Argo Oil
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ARGO OIL CORP. · ARGO OIL CORPORATION · Argo Oil · Argo Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Argo Oil is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 23 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 13 wells (57% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
0
Plugged
23
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 13 |
| Wyoming | 5 |
| Montana | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Argo Oil operate?
Argo Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Colorado (13), Wyoming (5), Montana (2), California (1) and North Dakota (1) and 1 more. Its 13 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Argo Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Argo Oil'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 Argo Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (26%) 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 1 Government - Chorney in Rio Blanco, CO at 10,270 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rio Blanco (CO), Dunn (ND), Carbon (MT), Logan (CO), Moffat (CO) and Morgan (CO) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Argo Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Government - Chorney | 05-103-05249 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 10,270 ft |
| Harry Larson 1 | 33-025-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Argo Oil Corp. | 9,712 ft |
| N P R R 1 | 25-009-05232 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carbon, MT | Argo Oil | 9,300 ft |
| 4 Urado | 05-103-05001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 7,023 ft |
| 2-28-4 Baxter Pass Unit | 05-103-05003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 7,015 ft |
| 1 Uprr | 05-075-07287 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 6,154 ft |
| Govt 1 | 25-009-05137 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carbon, MT | Argo Oil | 6,033 ft |
| 1 Govt-Gates | 05-103-05081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 5,828 ft |
| 1 Craig | 05-081-05162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 5,700 ft |
| 1 State-Sterling | 05-075-06775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 5,550 ft |
| 1 Segelke 'C' | 05-087-40055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 5,126 ft |
| 1 Edith Killough, Et Al | 05-121-06618 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Argo Oil Corporation | 5,027 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 23 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Argo Oil operate?
Argo Oil is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Argo Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Argo Oil's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Argo Oil operate wells?
Argo Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (13), Wyoming (5), Montana (2), California (1), North Dakota (1) and Utah (1).
Does Argo Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Argo Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Argo Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Government - Chorney in Rio Blanco, CO is the deepest at 10,270 ft.
Where Argo Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 13 operated by Argo Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 5 operated by Argo Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 2 operated by Argo Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 1 operated by Argo Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 1 operated by Argo Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 1 operated by Argo Oil
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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, “Argo Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/argo-oil-4604 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).