Sharples Oil
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SHARPLES OIL · Sharples Oil · Sharples Oil Co
At a glance
Sharples Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 16 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 14 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 14 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sharples Oil operate?
Sharples Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Colorado (14), Montana (2) and Utah (1). Its 14 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Sharples Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sharples Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sharples Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Clatworthy in Morgan, CO at 5,977 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morgan (CO), Baca (CO), Jackson (CO), Washington (CO) and Rosebud (MT). 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 Sharples Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Clatworthy | 05-087-06003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Sharples Oil | 5,977 ft |
| 1 Murray | 05-009-05225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baca, CO | Sharples Oil | 5,605 ft |
| 1 Aubrey-Gov | 05-057-05024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, CO | Sharples Oil | 5,582 ft |
| 1 Staner | 05-087-06527 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Sharples Oil | 5,380 ft |
| 1 Peterson | 05-087-05796 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Sharples Oil | 5,370 ft |
| 1 State | 05-087-06464 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Sharples Oil | 5,225 ft |
| 1 Mason | 05-121-06923 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Sharples Oil | 5,115 ft |
| 1 Mason | 05-121-06981 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Sharples Oil | 5,004 ft |
| Eich 1 | 25-087-05216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Sharples Oil | 4,942 ft |
| 1 Ross, Ralph | 05-121-07392 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Sharples Oil | 4,800 ft |
| 1 Jacobson | 05-009-05223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baca, CO | Sharples Oil | 3,622 ft |
| 1 J H Dickens | 05-057-05027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, CO | Sharples Oil | 3,551 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sharples Oil operate?
Sharples Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sharples Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Sharples Oil's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sharples Oil operate wells?
Sharples Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (14), Montana (2) and Utah (1).
Does Sharples Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Sharples Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sharples Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Clatworthy in Morgan, CO is the deepest at 5,977 ft.
Where Sharples Oil'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, “Sharples Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sharples-oil-4588 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).