Columbia Gas Development
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP · COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP. · Columbia Gas Development · Columbia Gas Development Corp.
At a glance
Columbia Gas Development is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 17 (52%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 20 wells (61% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 20 |
| Utah | 6 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 25
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Columbia Gas Development operate?
Columbia Gas Development's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: North Dakota (20), Utah (6), Kansas (4), New Mexico (2) and Alabama (1). Its 20 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Columbia Gas Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Columbia Gas Development's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Columbia Gas Development operate?
By product class, 25 (76%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Martinez 4 #001 in Rio Arriba, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rio Arriba (NM), Escambia (AL), Mckenzie (ND), Williams (ND), Dunn (ND) and Divide (ND) and other counties. 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 Columbia Gas Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez 4 #001 | 30-039-25383 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rio Arriba, NM | Columbia Gas Development Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Seaxe-A.Z. Savage Heirs 28-9 #1 | 01-053-20255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Escambia, AL | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 16,200 ft |
| Jepson 32-1 | 33-053-01896 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 13,613 ft |
| Rehab 21-1 | 33-053-01702 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 13,459 ft |
| Anderson 6-1 | 33-105-01353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 13,165 ft |
| Federal Starr 25-1 | 33-025-00422 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 10,606 ft |
| C. G. Fortier A 1-R | 33-023-00229 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 10,370 ft |
| Krank 28-1 | 33-089-00416 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 10,260 ft |
| Anderson-Federal State 30-1 | 33-105-01235 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 9,320 ft |
| Sovig 13-1 | 33-105-01161 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 9,250 ft |
| Anderson 34-1 | 33-025-00490 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 9,200 ft |
| Grant 24-1 | 15-065-22489 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | 4,159 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Columbia Gas Development operate?
Columbia Gas Development is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Columbia Gas Development's wells are still active?
0 of Columbia Gas Development's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Columbia Gas Development operate wells?
Columbia Gas Development is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (20), Utah (6), Kansas (4), New Mexico (2) and Alabama (1).
Does Columbia Gas Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
25 of Columbia Gas Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Columbia Gas Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Martinez 4 #001 in Rio Arriba, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Columbia Gas Development's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 20 operated by Columbia Gas Development
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 6 operated by Columbia Gas Development
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 4 operated by Columbia Gas Development
- Oil & gas wells in New Mexico· 2 operated by Columbia Gas Development
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 1 operated by Columbia Gas Development
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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, “Columbia Gas Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/columbia-gas-development-10914 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).