Valid Energy
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Valid Energy is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 20 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
20
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Valid Energy operate?
Valid Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (20). Its 20 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Valid Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Valid Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 20 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Valid Energy operate?
By product class, 18 (90%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Fresno (CA) and Kern (CA).
Notable wells operated by Valid Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by Valid Energy Company 7 | 04-019-04601 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Lease by Valid Energy Company 86 | 04-019-04637 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Lease by Valid Energy Company 88 | 04-019-04639 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Lease by Valid Energy Company 73 | 04-019-04653 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Lease by Valid Energy Company 82 | 04-019-04654 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Polvadero Unit 44-1 | 04-019-04868 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Gatchell 77-20 | 04-019-05378 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Gatchell 86-20 | 04-019-05379 | Orphaned | Injection | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Gatchell 88-20 | 04-019-05380 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Sanger 1-1 | 04-019-25839 | Orphaned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Vedder-Parkford 3 | 04-029-08750 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
| Henry 1 | 04-029-89353 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Valid Energy Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Valid Energy operate?
Valid Energy is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Valid Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Valid Energy's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 20 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Valid Energy operate wells?
Valid Energy is the operator of record for wells in California (20).
Does Valid Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Valid Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Valid Energy'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, “Valid Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/valid-energy-7258 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).