Hughes William E
Operator of record for 76 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hughes William E is the operator of record for 76 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 65 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 76 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
76
Active
0
Plugged
65
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 76 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hughes William E operate?
Hughes William E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (76). Its 76 Colorado wells are 0.1% 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 Hughes William E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hughes William E's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hughes William E operate?
By product class, 27 (36%) 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 Gramps Field-Miller, J. in Archuleta, CO at 4,170 ft.
Notable wells operated by Hughes William E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gramps Field-Miller, J. | 05-007-06006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 4,170 ft |
| 79-8 Gramps Field S 79 | 05-007-06053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 3,940 ft |
| 38 Gramps | 05-007-40024 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 3,205 ft |
| 2 Johnny Miller | 05-007-06012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 3,070 ft |
| 4 Johnny Miller | 05-007-06021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 3,035 ft |
| 2 Gramps Field-Jinkie | 05-007-06026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 3,020 ft |
| 1 Jinkie | 05-007-06025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 2,980 ft |
| 3 Jinkie | 05-007-06027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 2,900 ft |
| S81-1 Gramps | 05-007-06076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 2,811 ft |
| 11 Johnny Miller | 05-007-06040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 2,769 ft |
| 3 Johnny Miller | 05-007-06015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 2,490 ft |
| 9 Johnny Miller | 05-007-06031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | Hughes* William E | 2,460 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hughes William E operate?
Hughes William E is the operator of record for 76 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (76). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hughes William E's wells are still active?
0 of Hughes William E's catalogued wells are active; 65 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hughes William E operate wells?
Hughes William E is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (76).
Does Hughes William E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Hughes William E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hughes William E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Gramps Field-Miller, J. in Archuleta, CO is the deepest at 4,170 ft.
Where Hughes William E'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, “Hughes William E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hughes-william-e-2965 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).