API 33-005-00010Plugged & abandonedOil well
Rudolph Gigstad 1
Oil well in Benson County, North Dakota · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Jul 31, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,172 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 33-005-00010
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: DRY)
- Type
- Oil(OG)
- Field
- Wildcat
- County
- Benson
- Coordinates
- 47.91759, -99.61074
- State record #
- 663
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rueben Olson 1 | 33-005-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Don Bills |
| Christian Hvinden 1 | 33-005-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Co. |
| Eilert Spidahl 1 | 33-005-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Co. |
| Adolph Engstrom 1 | 33-005-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | I. J. Wilhite & Simcox Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: North Dakota oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.