Pacific Western Oil
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PACIFIC WESTERN OIL COMPANY · Pacific Western Oil Co. · Pacific Western Oil Corp · Pacific Western Oil Corp. · …
At a glance
Pacific Western Oil is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 44 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 32 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
0
Plugged
44
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 32 |
| Montana | 7 |
| Utah | 4 |
| California | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pacific Western Oil operate?
Pacific Western Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Wyoming (32), Montana (7), Utah (4) and California (2). Its 32 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Pacific Western Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Pacific Western Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pacific Western Oil operate?
By product class, 34 (76%) 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 Brannon 1 in Hot Springs, WY at 9,919 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hot Springs (WY), Park (WY), Albany (WY), Musselshell (MT), Weston (WY) and Natrona (WY). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Pacific Western Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brannon 1 | 49-017-05944 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 9,919 ft |
| Coe 2 | 49-029-05323 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Park, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,968 ft |
| Phelps 3 | 49-029-05318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Park, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,821 ft |
| Strom 1 | 49-001-05023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Albany, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,664 ft |
| Unit 5 | 49-017-05442 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,604 ft |
| Govt E 1 | 25-065-05506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Pacific Western Oil Corp. | 4,590 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-017-05311 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,427 ft |
| Unit 3 | 49-017-05453 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,335 ft |
| Unit 7 | 49-017-05455 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,330 ft |
| York 1 | 49-045-06045 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,136 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-025-05324 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 4,047 ft |
| Unit 16 | 49-017-05348 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Pacific Western Oil Company | 3,836 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pacific Western Oil operate?
Pacific Western Oil is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pacific Western Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Pacific Western Oil's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pacific Western Oil operate wells?
Pacific Western Oil is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (32), Montana (7), Utah (4) and California (2).
Does Pacific Western Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of Pacific Western Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pacific Western Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brannon 1 in Hot Springs, WY is the deepest at 9,919 ft.
Where Pacific 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, “Pacific Western Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pacific-western-oil-9948 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).