Vast Oil
Operator of record for 44 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VAST OIL INC · VAST OIL INC.
At a glance
Vast Oil is the operator of record for 44 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 19 (43%) are active, 8 (18%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 41 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
44
Active
19
Plugged
8
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 41 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 33
- Shut-in
- 13
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vast Oil operate?
Vast Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Wyoming (41) and Louisiana (3). Its 41 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Vast Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Vast Oil's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 18% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 13 wells (30%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Vast Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (14%) are oil wells and 33 (75%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hams Fork 1-43 in Lincoln, WY at 12,575 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lincoln (WY), Calcasieu (LA), Sweetwater (WY), Crook (WY) and Campbell (WY). 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 Vast Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hams Fork 1-43 | 49-023-20462 | Active | Gas | Lincoln, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 12,575 ft |
| Whiskey Buttes 40-30 | 49-023-21614 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lincoln, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 11,550 ft |
| L Hby Ra Sua;lawton 002 | 17-019-21132 | Orphaned | Gas | Calcasieu, LA | Vast Oil Inc. | 11,543 ft |
| Whiskey Buttes Unit 10-30 | 49-023-21387 | Active | Gas | Lincoln, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 11,500 ft |
| Lawton Etal 004 | 17-019-22248 | Orphaned | Gas | Calcasieu, LA | Vast Oil Inc. | 11,500 ft |
| Whiskey Buttes Unit 30-30 | 49-023-21421 | Active | Gas | Lincoln, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 11,489 ft |
| Buffalo Hump 13-4 | 49-037-25508 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 11,400 ft |
| Lawton Et Al Swd 001 | 17-019-21076 | Orphaned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Vast Oil Inc. | 11,258 ft |
| Deadman 21-8 | 49-037-24658 | Active | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 8,600 ft |
| Deadman Federal 1 | 49-037-22308 | Shut-in | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 8,521 ft |
| Ed Sprague B W-01675 1 | 49-011-05499 | Shut-in | Oil | Crook, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 7,715 ft |
| Wildhorse Creek Fed 2-18 | 49-005-48769 | Active | Oil | Campbell, WY | Vast Oil Inc | 7,470 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vast Oil operate?
Vast Oil is the operator of record for 44 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (41). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vast Oil's wells are still active?
19 of Vast Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Vast Oil operate wells?
Vast Oil is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (41) and Louisiana (3).
Does Vast Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Vast Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 33 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vast Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hams Fork 1-43 in Lincoln, WY is the deepest at 12,575 ft.
Where Vast Oil'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, “Vast Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vast-oil-11806 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).