Wainoco
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wainoco is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 14 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 9 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 9 |
| Louisiana | 6 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wainoco operate?
Wainoco's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: North Dakota (9), Louisiana (6) and Mississippi (1). Its 9 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 Wainoco’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wainoco's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wainoco operate?
By product class, 9 (56%) 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 J C Thomas 001 in St Mary, LA at 12,716 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Mary (LA), Iberia (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Lafourche (LA), Grant (ND) and Stark (ND) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Wainoco
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J C Thomas 001 | 17-101-20930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Wainoco, Inc. | 12,716 ft |
| John H Walet Est 001 | 17-045-20381 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Wainoco, Inc. | 11,976 ft |
| R C Milling 001 | 17-109-21384 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Wainoco, Inc. | 11,895 ft |
| Nettie M Jones Etal 001 | 17-057-21346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Wainoco, Inc. | 11,005 ft |
| Krause 22-5 | 33-037-00019 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grant, ND | Wainoco, Inc. | 9,325 ft |
| Oe 34-9 | 33-089-00192 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, ND | Wainoco, Inc. | 9,070 ft |
| State Of North Dakota 31-16 | 33-101-00171 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ward, ND | Wainoco, Inc. | 6,720 ft |
| Serena Elberg 1 | 33-075-00576 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Wainoco, Inc. | 5,400 ft |
| Cliff Burbidge 11-26 | 33-075-00546 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Wainoco, Inc. | 5,140 ft |
| Klosterman 14-10 | 33-075-00612 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Wainoco, Inc. | 4,665 ft |
| Hartman 32-2 | 33-075-00611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Wainoco, Inc. | 4,622 ft |
| Helming 21-18 | 33-009-01173 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Wainoco, Inc. | 4,600 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wainoco operate?
Wainoco is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wainoco's wells are still active?
0 of Wainoco's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wainoco operate wells?
Wainoco is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (9), Louisiana (6) and Mississippi (1).
Does Wainoco operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Wainoco's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wainoco's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J C Thomas 001 in St Mary, LA is the deepest at 12,716 ft.
Where Wainoco'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, “Wainoco — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wainoco-40045 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).