Vast Operations
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Vast Operations is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (75%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vast Operations operate?
Vast Operations's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (12). Its 12 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 Vast Operations’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vast Operations's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vast Operations operate?
By product class, 11 (92%) 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 Erickson 1-27h in Divide, ND at 10,524 ft. The wells listed below sit in Divide (ND) and Bottineau (ND).
Notable wells operated by Vast Operations
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson 1-27h | 33-023-00488 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 10,524 ft |
| Schutz 5-26h | 33-023-00482 | Shut-in | Oil | Divide, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 10,507 ft |
| Kearney 4-25h | 33-023-00491 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 10,503 ft |
| Landstrom 1-33h | 33-023-00499 | Other status | Oil | Divide, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 9,421 ft |
| Burner 1-34h | 33-023-00496 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 8,613 ft |
| Koehler-Stead 1h | 33-009-02009 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 7,279 ft |
| Jenks 1 | 33-023-00590 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 6,360 ft |
| Knudsen 1 | 33-023-00588 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 6,356 ft |
| Koehler 31-23 1 | 33-009-01904 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 3,710 ft |
| Stead 24-14 4 Swd | 33-009-01858 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Bottineau, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 3,710 ft |
| Stead 44-14 2 | 33-009-01853 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 3,710 ft |
| Koehler 32-23 2 | 33-009-01926 | Other status | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Vast Operations, LLC | 3,700 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vast Operations operate?
Vast Operations is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vast Operations's wells are still active?
0 of Vast Operations's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vast Operations operate wells?
Vast Operations is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (12).
Does Vast Operations operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Vast Operations's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vast Operations's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Erickson 1-27h in Divide, ND is the deepest at 10,524 ft.
Where Vast Operations'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 Operations — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vast-operations-7105 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).