Stearns
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Stearns is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (9%) are active, 29 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 32 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
3
Plugged
29
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 32 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 25
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Stearns operate?
Stearns's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (32). Its 32 New Mexico wells are 0.0% 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 Stearns’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Stearns's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Stearns operate?
By product class, 25 (78%) are oil wells and 2 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is State 9 #001 in Lea, NM at 12,590 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM), Roosevelt (NM) and Chaves (NM).
Notable wells operated by Stearns
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State 9 #001 | 30-025-36220 | Active | Gas | Lea, NM | Stearns | 12,590 ft |
| State 16 #001y | 30-025-34070 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Stearns | 12,585 ft |
| State Utp #003 | 30-025-28701 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Stearns | 12,520 ft |
| Pray Swd #002 | 30-025-03636 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Stearns | 12,164 ft |
| Bowen #001 | 30-025-23833 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Stearns | 9,856 ft |
| Gray #001 | 30-025-23898 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Stearns | 9,692 ft |
| Markham Swd #002 | 30-025-02642 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Stearns | 9,668 ft |
| Harton State #002 | 30-025-27505 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Stearns | 5,060 ft |
| Plains Federal #001 | 30-041-20873 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | Stearns | 4,800 ft |
| Shell Groebli #001 | 30-025-26187 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Stearns | 4,503 ft |
| Tom 36 State #002 | 30-005-20687 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Stearns | 4,305 ft |
| Strange Federal #002 | 30-005-20718 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Stearns | 4,305 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Stearns operate?
Stearns is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Stearns's wells are still active?
3 of Stearns's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Stearns operate wells?
Stearns is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (32).
Does Stearns operate mostly oil or gas wells?
25 of Stearns's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Stearns's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, State 9 #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 12,590 ft.
Where Stearns'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, “Stearns — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/stearns-6628 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).