Ward Petroleum
Operator of record for 251 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ward Petroleum is the operator of record for 251 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 239 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 246 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
251
Active
0
Plugged
239
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 246 |
| Colorado | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 84
- Gas wells
- 49
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ward Petroleum operate?
Ward Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (246) and Colorado (5). Its 246 Oklahoma wells are 0.1% of the 456,595 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 Ward Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ward Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ward Petroleum operate?
By product class, 84 (33%) are oil wells and 49 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 14-1 Colorado Energy Federal in Weld, CO at 4,255 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Kingfisher (OK), Grady (OK), Major (OK), Lincoln (OK) and Garfield (OK) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Ward Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-1 Colorado Energy Federal | 05-123-18978 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Ward Petroleum Corporation | 4,255 ft |
| 23-2 Uprc Federal | 05-123-19409 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Ward Petroleum Corporation | 4,198 ft |
| Jones #1 | 35-073-21570 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kingfisher, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Gertie #1 | 35-051-21206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grady, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Ottillia (Everett Phillips 1) #1-21 | 35-093-30180 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Major, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Marc Hill #1-11 | 35-051-22974 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Grady, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| School Lands #1-36 | 35-081-23729 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Townsend #3 | 35-047-20660 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Garfield, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Cox #1 | 35-087-20544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcclain, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Factor #1 | 35-123-05019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pontotoc, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Mcbroom Trust #1-14 | 35-149-21142 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washita, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Jess Horn #1 | 35-051-20560 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grady, OK | Ward Petroleum Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ward Petroleum operate?
Ward Petroleum is the operator of record for 251 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (246). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ward Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Ward Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 239 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ward Petroleum operate wells?
Ward Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (246) and Colorado (5).
Does Ward Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
84 of Ward Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 49 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ward Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 14-1 Colorado Energy Federal in Weld, CO is the deepest at 4,255 ft.
Where Ward Petroleum'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, “Ward Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ward-petroleum-587 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).