Vaughn Bros Oil
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Vaughn Bros Oil is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vaughn Bros Oil operate?
Vaughn Bros Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (5). Its 5 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,402 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Vaughn Bros Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vaughn Bros Oil's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vaughn Bros Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1-11 Harpring in Weld, CO at 6,830 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Morgan (CO) and Washington (CO).
Notable wells operated by Vaughn Bros Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-11 Harpring | 05-123-10216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Vaughn Bros Oil Co | 6,830 ft |
| 1 Paul Burns | 05-123-10095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Vaughn Bros Oil Co | 6,600 ft |
| 1 Leo August | 05-087-07574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Vaughn Bros Oil Co | 5,225 ft |
| 1 Doyle Johnson | 05-121-09726 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Vaughn Bros Oil Co | 5,092 ft |
| 1 Herbert Sherman Estate | 05-121-09636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Vaughn Bros Oil Co | 5,000 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vaughn Bros Oil operate?
Vaughn Bros Oil is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vaughn Bros Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Vaughn Bros Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vaughn Bros Oil operate wells?
Vaughn Bros Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (5).
Does Vaughn Bros Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Vaughn Bros Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vaughn Bros Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1-11 Harpring in Weld, CO is the deepest at 6,830 ft.
Where Vaughn Bros 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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Vaughn Bros Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vaughn-bros-oil-3246 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).