Paradox Production
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PARADOX PRODUCTION CORP · Paradox Production Corp
At a glance
Paradox Production is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 6 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 5 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 5 |
| Colorado | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Paradox Production operate?
Paradox Production's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Utah (5) and Colorado (2). Its 5 Utah wells are 0.0% 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 Paradox Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Paradox Production'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 Paradox Production operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) 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 Hinrick-Kirby in Rio Blanco, CO at 4,645 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rio Blanco (CO), Baca (CO) and Wayne (UT). 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 Paradox Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Hinrick-Kirby | 05-103-05280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Paradox Production Corp | 4,645 ft |
| 1 Roy Hanes | 05-009-06046 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baca, CO | Paradox Production Corp | 4,397 ft |
| Federal 3-X | 43-055-10885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, UT | Paradox Production Corp | — |
| Federal 2 | 43-055-10883 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, UT | Paradox Production Corp | — |
| Federal 1 | 43-055-10882 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, UT | Paradox Production Corp | — |
| Paradox-Putnam-Smoot 1 | 43-055-10886 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, UT | Paradox Production Corp | — |
| Federal 3 | 43-055-10884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, UT | Paradox Production Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Paradox Production operate?
Paradox Production is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Paradox Production's wells are still active?
0 of Paradox Production's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Paradox Production operate wells?
Paradox Production is the operator of record for wells in Utah (5) and Colorado (2).
Does Paradox Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Paradox Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Paradox Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Hinrick-Kirby in Rio Blanco, CO is the deepest at 4,645 ft.
Where Paradox Production'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, “Paradox Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/paradox-production-19693 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).