Cowan Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cowan Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cowan Oil operate?
Cowan Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (7). Its 7 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 Cowan Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cowan 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 Cowan Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Elizabeth in Weld, CO at 7,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO) and Boulder (CO).
Notable wells operated by Cowan Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Elizabeth | 05-123-12176 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Cowan Oil Co | 7,600 ft |
| 5 Blazer K-5 | 05-123-12177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Cowan Oil Co | 7,600 ft |
| 1 Dottie Eileen | 05-123-12129 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Cowan Oil Co | 7,600 ft |
| 1 Victor | 05-123-11982 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Cowan Oil Co | 7,465 ft |
| 1 Nettie P. Lewis | 05-123-05408 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Cowan Oil Co | 6,402 ft |
| 1 Harless 'F' Unit | 05-013-06162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Boulder, CO | Cowan Oil Co | 6,164 ft |
| 34-32 P. Nelson | 05-123-11613 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Cowan Oil Co | 4,638 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 7 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cowan Oil operate?
Cowan Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cowan Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Cowan Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cowan Oil operate wells?
Cowan Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (7).
Does Cowan Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Cowan Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cowan Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Elizabeth in Weld, CO is the deepest at 7,600 ft.
Where Cowan Oil'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, “Cowan Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cowan-oil-7846 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).