Charles C Townsend
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Charles C Townsend · Charles C. Townsend
At a glance
Charles C Townsend is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (86%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
Is this your company?
Claim Charles C Townsend to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Charles C Townsend operate?
Charles C Townsend's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (14). Its 14 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Charles C Townsend’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Charles C Townsend's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Charles C Townsend operate?
By product class, 4 (29%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ventura (CA), Kern (CA), San Luis Obispo (CA) and Los Angeles (CA). 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 Charles C Townsend
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkop 1S | 04-111-05691 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Charles C Townsend | — |
| Townsend 2 | 04-029-32709 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Charles C. Townsend | — |
| Townsend 3 | 04-029-32710 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Charles C. Townsend | — |
| Brinkop 2S | 04-111-05692 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Charles C Townsend | — |
| Townsend-Gunter 1 | 04-079-00550 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Luis Obispo, CA | Charles C. Townsend | — |
| Townsend-Peterson 1 | 04-079-00551 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Luis Obispo, CA | Charles C. Townsend | — |
| Townsend 3A | 04-029-20409 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Charles C. Townsend | — |
| Townsend 1A | 04-029-20407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Charles C. Townsend | — |
| Townsend 2A | 04-029-20408 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Charles C. Townsend | — |
| Townsend-Decardo 1 | 04-037-24153 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Charles C Townsend | — |
| Townsend 1 | 04-029-32708 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Charles C. Townsend | — |
| Townsend-Allen 1 | 04-037-20985 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | Charles C Townsend | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 14 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Charles C Townsend operate?
Charles C Townsend is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Charles C Townsend's wells are still active?
0 of Charles C Townsend's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Charles C Townsend operate wells?
Charles C Townsend is the operator of record for wells in California (14).
Does Charles C Townsend operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Charles C Townsend's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Charles C Townsend'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, “Charles C Townsend — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/charles-c-townsend-5504 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).