Western Gas Resources
Operator of record for 180 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WESTERN GAS RESOURCES INC · WESTERN GAS RESOURCES, INC.
At a glance
Western Gas Resources is the operator of record for 180 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 169 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 156 wells (87% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
180
Active
0
Plugged
169
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 156 |
| Colorado | 21 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 142
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Western Gas Resources operate?
Western Gas Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Wyoming (156), Colorado (21) and Louisiana (3). Its 156 Wyoming wells are 0.1% of the 129,957 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 Western Gas Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Western Gas Resources's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Western Gas Resources operate?
By product class, 14 (8%) are oil wells and 142 (79%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sherwood 9 in Natrona, WY at 13,473 ft. The wells listed below sit in Natrona (WY), Campbell (WY), Moffat (CO) and La Plata (CO). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Western Gas Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood 9 | 49-025-21203 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Western Gas Resources Inc | 13,473 ft |
| Hayden 41-15 | 49-005-30222 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Western Gas Resources Inc | 12,550 ft |
| 10-4 Plymouth Rock | 05-081-07236 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | Western Gas Resources Inc | 12,300 ft |
| 14-22 North Alkali Gulch | 05-067-06178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Plata, CO | Western Gas Resources Inc | 9,925 ft |
| 27-1 Myers, Mary | 05-067-06099 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Plata, CO | Western Gas Resources Inc | 9,898 ft |
| 26-1 Slade | 05-067-06054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Plata, CO | Western Gas Resources Inc | 9,495 ft |
| 33-34 Ellis | 05-081-06863 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | Western Gas Resources Inc | 9,482 ft |
| Mill-Gillette 21 | 49-005-22805 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Campbell, WY | Western Gas Resources Inc | 8,620 ft |
| Mill-Gillette 22 | 49-005-22799 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Western Gas Resources Inc | 8,585 ft |
| Mill-Gillette 26 | 49-005-22532 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Western Gas Resources Inc | 8,570 ft |
| Mill-Gillette 23 | 49-005-22914 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Western Gas Resources Inc | 8,565 ft |
| Mill-Gillette 19 | 49-005-22777 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Western Gas Resources Inc | 8,540 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Western Gas Resources operate?
Western Gas Resources is the operator of record for 180 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (156). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Western Gas Resources's wells are still active?
0 of Western Gas Resources's catalogued wells are active; 169 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Western Gas Resources operate wells?
Western Gas Resources is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (156), Colorado (21) and Louisiana (3).
Does Western Gas Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Western Gas Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 142 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Western Gas Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sherwood 9 in Natrona, WY is the deepest at 13,473 ft.
Where Western Gas Resources'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, “Western Gas Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/western-gas-resources-5341 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).