Van Gilder
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Van Gilder is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (75%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Van Gilder operate?
Van Gilder's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New York (8). Its 8 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Van Gilder’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Van Gilder's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Van Gilder 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 Rigby Cyrus 1 in Allegany, NY at 5,513 ft. The wells listed below sit in Allegany (NY) and Steuben (NY).
Notable wells operated by Van Gilder
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigby Cyrus 1 | 31-003-00274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allegany, NY | Van Gilder | 5,513 ft |
| Sherman 1 | 31-101-00153 | Orphaned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Van Gilder | 4,838 ft |
| Ohara James 1 | 31-003-00465 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allegany, NY | Van Gilder | 4,730 ft |
| Farnham 1 | 31-101-00090 | Orphaned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Van Gilder | 3,986 ft |
| McDonald Edward 1 | 31-003-03240 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allegany, NY | Van Gilder | 2,022 ft |
| Francisco 1 | 31-003-02670 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allegany, NY | Van Gilder | 2,006 ft |
| Carpenter 1 | 31-003-02687 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allegany, NY | Van Gilder | 1,172 ft |
| Carpenter 2 | 31-003-02688 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allegany, NY | Van Gilder | 738 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Van Gilder operate?
Van Gilder is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Van Gilder's wells are still active?
0 of Van Gilder's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Van Gilder operate wells?
Van Gilder is the operator of record for wells in New York (8).
Does Van Gilder operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Van Gilder's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Van Gilder's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rigby Cyrus 1 in Allegany, NY is the deepest at 5,513 ft.
Where Van Gilder'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, “Van Gilder — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/van-gilder-71096 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).