Ward Williston Drilling
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ward Williston Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ward Williston Drilling operate?
Ward Williston Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (13). Its 13 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 Ward Williston Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ward Williston Drilling'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 Ward Williston Drilling operate?
By product class, 13 (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 State A 2 in Bottineau, ND at 5,248 ft. The wells listed below sit in Bottineau (ND) and Rolette (ND).
Notable wells operated by Ward Williston Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State A 2 | 33-009-00028 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 5,248 ft |
| North Dakota State 1 | 33-009-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 4,960 ft |
| Edwin Berentson 1 | 33-009-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,633 ft |
| North Westhope-Madison Unit A-4 | 33-009-00049 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,330 ft |
| North Westhope-Madison Unit A-3 | 33-009-00047 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,310 ft |
| State B 1 | 33-079-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rolette, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,300 ft |
| North Westhope-Madison Unit C-1 | 33-009-00042 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,290 ft |
| Louis Ingersoll 1 | 33-009-01096 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,285 ft |
| North Westhope-Madison Unit Bg-2 | 33-009-00074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,253 ft |
| North Westhope-Madison Unit A-6 | 33-009-00093 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,234 ft |
| Bert Klokstad 3 | 33-009-00023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,117 ft |
| Bert Klokstad 2 | 33-009-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Ward-Williston Drilling Co. | 3,094 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ward Williston Drilling operate?
Ward Williston Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ward Williston Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Ward Williston Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ward Williston Drilling operate wells?
Ward Williston Drilling is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (13).
Does Ward Williston Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Ward Williston Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ward Williston Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, State A 2 in Bottineau, ND is the deepest at 5,248 ft.
Where Ward Williston Drilling'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, “Ward Williston Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ward-williston-drilling-18883 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).