Western States Development
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Western States Development 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 Utah, with 2 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Western States Development operate?
Western States Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Utah (2). Its 2 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 States Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Western States Development'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 States Development operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in San Juan (UT) and Grand (UT).
Notable wells operated by Western States Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western States Dev Co 1 | 43-037-20333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Juan, UT | Western States Development | — |
| McCarthy 1 | 43-019-20369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grand, UT | Western States Development | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Western States Development operate?
Western States Development is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Western States Development's wells are still active?
0 of Western States Development's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Western States Development operate wells?
Western States Development is the operator of record for wells in Utah (2).
Does Western States Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Western States Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Western States Development'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 States Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/western-states-development-134902 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).