API 33-005-00005Plugged & abandonedOil well
Chester Torgerson 1
Oil well in Benson County, North Dakota · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Jun 28, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,880 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 33-005-00005
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: DRY)
- Type
- Oil(OG)
- Field
- Wildcat
- County
- Benson
- Coordinates
- 48.07333, -99.41850
- State record #
- 636
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4,222
- Active
- 139
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- SHELL OIL CO.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eilert Spidahl 1 | 33-005-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Co. |
| John K. Myhre 1 | 33-005-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Co. |
| Adolph Engstrom 1 | 33-005-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | I. J. Wilhite & Simcox Oil Co. |
| Lars A. Togstad 1 | 33-005-00011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Co. |
| H. R. Hofstrand 1 | 33-005-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: North Dakota oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.