Vern O Lund
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Vern O Lund is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (91%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vern O Lund operate?
Vern O Lund's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (11). Its 11 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 Vern O Lund’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vern O Lund's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vern O Lund operate?
By product class, 11 (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 Gladys Schwartz 1 in Burke, ND at 6,643 ft. The wells listed below sit in Burke (ND) and Bottineau (ND).
Notable wells operated by Vern O Lund
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Schwartz 1 | 33-013-00070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Vern O. Lund | 6,643 ft |
| Theodore Olson 1 | 33-013-00063 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Vern O. Lund | 6,315 ft |
| Jens Larson 1 | 33-013-00263 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Vern O. Lund | 6,303 ft |
| Robert Bley-Bank North Dakota 1 | 33-013-00450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Vern O. Lund | 6,130 ft |
| Fletcher Ingerson 1 | 33-013-00193 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Vern O. Lund | 6,105 ft |
| Fred Anderson 1 | 33-013-00162 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Vern O. Lund | 5,933 ft |
| Kathleen Overby 2 | 33-009-01410 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Vern O. Lund | 4,167 ft |
| Johnson Et Al 1 | 33-009-01147 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Vern O. Lund | 3,978 ft |
| Taralseth 1-15 | 33-009-01076 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Vern O. Lund | 3,300 ft |
| Rueben Taralseth 3-15 | 33-009-01208 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Vern O. Lund | 3,286 ft |
| Anton Nygaard 1 | 33-013-00460 | Other status | Oil | Burke, ND | Vern O. Lund | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vern O Lund operate?
Vern O Lund is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vern O Lund's wells are still active?
0 of Vern O Lund's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vern O Lund operate wells?
Vern O Lund is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (11).
Does Vern O Lund operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Vern O Lund's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vern O Lund's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gladys Schwartz 1 in Burke, ND is the deepest at 6,643 ft.
Where Vern O Lund'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, “Vern O Lund — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vern-o-lund-12076 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).