Usgs
Operator of record for 41 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: U.S.G.S. · USGS
At a glance
Usgs is the operator of record for 41 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 40 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 40 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
41
Active
0
Plugged
40
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 40 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Usgs operate?
Usgs's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Montana (40) and Kentucky (1). Its 40 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 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 Usgs’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Usgs's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Usgs operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 A31-56-28 Cc in Sheridan, MT at 410 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sheridan (MT), Chouteau (MT) and Hill (MT). 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 Usgs
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A31-56-28 Cc | 25-091-08013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Usgs | 410 ft |
| A-29-13-22 Ab | 25-015-08004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chouteau, MT | Usgs | 400 ft |
| A31-55-25 Dd | 25-091-08011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Usgs | 295 ft |
| A-29-13-23 Bb | 25-015-08006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chouteau, MT | Usgs | 280 ft |
| A31-14-16 Ab | 25-041-06187 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hill, MT | Usgs | 260 ft |
| A-29-13-22 Bb | 25-015-08005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chouteau, MT | Usgs | 255 ft |
| A32-56-31 Bc | 25-091-08016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Usgs | 230 ft |
| A32-56-31 Bb | 25-091-08015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Usgs | 225 ft |
| A32-15-17 Ad | 25-041-06192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hill, MT | Usgs | 215 ft |
| A31-55-36 Dd | 25-091-08012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Usgs | 215 ft |
| A-29-13-16-Cd | 25-015-08002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chouteau, MT | Usgs | 215 ft |
| A32-56-31 Cc | 25-091-08017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Usgs | 210 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Usgs operate?
Usgs is the operator of record for 41 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Usgs's wells are still active?
0 of Usgs's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Usgs operate wells?
Usgs is the operator of record for wells in Montana (40) and Kentucky (1).
Does Usgs operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Usgs's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Usgs's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, A31-56-28 Cc in Sheridan, MT is the deepest at 410 ft.
Where Usgs'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, “Usgs — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/usgs-125705 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).