Trans Western Operating
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TRANS-WESTERN OPERATING · Trans-Western Operating Company
At a glance
Trans Western Operating is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (6%) are active, 12 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 15 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
1
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 15 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Trans Western Operating operate?
Trans Western Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (15) and Colorado (1). Its 15 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Trans Western Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Trans Western Operating's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Trans Western Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (6%) 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 1-14 Cottonwood in Lincoln, CO at 6,800 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lincoln (CO), Seward (KS), Wallace (KS), Greeley (KS), Pratt (KS) and Rawlins (KS) and other counties. 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 Trans Western Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-14 Cottonwood | 05-073-06247 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Trans-Western Operating | 6,800 ft |
| Sowers 1 | 15-175-21288 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seward, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 6,278 ft |
| Krautkramer 'A' 1-29 | 15-199-20090 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 5,300 ft |
| Krautkramer 3 | 15-199-20101 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 5,300 ft |
| Krautkramer 1-28 | 15-199-20082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 5,300 ft |
| Moore-Johnson 1 | 15-071-20557 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greeley, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 5,250 ft |
| Blackwelder 1 | 15-151-22033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pratt, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 4,715 ft |
| Brumm 4 | 15-153-20344 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rawlins, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 4,610 ft |
| Gingrich 1 | 15-101-20885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 4,460 ft |
| Gano 2 | 15-065-21888 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 4,100 ft |
| Walker 1 | 15-159-22292 | Active | Oil | Rice, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 3,370 ft |
| Walker 2 | 15-159-22862 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rice, KS | Trans-Western Operating Company | 3,280 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Trans Western Operating operate?
Trans Western Operating is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Trans Western Operating's wells are still active?
1 of Trans Western Operating's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Trans Western Operating operate wells?
Trans Western Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (15) and Colorado (1).
Does Trans Western Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Trans Western Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Trans Western Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1-14 Cottonwood in Lincoln, CO is the deepest at 6,800 ft.
Where Trans Western 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, “Trans Western Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/trans-western-operating-19828 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).