Cabot
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CABOT CORP · Cabot Corp · Cabot Corp. · Cabot Corporation
At a glance
Cabot is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 1 (7%) are active, 10 (71%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 4 wells (29% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
1
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cabot operate?
Cabot's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: New Mexico (4), Illinois (3), Kentucky (2), Michigan (2) and Utah (2) and 1 more. Its 2 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 Cabot’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Cabot's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cabot operate?
By product class, 2 (14%) 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 Howard Fleet #001 in Lea, NM at 12,840 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM), Douglas (IL), Ingham (MI), Mccreary (KY) and Iron (UT). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Cabot
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Fleet #001 | 30-025-05086 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Cabot Corp | 12,840 ft |
| H L Lowe C #001 | 30-025-05082 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Cabot Corp | 12,689 ft |
| Howard Fleet #004 | 30-025-05089 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Cabot Corp | 12,471 ft |
| Cabot 1 | 12-041-00843 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Cabot Corporation | 5,317 ft |
| Cabot-Tuscola 2 | 12-041-21220 | Other status | Other type | Douglas, IL | Cabot Corporation | 5,300 ft |
| Cabot WDW 3 | 12-041-22459 | Active | Injection | Douglas, IL | Cabot Corporation | 5,297 ft |
| Waid, Bessie M 1-3 | 21-065-30134 | Other status | Other type | Ingham, MI | Cabot Corp | 4,840 ft |
| Swan, James C Et Al 1 | 21-065-30737 | Other status | Other type | Ingham, MI | Cabot Corp | 4,535 ft |
| Stearns Coal & Lumber Co 1 | 16-147-00371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Cabot Corp | 1,665 ft |
| Stearns Coal & Lumber Co 1 | 16-147-00372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Cabot Corp | 579 ft |
| Howard Fleet #003 | 30-025-05088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Cabot Corp | 0 ft |
| Cedar City U 1 | 43-021-30004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iron, UT | Cabot Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cabot operate?
Cabot is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cabot's wells are still active?
1 of Cabot's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cabot operate wells?
Cabot is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (4), Illinois (3), Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Utah (2) and California (1).
Does Cabot operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Cabot's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cabot's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Howard Fleet #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 12,840 ft.
Where Cabot's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in New Mexico· 4 operated by Cabot
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 3 operated by Cabot
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 2 operated by Cabot
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 2 operated by Cabot
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 2 operated by Cabot
- Oil & gas wells in California· 1 operated by Cabot
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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, “Cabot — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cabot-9706 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).