Maxson Gas
Operator of record for 168 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MAXSON GAS CORP · Maxson Gas Corporation
At a glance
Maxson Gas is the operator of record for 168 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 116 (69%) are active, 23 (14%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 148 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
168
Active
116
Plugged
23
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 148 |
| New York | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 21
- Gas wells
- 147
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 69%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Maxson Gas operate?
Maxson Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Pennsylvania (148) and New York (20). Its 148 Pennsylvania wells are 0.1% of the 224,189 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 Maxson Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
69% of Maxson Gas's catalogued wells are active, 40 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 14% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Maxson Gas operate?
By product class, 21 (13%) are oil wells and 147 (88%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Thompson 7 in Allegany, NY at 1,300 ft. 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 Maxson Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson 7 | 31-003-56213 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 11 | 31-003-56217 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 18 | 31-003-56224 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 2 | 31-003-56208 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 6 | 31-003-56212 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 19 | 31-003-56225 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 4 | 31-003-56210 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 13 | 31-003-56219 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 8 | 31-003-56214 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 5 | 31-003-56211 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 12 | 31-003-56218 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
| Thompson 16 | 31-003-56222 | Other status | Oil | Allegany, NY | Maxson Gas Corporation | 1,300 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Maxson Gas operate?
Maxson Gas is the operator of record for 168 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (148). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Maxson Gas's wells are still active?
116 of Maxson Gas's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Maxson Gas operate wells?
Maxson Gas is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (148) and New York (20).
Does Maxson Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
21 of Maxson Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 147 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Maxson Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Thompson 7 in Allegany, NY is the deepest at 1,300 ft.
Where Maxson Gas'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, “Maxson Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/maxson-gas-101594 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).