West 40 Production
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
West 40 Production is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 2 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does West 40 Production operate?
West 40 Production's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (2). Its 2 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 West 40 Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of West 40 Production'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 West 40 Production operate?
By product class, 2 (100%) 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 Sheldon 1 in Ness, KS at 4,330 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ness (KS) and Neosho (KS).
Notable wells operated by West 40 Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon 1 | 15-135-22792 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ness, KS | West 40 Production | 4,330 ft |
| Russell 50-P | 15-133-70802 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | West 40 Production | 800 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 2 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does West 40 Production operate?
West 40 Production is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of West 40 Production's wells are still active?
0 of West 40 Production's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does West 40 Production operate wells?
West 40 Production is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (2).
Does West 40 Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of West 40 Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is West 40 Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sheldon 1 in Ness, KS is the deepest at 4,330 ft.
Where West 40 Production'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, “West 40 Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/west-40-production-97111 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).