National Fuel
Operator of record for 66 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NATIONAL FUEL CORPORATION · National Fuel Corporation
At a glance
National Fuel is the operator of record for 66 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 10 (15%) are active, 38 (58%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 49 wells (74% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
66
Active
10
Plugged
38
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 49 |
| Colorado | 16 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 56
- Shut-in
- 12
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does National Fuel operate?
National Fuel's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Utah (49), Colorado (16) and Wyoming (1). Its 49 Utah wells are 0.1% of the 40,139 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 National Fuel’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of National Fuel's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 12 wells (18%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does National Fuel operate?
By product class, 2 (3%) are oil wells and 56 (85%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 19-1-800 Belco-Federal in Mesa, CO at 7,050 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mesa (CO), Rio Blanco (CO), Hot Springs (WY), Logan (CO) and Garfield (CO). 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 National Fuel
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-1-800 Belco-Federal | 05-077-08551 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mesa, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 7,050 ft |
| 2-24-81 Federal | 05-077-08506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mesa, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 6,740 ft |
| 1-A Kirby-Eidson | 05-103-07658 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 6,673 ft |
| 44-25 Government | 05-077-08698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mesa, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 6,490 ft |
| L U Sheep 2-S | 49-017-20671 | Active | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | National Fuel Corporation | 6,227 ft |
| 2 Great Basins-Federal | 05-077-05129 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mesa, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 6,020 ft |
| 1 Mittlestadt Heirs | 05-075-09011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 4,962 ft |
| 21-4 Federal | 05-045-06199 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 3,976 ft |
| 2-33 Government | 05-103-07909 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 3,696 ft |
| 28-3 Kirby-Eidson | 05-103-08510 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Blanco, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 3,465 ft |
| 1-14-84 Federal | 05-045-06295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 3,440 ft |
| 1-19-83 Federal | 05-077-08330 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mesa, CO | National Fuel Corporation | 3,190 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does National Fuel operate?
National Fuel is the operator of record for 66 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (49). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of National Fuel's wells are still active?
10 of National Fuel's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does National Fuel operate wells?
National Fuel is the operator of record for wells in Utah (49), Colorado (16) and Wyoming (1).
Does National Fuel operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of National Fuel's catalogued wells are oil wells and 56 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is National Fuel's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 19-1-800 Belco-Federal in Mesa, CO is the deepest at 7,050 ft.
Where National Fuel'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, “National Fuel — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/national-fuel-4477 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).