Western Reserves
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Western Reserves is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 24 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Western Reserves operate?
Western Reserves's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Montana (24). Its 24 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 Western Reserves’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Western Reserves'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 Western Reserves operate?
By product class, 10 (42%) are oil wells and 2 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Field 9-34 in Pondera, MT at 3,512 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pondera (MT), Glacier (MT), Liberty (MT), Toole (MT), Teton (MT) and Chouteau (MT).
Notable wells operated by Western Reserves
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field 9-34 | 25-073-21662 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pondera, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 3,512 ft |
| Boyle 42-13 | 25-035-21508 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 3,183 ft |
| Shettel 1R | 25-051-21649 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Liberty, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 3,098 ft |
| Federal 2-1 | 25-101-22430 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 2,759 ft |
| Hanson 1-13 | 25-099-21209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Teton, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 2,181 ft |
| Thomas 1-32 | 25-099-21196 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Teton, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 2,146 ft |
| Thomas 16-28 | 25-099-21197 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Teton, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 2,143 ft |
| Sanborn 9-26 | 25-099-21201 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Teton, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 2,129 ft |
| AMS Ranch 15-27 | 25-099-21198 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Teton, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 2,124 ft |
| Nelson 2-34 | 25-099-21208 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Teton, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 2,114 ft |
| Teton 3-10 | 25-015-21618 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chouteau, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 1,930 ft |
| Marias 16-35 | 25-073-21642 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pondera, MT | Western Reserves, Inc. | 1,861 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 24 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Western Reserves operate?
Western Reserves is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Western Reserves's wells are still active?
0 of Western Reserves's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Western Reserves operate wells?
Western Reserves is the operator of record for wells in Montana (24).
Does Western Reserves operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Western Reserves's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Western Reserves's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Field 9-34 in Pondera, MT is the deepest at 3,512 ft.
Where Western Reserves'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 Reserves — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/western-reserves-127507 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).