Primary Fuels
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRIMARY FUELS INC · PRIMARY FUELS LLC · PRIMARY FUELS, INC. · Primary Fuels Inc · …
At a glance
Primary Fuels is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 12 (38%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 11 wells (34% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 11 |
| North Dakota | 7 |
| Louisiana | 6 |
| Utah | 6 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Primary Fuels operate?
Primary Fuels's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Wyoming (11), North Dakota (7), Louisiana (6), Utah (6) and Colorado (1) and 1 more. Its 7 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Primary Fuels’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Primary Fuels's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Primary Fuels operate?
By product class, 22 (69%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ll&e 008 in Jefferson, LA at 14,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (LA), Sublette (WY), Divide (ND), Campbell (WY), Calcasieu (LA) and Sheridan (MT). 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 Primary Fuels
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ll&e 008 | 17-051-20688 | Other status | Other type | Jefferson, LA | Primary Fuels, Inc. | 14,000 ft |
| State Of Louisiana 001 | 17-051-20729 | Other status | Other type | Jefferson, LA | Primary Fuels, Inc. | 12,500 ft |
| Federal 24-20 | 49-035-20695 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sublette, WY | Primary Fuels Inc | 12,394 ft |
| Glasoe 1-36 | 33-023-00260 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Primary Fuels, Inc. | 12,251 ft |
| 10500 Vua;w G Purcell Et Al 001 | 17-051-20111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, LA | Primary Fuels, Inc. | 11,100 ft |
| 9400 Ra Suh;sl 10807 001 | 17-051-20674 | Other status | Other type | Jefferson, LA | Primary Fuels, Inc. | 11,000 ft |
| Robb Fee 1-17 | 49-005-27119 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Primary Fuels Inc | 10,525 ft |
| State Of North Dakota 1-36 | 33-023-00264 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Primary Fuels, Inc. | 10,230 ft |
| Grady Mayeaux 001 | 17-019-21416 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Primary Fuels, Inc. | 10,076 ft |
| Palm W-77179 1-18 | 49-005-27066 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Primary Fuels Inc | 10,050 ft |
| Nielsen 1 | 25-091-21517 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Primary Fuels, Inc. | 7,800 ft |
| Davis Fed 47-72-21-28-ASH | 49-005-69213 | Other status | Oil | Campbell, WY | Primary Fuels LLC | 6,803 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 32 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Primary Fuels operate?
Primary Fuels is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Primary Fuels's wells are still active?
0 of Primary Fuels's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Primary Fuels operate wells?
Primary Fuels is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (11), North Dakota (7), Louisiana (6), Utah (6), Colorado (1) and Montana (1).
Does Primary Fuels operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of Primary Fuels's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Primary Fuels's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ll&e 008 in Jefferson, LA is the deepest at 14,000 ft.
Where Primary Fuels's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 11 operated by Primary Fuels
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 7 operated by Primary Fuels
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 6 operated by Primary Fuels
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 6 operated by Primary Fuels
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 1 operated by Primary Fuels
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 1 operated by Primary Fuels
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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, “Primary Fuels — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/primary-fuels-6154 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).