Contango Resources
Operator of record for 4,548 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CONTANGO RESOURCES COMPANY · CONTANGO RESOURCES LLC · CONTANGO RESOURCES, INC. · CONTANGO RESOURCES, LLC · …
At a glance
Contango Resources is the operator of record for 4,548 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 1,546 (34%) are active, 686 (15%) plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 4,022 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4,548
Active
1,546
Plugged
686
Orphaned
15
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 4,022 |
| Oklahoma | 275 |
| New Mexico | 150 |
| Montana | 93 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2,266
- Gas wells
- 599
- Shut-in
- 1,439
- Active share
- 34%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Contango Resources operate?
Contango Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Wyoming (4,022), Oklahoma (275), New Mexico (150), Montana (93) and Louisiana (8). Its 4,022 Wyoming wells are 3% of the 129,957 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 Contango Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
34% of Contango Resources's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1,439 wells (32%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 15 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Contango Resources operate?
By product class, 2,266 (50%) are oil wells and 599 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hadson Federal #002 in Eddy, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Eddy (NM), Fremont (WY) and Natrona (WY). State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Contango Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadson Federal #002 | 30-015-26604 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Contango Resources, LLC | 99,999 ft |
| Big Horn 6-27 | 49-013-21962 | Shut-in | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 25,830 ft |
| Big Horn 5-6 | 49-013-21917 | Active | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 25,175 ft |
| Big Horn 8-35 | 49-013-22127 | Active | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 24,966 ft |
| Big Horn 1-5 | 49-013-21362 | Active | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 24,877 ft |
| Big Horn 10-5 | 49-013-22811 | Active | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 24,750 ft |
| Bighorn 4-36 | 49-013-21756 | Active | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 24,600 ft |
| Big Horn 7-34 | 49-013-22051 | Active | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 24,525 ft |
| Big Horn 9-4 | 49-013-22226 | Active | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 24,283 ft |
| Bighorn 2-3 | 49-013-21510 | Active | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 24,250 ft |
| Big Horn 3-36 | 49-013-21631 | Shut-in | Gas | Fremont, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 23,331 ft |
| Deep Unit W-045804e 1-29 | 49-025-21132 | Shut-in | Gas | Natrona, WY | Contango Resources LLC | 22,674 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Contango Resources operate?
Contango Resources is the operator of record for 4,548 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (4,022). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Contango Resources's wells are still active?
1,546 of Contango Resources's catalogued wells are active; 686 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Contango Resources operate wells?
Contango Resources is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (4,022), Oklahoma (275), New Mexico (150), Montana (93) and Louisiana (8).
Does Contango Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2,266 of Contango Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 599 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Contango Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hadson Federal #002 in Eddy, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Contango Resources's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 4,022 operated by Contango Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 275 operated by Contango Resources
- Oil & gas wells in New Mexico· 150 operated by Contango Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 93 operated by Contango Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 8 operated by Contango Resources
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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, “Contango Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/contango-resources-1053 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).