Vanguard Operating
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VANGUARD OPERATING LLC · VANGUARD OPERATING, LLC · Vanguard Operating, LLC
At a glance
Vanguard Operating is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 14 (78%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 10 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 10 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vanguard Operating operate?
Vanguard Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: New Mexico (10), North Dakota (4), Arkansas (2) and Louisiana (2). Its 4 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Vanguard Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vanguard Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vanguard Operating operate?
By product class, 10 (56%) are oil wells and 6 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ha Rc Sui;del Green 8-17 Hc 001-Alt in Claiborne, LA at 14,947 ft. The wells listed below sit in Claiborne (LA), Mckenzie (ND), Billings (ND), Lea (NM), Dunn (ND) and Johnson (AR) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Vanguard Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha Rc Sui;del Green 8-17 Hc 001-Alt | 17-027-22586 | Other status | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 14,947 ft |
| Nelson State 6 1 | 33-053-01453 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mckenzie, ND | Vanguard Operating LLC | 13,880 ft |
| Pj Green Sep Prop Tr Etal 001 | 17-027-22603 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 11,900 ft |
| Federal 7-3a | 33-007-00932 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Vanguard Operating LLC | 11,720 ft |
| Schenck Atp #001 | 30-025-12583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 11,712 ft |
| Kordon 4-5 | 33-007-00347 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Vanguard Operating LLC | 9,754 ft |
| Carus Federal 3-30-2b | 33-025-00277 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Vanguard Operating LLC | 9,575 ft |
| Anderson 2-29 | 03-071-10202 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Johnson, AR | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 7,125 ft |
| Shrike 10 State Com #002h | 30-015-39239 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 6,851 ft |
| Shirley Ya Federal #001 | 30-005-62051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 5,234 ft |
| Barrington 3-10 | 03-047-11178 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, AR | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 5,000 ft |
| Skinny Qo State #001 | 30-005-60969 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 4,325 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vanguard Operating operate?
Vanguard Operating is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vanguard Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Vanguard Operating's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vanguard Operating operate wells?
Vanguard Operating is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (10), North Dakota (4), Arkansas (2) and Louisiana (2).
Does Vanguard Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Vanguard Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vanguard Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ha Rc Sui;del Green 8-17 Hc 001-Alt in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 14,947 ft.
Where Vanguard 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, “Vanguard Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vanguard-operating-11060 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).