North Dakota Geological Survey

Well Circulars - Benson County


Location of County Circular Information Location of County Circular Information 1 Location of County Circular Information 2 Location of County Circular Information 3 Location of County Circular Information 4 Location of County Circular Information 5 Location of County Circular Information 6 Map of Benson County with Well Locations

General Information


Circular 1 1937 Instructions for Well Gage Observers in North Dakota
Circular2 1938 Instructions for Observers of Municipal Wells
Circular 3 1938 Maps and Graphs Prepared for the Water Resources Committee North Dakota State Planning Board
Circular 4 1939 Instructions for Recorders in Well Survey of North Dakota
Circular 5 1954 Well Data and Tops of Significant Wells
1955 1955 Supplement
1966 10th Revision, 1st Supplement

Oil Well Summaries


Circular Number Operator/Well Name Permit Number API Number Location
102 Shell Oil Co. - #1 Rudolph Gigstad 663 33-005-00010 NENW Sec. 10, T.151N., R.70W.
111 Shell Oil Co. - #1 Eilert Spidahl 654 33-005-00008 SENE Sec. 21, T.152N., R.69W.
119 Calvert Expl. Co. - #1 Stadum 632 33-005-00004 NWSE Sec. 31, T.154N., R.70W.
129 Shell Oil Co. - #1 Chester Torgerson 636 33-005-00005 SENE Sec. 17, T.153N., R.69W.
142 Shell Oil Co. - #1 J. O. Crum 624 33-005-00003 NWSE Sec. 34, T.156N., R.70W.
146 Shell Oil Co. - #1 Joseph Blegen 695 33-005-00014 SWSE Sec. 14, T.155N., R. 67W.
147 Shell Oil Co. - #1 Oscar Sinness 692 33-005-00013 NESW Sec. 2, T.156N., R.67 W.
148 Shell Oil Co. - #1 Betsy Jorgenson 616 33-005-00002 NESW Sec. 5, T.156N., R.68W.
151 Shell Oil Co. - #1 Murphy Christensen 645 33-005-00006 NENW Sec. 27, T.153N., R.67W.
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