Vaquero Energy
Operator of record for 192 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VAQUERO ENERGY INC · Vaquero Energy, Inc.
At a glance
Vaquero Energy is the operator of record for 192 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 29 (15%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 188 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
192
Active
0
Plugged
29
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 188 |
| Colorado | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 152
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vaquero Energy operate?
Vaquero Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (188) and Colorado (4). Its 188 California wells are 0.1% 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 Vaquero Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vaquero Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vaquero Energy operate?
By product class, 152 (79%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. 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 Vaquero Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Dias 104 | 04-083-22895 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Dodge 401 | 04-083-22833 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Dodge 402 | 04-083-22834 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Dodge 403 | 04-083-22926 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Dodge 403 | 04-083-22835 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Dodge 406 | 04-083-22838 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Dodge 406 | 04-083-22933 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Dodge 407 | 04-083-22839 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Dodge 408 | 04-083-22840 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Fugler 501 | 04-083-22681 | Other status | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| Ardantz-Dodge 601 | 04-083-22935 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
| M. Dias 103 | 04-083-22894 | Other status | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Vaquero Energy, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vaquero Energy operate?
Vaquero Energy is the operator of record for 192 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (188). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vaquero Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Vaquero Energy's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vaquero Energy operate wells?
Vaquero Energy is the operator of record for wells in California (188) and Colorado (4).
Does Vaquero Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
152 of Vaquero Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Vaquero 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, “Vaquero Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vaquero-energy-6770 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).