Petroglyph Operating
Operator of record for 120 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETROGLYPH OPERATING CO INC · Petroglyph Operating Co · Petroglyph Operating Company
At a glance
Petroglyph Operating is the operator of record for 120 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 51 (43%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 88 wells (73% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
120
Active
0
Plugged
51
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 88 |
| Kansas | 31 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 101
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petroglyph Operating operate?
Petroglyph Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Utah (88), Kansas (31) and Oklahoma (1). Its 88 Utah wells are 0.2% 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 Petroglyph Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petroglyph Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petroglyph Operating operate?
By product class, 101 (84%) are oil wells and 7 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fager 1 in Ford, KS at 5,460 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ford (KS) and Comanche (KS). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Petroglyph Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fager 1 | 15-057-20252 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ford, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 5,460 ft |
| Rhoades, L. W. 3 | 15-033-20318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 5,278 ft |
| Beyler 1 | 15-033-20353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 5,269 ft |
| Selzer 1-35 | 15-033-20403 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 5,242 ft |
| Petro II 2 | 15-033-20486 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 4,900 ft |
| Petro 11-4 | 15-033-20553 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 4,900 ft |
| Petro II 1 | 15-033-20472 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 4,850 ft |
| Petro II 3 | 15-033-20536 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 4,850 ft |
| Selzer 6-2 | 15-033-20473 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 4,850 ft |
| Selzer 4-2 | 15-033-20448 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 4,836 ft |
| Beyler 2-11 | 15-033-20543 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 4,835 ft |
| L. W. Rhoades 1 | 15-033-20289 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Petroglyph Operating Company | 4,830 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petroglyph Operating operate?
Petroglyph Operating is the operator of record for 120 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (88). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petroglyph Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Petroglyph Operating's catalogued wells are active; 51 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petroglyph Operating operate wells?
Petroglyph Operating is the operator of record for wells in Utah (88), Kansas (31) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Petroglyph Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
101 of Petroglyph Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petroglyph Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fager 1 in Ford, KS is the deepest at 5,460 ft.
Where Petroglyph 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, “Petroglyph Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petroglyph-operating-9295 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).