Read & Stevens
Operator of record for 130 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: READ & STEVENS INC · Read & Stevens Inc
At a glance
Read & Stevens is the operator of record for 130 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 82 (63%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 122 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
130
Active
0
Plugged
82
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 122 |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 78
- Gas wells
- 37
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Read & Stevens operate?
Read & Stevens's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: New Mexico (122), Colorado (7) and Utah (1). Its 122 New Mexico wells are 0.1% of the 141,088 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 Read & Stevens’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Read & Stevens's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Read & Stevens operate?
By product class, 78 (60%) are oil wells and 37 (28%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is West Haystack Federal #001 in Chaves, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chaves (NM), Eddy (NM) and Lea (NM). 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 Read & Stevens
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Haystack Federal #001 | 30-005-60290 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Buffalo Valley Com #001 | 30-005-60014 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Richardson #001 | 30-015-24823 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Henderson Federal #001 | 30-005-60593 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Sun State #001 | 30-025-22718 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| State E #001 | 30-025-23353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Hooper B #001 | 30-025-23093 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Bunker Hill Water Flood Unit #009 | 30-015-10360 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Eddy, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Lula #003 | 30-005-60481 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| State Al Com #001 | 30-025-20446 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Harris Federal #010 | 30-005-62604 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Langley Federal #005 | 30-005-62863 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Read & Stevens Inc | 99,999 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Read & Stevens operate?
Read & Stevens is the operator of record for 130 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (122). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Read & Stevens's wells are still active?
0 of Read & Stevens's catalogued wells are active; 82 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Read & Stevens operate wells?
Read & Stevens is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (122), Colorado (7) and Utah (1).
Does Read & Stevens operate mostly oil or gas wells?
78 of Read & Stevens's catalogued wells are oil wells and 37 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Read & Stevens's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, West Haystack Federal #001 in Chaves, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Read & Stevens'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, “Read & Stevens — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/read-stevens-2584 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).