Thornton Operating
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Thornton Operating is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 2 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Thornton Operating operate?
Thornton Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (2). Its 2 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 Thornton Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Thornton Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Thornton Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (50%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Stevens Federal #003 in Chaves, NM at 99,999 ft.
Notable wells operated by Thornton Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Federal #003 | 30-005-62868 | Orphaned | Injection | Chaves, NM | Thornton Operating Corporation | 99,999 ft |
| Stevens Federal #001 | 30-005-62834 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Thornton Operating Corporation | 9,848 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Thornton Operating operate?
Thornton Operating is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Thornton Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Thornton Operating's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Thornton Operating operate wells?
Thornton Operating is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (2).
Does Thornton Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Thornton Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Thornton Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stevens Federal #003 in Chaves, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Thornton Operating'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, “Thornton Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/thornton-operating-9868 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).