Michigan (44), North Dakota (6), Louisiana (1), Montana (1) and Wyoming (1). Its 44 Michigan wells are 0.1% of the 85,673 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 Traverse Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Traverse Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Traverse Oil operate?
By product class, 7 (13%) 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 Nygaard 1-24 in Mckenzie, ND at 14,462 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mckenzie (ND), Vermilion (LA), Roosevelt (MT), Williams (ND), Sanilac (MI) and Kalkaska (MI) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Traverse Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nygaard 1-24 | 33-053-01254 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Traverse Oil Co. | 14,462 ft |
| Josephine C Riley Et Al 001 | 17-113-21193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Traverse Oil Co. | 14,310 ft |
| Jacobson 1-26 | 33-053-01293 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Traverse Oil Co. | 11,803 ft |
| Crusch 1 | 25-085-21255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | Traverse Oil | 11,277 ft |
| Jenner 1-7 | 33-053-01274 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Traverse Oil Co. | 10,138 ft |
| Stiehl 1-12 | 33-105-00871 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Traverse Oil Co. | 10,000 ft |
| Frostic 1-30 | 21-151-35779 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sanilac, MI | Traverse Oil Co | 7,824 ft |
| Poppy Et Al 1-25 | 21-079-34315 | Other status | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Traverse Oil Co | 7,432 ft |
| Nowicki Et Al 1-21 | 21-079-34392 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Traverse Oil Co | 7,200 ft |
| Bolin-Enness 1-20 | 21-079-35126 | Other status | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Traverse Oil Co | 7,060 ft |
| Todd-Scharmen 1-1 | 21-055-34087 | Other status | Other type | Grand Traverse, MI | Traverse Oil Co | 7,060 ft |
| Allour-Wyckoff Et Al 1-16 | 21-055-34106 | Other status | Other type | Grand Traverse, MI | Traverse Oil Co | 6,869 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Traverse Oil operate?
Traverse Oil is the operator of record for 53 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (44). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Traverse Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Traverse Oil's catalogued wells are active; 31 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Traverse Oil operate wells?
Traverse Oil is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (44), North Dakota (6), Louisiana (1), Montana (1) and Wyoming (1).
Does Traverse Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Traverse Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Traverse Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nygaard 1-24 in Mckenzie, ND is the deepest at 14,462 ft.
Where Traverse Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 44 operated by Traverse Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 6 operated by Traverse Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 1 operated by Traverse Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 1 operated by Traverse Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 1 operated by Traverse Oil
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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, “Traverse Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/traverse-oil-12085 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).