West Gas
Operator of record for 82 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WEST GAS INC · WEST GAS, INC · WEST GAS, INC. · West Gas Inc
At a glance
West Gas is the operator of record for 82 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 4 (5%) are active, 52 (63%) plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 58 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
82
Active
4
Plugged
52
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 58 |
| Kentucky | 20 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 51
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does West Gas operate?
West Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Montana (58), Kentucky (20), Colorado (3) and New Mexico (1). Its 58 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 West Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of West Gas's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does West Gas operate?
By product class, 1 (1%) are oil wells and 51 (62%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Shiprock #008 in San Juan, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in San Juan (NM), Sweet Grass (MT), Stillwater (MT), La Plata (CO), Powder River (MT) and Golden Valley (MT) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by West Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiprock #008 | 30-045-20049 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | San Juan, NM | West Gas Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Arneson 1-23 | 25-097-21018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sweet Grass, MT | West Gas Inc | 5,380 ft |
| Cremer 13-17 | 25-097-21016 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweet Grass, MT | West Gas Inc | 5,170 ft |
| Dannenberg 7-34 | 25-095-21218 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Stillwater, MT | West Gas Inc | 4,323 ft |
| 1 Decker | 05-067-05419 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Plata, CO | West Gas, Inc. | 4,145 ft |
| Hepp 1-23 | 25-095-21078 | Other status | Gas | Stillwater, MT | West Gas Inc | 3,796 ft |
| Cremer 15-23 | 25-097-21017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sweet Grass, MT | West Gas Inc | 3,719 ft |
| Lockwood 8-26 | 25-075-21974 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powder River, MT | West Gas Inc | 3,150 ft |
| Miller 6-20 | 25-095-21111 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stillwater, MT | West Gas Inc | 3,046 ft |
| Cremer 4-27 | 25-037-21021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Golden Valley, MT | West Gas Inc | 2,737 ft |
| 1 Ferguson | 05-067-05810 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Plata, CO | West Gas, Inc. | 2,674 ft |
| Eliasson 16-6 | 25-065-21790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | West Gas Inc | 2,630 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 82 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does West Gas operate?
West Gas is the operator of record for 82 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (58). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of West Gas's wells are still active?
4 of West Gas's catalogued wells are active; 52 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does West Gas operate wells?
West Gas is the operator of record for wells in Montana (58), Kentucky (20), Colorado (3) and New Mexico (1).
Does West Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of West Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 51 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is West Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shiprock #008 in San Juan, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where West Gas'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 Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/west-gas-2929 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).