Quicksilver Resources
Operator of record for 308 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC · QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC. · QUICKSILVER RESOURCES, INC · Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
At a glance
Quicksilver Resources is the operator of record for 308 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 196 (64%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 152 wells (49% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
308
Active
0
Plugged
196
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 152 |
| Michigan | 92 |
| Kentucky | 27 |
| Colorado | 25 |
| Wyoming | 9 |
| Ohio | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 89
- Gas wells
- 52
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Quicksilver Resources operate?
Quicksilver Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Montana (152), Michigan (92), Kentucky (27), Colorado (25) and Wyoming (9) and 1 more. Its 152 Montana wells are 0.4% of the 42,011 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 Quicksilver Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Quicksilver Resources's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Quicksilver Resources operate?
By product class, 89 (29%) are oil wells and 52 (17%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is American Fork 23-6 in Sweet Grass, MT at 12,089 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sweet Grass (MT), Natrona (WY), Ogemaw (MI), Moffat (CO), Manistee (MI) and Pondera (MT). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Quicksilver Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Fork 23-6 | 25-097-21054 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweet Grass, MT | Quicksilver Resources, Inc. | 12,089 ft |
| W-0297409 26-F24 | 49-025-20867 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Natrona, WY | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 10,940 ft |
| State Foster 1-19 | 21-129-40876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ogemaw, MI | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 10,812 ft |
| 1-16 Alpha-State | 05-081-05352 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 9,829 ft |
| Diamond Ring 1 | 49-025-20295 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 9,685 ft |
| Unit Fee 39-M13 | 49-025-21804 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 9,648 ft |
| Scott 2 | 49-025-20277 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 9,620 ft |
| Fed C-073678 678-1 | 49-025-20278 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 9,372 ft |
| 21-21 K-Diamond Federal | 05-081-07656 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Moffat, CO | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 6,689 ft |
| Griner, Burton S Et Al 2-21 | 21-101-32423 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Quicksilver Resources Inc | 5,735 ft |
| Bills Ranch 31-11X | 25-073-21129 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pondera, MT | Quicksilver Resources, Inc. | 5,555 ft |
| Herbert Bue 9-12 | 25-097-21031 | Other status | Gas | Sweet Grass, MT | Quicksilver Resources, Inc. | 5,250 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Quicksilver Resources operate?
Quicksilver Resources is the operator of record for 308 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (152). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Quicksilver Resources's wells are still active?
0 of Quicksilver Resources's catalogued wells are active; 196 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Quicksilver Resources operate wells?
Quicksilver Resources is the operator of record for wells in Montana (152), Michigan (92), Kentucky (27), Colorado (25), Wyoming (9) and Ohio (3).
Does Quicksilver Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
89 of Quicksilver Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 52 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Quicksilver Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, American Fork 23-6 in Sweet Grass, MT is the deepest at 12,089 ft.
Where Quicksilver Resources's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 152 operated by Quicksilver Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 92 operated by Quicksilver Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 27 operated by Quicksilver Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 25 operated by Quicksilver Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 9 operated by Quicksilver Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Ohio· 3 operated by Quicksilver Resources
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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, “Quicksilver Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/quicksilver-resources-3028 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).