Hw Operating
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: H - W Operating Company · H-W OPERATING COMPANY
At a glance
Hw Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 6 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| Kansas | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hw Operating operate?
Hw Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (6) and Kansas (4). Its 6 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Hw Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hw Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hw Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (10%) 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 Dyer D 1-7 in Sumner, KS at 4,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sumner (KS), Decatur (KS), Sedgwick (KS), Nemaha (KS), Noble (OK) and Cleveland (OK) and other counties. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Hw Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyer D 1-7 | 15-191-22243 | Orphaned | Other type | Sumner, KS | H - W Operating Company | 4,150 ft |
| L. Pollnow 1-31 | 15-039-20834 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Decatur, KS | H - W Operating Company | 3,989 ft |
| Jaax K 1-8 | 15-173-20838 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sedgwick, KS | H - W Operating Company | 3,978 ft |
| Irene 1-35 | 15-131-20153 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nemaha, KS | H - W Operating Company | 3,710 ft |
| Shiever #1 | 35-103-22880 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | H-W Operating Company | — |
| O. Hansmeyer #1-14 | 35-027-21216 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cleveland, OK | H-W Operating Company | — |
| M. Murphy #1-5 | 35-119-22831 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Payne, OK | H-W Operating Company | — |
| D. Northcutt #1-22 | 35-027-21204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cleveland, OK | H-W Operating Company | — |
| Verna Snare #1 | 35-027-35927 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cleveland, OK | H-W Operating Company | — |
| Rinehart #1 | 35-083-23367 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, OK | H-W Operating Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hw Operating operate?
Hw Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hw Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Hw Operating's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hw Operating operate wells?
Hw Operating is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (6) and Kansas (4).
Does Hw Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Hw Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hw Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dyer D 1-7 in Sumner, KS is the deepest at 4,150 ft.
Where Hw 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, “Hw Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hw-operating-1912 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).