Western Operating
Operator of record for 174 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WESTERN OPERATING COMPANY · Western Operating Company
At a glance
Western Operating is the operator of record for 174 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (1%) are active, 155 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 152 wells (87% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
174
Active
2
Plugged
155
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 152 |
| Kansas | 17 |
| Wyoming | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 85
- Gas wells
- 20
- Shut-in
- 14
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Western Operating operate?
Western Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Colorado (152), Kansas (17) and Wyoming (5). Its 152 Colorado wells are 0.1% of the 124,327 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Western Operating's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 14 wells (8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Western Operating operate?
By product class, 85 (49%) are oil wells and 20 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1-7 Heatherwood in Boulder, CO at 8,584 ft. The wells listed below sit in Boulder (CO), Campbell (WY), Weld (CO) and Crook (WY). 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 Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-7 Heatherwood | 05-013-06079 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Boulder, CO | Western Operating Company | 8,584 ft |
| Oyster Creek 42-15 | 49-005-62281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Western Operating Company | 8,203 ft |
| Trail Creek 41-12 | 49-005-62314 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Western Operating Company | 7,873 ft |
| 1-A Walters | 05-123-09761 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Western Operating Company | 7,496 ft |
| Deep Creek Fee 12-26 | 49-005-61459 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Western Operating Company | 7,475 ft |
| Swanda Fee 32-30 | 49-011-23268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Western Operating Company | 7,440 ft |
| 2 Walters | 05-123-14867 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Western Operating Company | 7,438 ft |
| 22-16 Yaeger | 05-123-10507 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Western Operating Company | 7,397 ft |
| P Speaker | 05-123-05490 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Western Operating Company | 7,318 ft |
| West Oxford 44-9 | 49-011-23276 | Other status | Oil | Crook, WY | Western Operating Company | 7,000 ft |
| 11-3 Dancing Buffalo | 05-123-30751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Western Operating Company | 6,876 ft |
| 14-2 Foster | 05-123-14822 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Weld, CO | Western Operating Company | 6,829 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Western Operating operate?
Western Operating is the operator of record for 174 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (152). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Western Operating's wells are still active?
2 of Western Operating's catalogued wells are active; 155 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Western Operating operate wells?
Western Operating is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (152), Kansas (17) and Wyoming (5).
Does Western Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
85 of Western Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 20 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Western Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1-7 Heatherwood in Boulder, CO is the deepest at 8,584 ft.
Where Western Operating'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 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/western-operating-2789 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).