Townsend
Operator of record for 126 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Townsend is the operator of record for 126 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 126 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 126 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
126
Active
0
Plugged
126
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 126 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 72
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Townsend operate?
Townsend's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Wyoming (126). Its 126 Wyoming wells are 0.1% of the 129,957 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 Townsend’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Townsend's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Townsend operate?
By product class, 72 (57%) are oil wells and 2 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Federal B-042845 6-12 in Weston, WY at 7,310 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weston (WY) and Niobrara (WY).
Notable wells operated by Townsend
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal B-042845 6-12 | 49-045-05081 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 7,310 ft |
| Gaskill 4 | 49-045-05089 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 7,250 ft |
| Gaskill 5 | 49-045-05090 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 7,217 ft |
| Gaskill 2 | 49-045-05109 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 7,200 ft |
| Gaskill 3 | 49-045-05102 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 7,155 ft |
| Federal W-73135 9 | 49-045-21699 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 6,420 ft |
| Zerbst 1 | 49-027-20309 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Niobrara, WY | Townsend Company | 6,228 ft |
| Zerbst 11-18 | 49-027-20940 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Townsend Company | 6,000 ft |
| Smith 30-1 | 49-045-06249 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 5,558 ft |
| Pendragon Federal 41-1 | 49-045-22897 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 4,879 ft |
| Fee F431 5-1 | 49-045-21971 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 4,789 ft |
| Townsend Co Inc 29-1 | 49-045-29014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Townsend Company | 4,700 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Townsend operate?
Townsend is the operator of record for 126 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (126). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Townsend's wells are still active?
0 of Townsend's catalogued wells are active; 126 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Townsend operate wells?
Townsend is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (126).
Does Townsend operate mostly oil or gas wells?
72 of Townsend's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Townsend's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Federal B-042845 6-12 in Weston, WY is the deepest at 7,310 ft.
Where Townsend'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, “Townsend — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/townsend-34856 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).