Antero Resources
Operator of record for 2,428 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ANTERO RESOURCES CORP · ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
At a glance
Antero Resources is the operator of record for 2,428 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1,682 (69%) are active, 101 (4%) plugged & abandoned and 50 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 2,329 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2,428
Active
1,682
Plugged
101
Orphaned
50
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 2,329 |
| Ohio | 54 |
| Oklahoma | 33 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 49
- Gas wells
- 2,172
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 69%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Antero Resources operate?
Antero Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: West Virginia (2,329), Ohio (54), Oklahoma (33) and Pennsylvania (12). Its 2,329 West Virginia wells are 2% of the 118,569 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 Antero Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
69% of Antero Resources's catalogued wells are active, 40 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 4% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 50 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Antero Resources operate?
By product class, 49 (2%) are oil wells and 2,172 (89%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Watchtower Unit 1h in Noble, OH at 29,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Noble (OH) and Monroe (OH). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Antero Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watchtower Unit 1h | 34-121-24635 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 29,000 ft |
| Zimmer Unit 1h | 34-121-24653 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 23,000 ft |
| Zimmer Unit 2h | 34-121-24652 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 22,000 ft |
| Zimmer East Unit 1h | 34-121-24651 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 22,000 ft |
| Iles Unit 3h | 34-121-24608 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 21,500 ft |
| Siberian Unit 5h | 34-121-24534 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 21,000 ft |
| Mcchesney Unit 1h | 34-111-24716 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 20,000 ft |
| Mcchesney Unit 2h | 34-111-24717 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 20,000 ft |
| Roman Unit # 3h 3h | 34-121-24588 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 18,900 ft |
| Stout Unit 2h | 34-121-24476 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 18,500 ft |
| Benatar Unit 3h | 34-111-24524 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 18,500 ft |
| Stout Unit 1h | 34-121-24475 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OH | Antero Resources Corporation | 18,500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Antero Resources operate?
Antero Resources is the operator of record for 2,428 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (2,329). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Antero Resources's wells are still active?
1,682 of Antero Resources's catalogued wells are active; 101 are plugged & abandoned and 50 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Antero Resources operate wells?
Antero Resources is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (2,329), Ohio (54), Oklahoma (33) and Pennsylvania (12).
Does Antero Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
49 of Antero Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2,172 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Antero Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Watchtower Unit 1h in Noble, OH is the deepest at 29,000 ft.
Where Antero Resources'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, “Antero Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/antero-resources-12299 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).