Vessels & Bass
Operator of record for 59 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Vessels & Bass is the operator of record for 59 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 59 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 59 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
59
Active
0
Plugged
59
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 59 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vessels & Bass operate?
Vessels & Bass's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Montana (59). Its 59 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 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 Vessels & Bass’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vessels & Bass's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vessels & Bass operate?
By product class, 1 (2%) 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 Ruth Jordan 1 in Big Horn, MT at 8,326 ft. The wells listed below sit in Big Horn (MT), Rosebud (MT) and Powder River (MT).
Notable wells operated by Vessels & Bass
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Jordan 1 | 25-003-21016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 8,326 ft |
| Shell #4 Oscar Cook 1 | 25-003-21026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 8,205 ft |
| Shell Federal 1 | 25-003-21055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 8,140 ft |
| Shell Federal M-4822 15 1 | 25-003-07002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 8,140 ft |
| Apache-Brews<>1 | 25-087-21055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Vessels & Bass | 8,111 ft |
| Shell-Federal 14 | 25-003-21038 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 7,969 ft |
| Shell Federal 16 | 25-003-21060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 7,900 ft |
| Shell-Federal 1 | 25-087-21089 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Vessels & Bass | 7,848 ft |
| Shell Federal M4812 2 | 25-003-21037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 7,825 ft |
| Federal M-4523-Shell 1 | 25-003-21052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 7,500 ft |
| M-073166-Amerada 1 | 25-075-21597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powder River, MT | Vessels & Bass | 7,472 ft |
| Shell Federal M-4801 1 Shell 8 | 25-003-21036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Vessels & Bass | 7,438 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 59 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vessels & Bass operate?
Vessels & Bass is the operator of record for 59 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (59). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vessels & Bass's wells are still active?
0 of Vessels & Bass's catalogued wells are active; 59 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vessels & Bass operate wells?
Vessels & Bass is the operator of record for wells in Montana (59).
Does Vessels & Bass operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Vessels & Bass's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vessels & Bass's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ruth Jordan 1 in Big Horn, MT is the deepest at 8,326 ft.
Where Vessels & Bass'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, “Vessels & Bass — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vessels-bass-127876 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).