Franco Western Oil
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FRANCO WESTERN OIL CO · FRANCO-WESTERN OIL COMPANY · Franco Western Oil Company
At a glance
Franco Western Oil is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 25 (96%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 18 wells (69% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
25
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 18 |
| Wyoming | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Franco Western Oil operate?
Franco Western Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: California (18), Wyoming (5) and Colorado (3). Its 18 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Franco Western Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Franco Western Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Franco Western Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (31%) 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 3 Sw Roggen Unit in Weld, CO at 7,138 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Fremont (WY), Johnson (WY), Yolo (CA), Glenn (CA) and Tehama (CA). 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 Franco Western Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sw Roggen Unit | 05-123-05070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Franco Western Oil Co | 7,138 ft |
| 1 Weickum | 05-123-05066 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Franco Western Oil Co | 7,100 ft |
| Federal 6-12 | 49-013-07044 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Franco-Western Oil Company | 4,260 ft |
| Federal 1-8 | 49-019-06036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | Franco-Western Oil Company | 4,010 ft |
| Cellers 1-15 | 49-019-06019 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | Franco-Western Oil Company | 3,616 ft |
| Govt 55-34 | 49-013-07047 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Franco-Western Oil Company | 3,392 ft |
| Mkm-Federal 1-24 | 49-019-05557 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | Franco-Western Oil Company | 2,760 ft |
| Sorenson 16-4 | 04-113-00190 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yolo, CA | Franco Western Oil Company | — |
| Deseret Farms 6-2 | 04-113-00139 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yolo, CA | Franco Western Oil Company | — |
| Bertagna 31-32 1 | 04-021-00322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Glenn, CA | Franco Western Oil Company | — |
| Morris 1-5 | 04-103-00036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tehama, CA | Franco Western Oil Company | — |
| Rooney 26-2 | 04-113-00154 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yolo, CA | Franco Western Oil Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 26 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Franco Western Oil operate?
Franco Western Oil is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Franco Western Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Franco Western Oil's catalogued wells are active; 25 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Franco Western Oil operate wells?
Franco Western Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (18), Wyoming (5) and Colorado (3).
Does Franco Western Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Franco Western Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Franco Western Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 3 Sw Roggen Unit in Weld, CO is the deepest at 7,138 ft.
Where Franco Western 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, “Franco Western Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/franco-western-oil-8181 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).