Five States Operating
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FIVE STATES OPERATING COMPANY · FIVE STATES OPERATING COMPANY LLC · FIVE STATES OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
At a glance
Five States Operating is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 16 (52%) are active, 5 (16%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 17 wells (55% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
16
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 17 |
| North Dakota | 9 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 4
- Active share
- 52%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Five States Operating operate?
Five States Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Wyoming (17), North Dakota (9) and Louisiana (5). Its 9 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 Five States Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
52% of Five States Operating's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 16% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells (13%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Five States Operating operate?
By product class, 24 (77%) 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 Bc 1-21h in Stark, ND at 14,114 ft. The wells listed below sit in Stark (ND), Iberia (LA) and Laramie (WY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Five States Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc 1-21h | 33-089-00914 | Active | Oil | Stark, ND | Five States Operating Company, LLC | 14,114 ft |
| Bc 2-21h | 33-089-00916 | Active | Oil | Stark, ND | Five States Operating Company, LLC | 14,093 ft |
| Rh 1-16h | 33-089-00909 | Active | Oil | Stark, ND | Five States Operating Company, LLC | 14,000 ft |
| Rh 1-8h | 33-089-00907 | Active | Oil | Stark, ND | Five States Operating Company, LLC | 13,960 ft |
| J B Schwing 004 | 17-045-20884 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberia, LA | Five States Operating Company | 10,500 ft |
| Jules B Schwing C 002 | 17-045-20907 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberia, LA | Five States Operating Company | 9,500 ft |
| Bravo Swd | 33-089-00915 | Active | Injection | Stark, ND | Five States Operating Company, LLC | 9,457 ft |
| J B Schwing C 004 | 17-045-20944 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberia, LA | Five States Operating Company | 8,092 ft |
| Hanson 34-41 | 49-021-20574 | Shut-in | Oil | Laramie, WY | Five States Operating Company LLC | 8,015 ft |
| 7400 Ra Sua;j B Schwing C 003 | 17-045-20911 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Five States Operating Company | 8,000 ft |
| Scheel 26-43 | 49-021-20560 | Active | Oil | Laramie, WY | Five States Operating Company LLC | 7,905 ft |
| Cowboy 35-21 | 49-021-20555 | Other status | Injection | Laramie, WY | Five States Operating Company LLC | 7,863 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 31 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Five States Operating operate?
Five States Operating is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Five States Operating's wells are still active?
16 of Five States Operating's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Five States Operating operate wells?
Five States Operating is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (17), North Dakota (9) and Louisiana (5).
Does Five States Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Five States Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Five States Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bc 1-21h in Stark, ND is the deepest at 14,114 ft.
Where Five States Operating'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, “Five States Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/five-states-operating-16405 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).