Elk Operating Services
Operator of record for 832 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Elk Operating Services is the operator of record for 832 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 588 (71%) are active, 103 (12%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 832 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
832
Active
588
Plugged
103
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 832 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 439
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 123
- Active share
- 71%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Elk Operating Services operate?
Elk Operating Services's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Utah (832). Its 832 Utah wells are 2% 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 Elk Operating Services’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
71% of Elk Operating Services's catalogued wells are active, 42 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 12% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 123 wells (15%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Elk Operating Services operate?
By product class, 439 (53%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Elk Operating Services
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElmo Crk Q-17 | 43-037-30271 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| McElmo Cr Q-15 | 43-037-30290 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U E220 | 43-037-30150 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U G408 | 43-037-30152 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U F117 | 43-037-30160 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U F318 | 43-037-30169 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U E409 | 43-037-30189 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U F120 | 43-037-30135 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U H321 | 43-037-30216 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U E426 | 43-037-30220 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U M330 | 43-037-30225 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
| Aneth U H125 | 43-037-30308 | Active | Oil | San Juan, UT | Elk Operating Services, LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Elk Operating Services operate?
Elk Operating Services is the operator of record for 832 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (832). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Elk Operating Services's wells are still active?
588 of Elk Operating Services's catalogued wells are active; 103 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Elk Operating Services operate wells?
Elk Operating Services is the operator of record for wells in Utah (832).
Does Elk Operating Services operate mostly oil or gas wells?
439 of Elk Operating Services's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Elk Operating Services'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, “Elk Operating Services — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/elk-operating-services-132045 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).