Wy Basin Operating
Operator of record for 54 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wy Basin Operating is the operator of record for 54 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 34 (63%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 54 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
54
Active
34
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 54 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 33
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 20
- Active share
- 63%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wy Basin Operating operate?
Wy Basin Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Montana (54). Its 54 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 Wy Basin Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
63% of Wy Basin Operating's catalogued wells are active, 34 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 20 wells (37%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wy Basin Operating operate?
By product class, 33 (61%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Jerde 10-1H-2 in Sheridan, MT at 12,274 ft.
Notable wells operated by Wy Basin Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerde 10-1H-2 | 25-091-21929 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 12,274 ft |
| Hellegaard 8-8H #2 | 25-091-21889 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 12,265 ft |
| Hellegaard 9-13H-2 | 25-091-21921 | Shut-in | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 12,126 ft |
| Hellegaard 8-1H-2 | 25-091-21923 | Shut-in | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 12,015 ft |
| Hellegaard 8-8H | 25-091-21880 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 11,955 ft |
| Ward 12-5H | 25-091-21877 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 11,859 ft |
| Hellegaard 9H | 25-091-21858 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 11,858 ft |
| Willie Bee 5 | 25-091-21540 | Active | Injection | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 11,850 ft |
| Hellegaard 10-9H | 25-091-21912 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 11,750 ft |
| Jerde 10-8H | 25-091-21890 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 11,744 ft |
| Westgaard 5-5H | 25-091-21879 | Shut-in | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 11,713 ft |
| Willie Bee 6H | 25-091-21786 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | WY Basin Operating LLC | 11,697 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wy Basin Operating operate?
Wy Basin Operating is the operator of record for 54 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (54). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wy Basin Operating's wells are still active?
34 of Wy Basin Operating's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wy Basin Operating operate wells?
Wy Basin Operating is the operator of record for wells in Montana (54).
Does Wy Basin Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
33 of Wy Basin Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wy Basin Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jerde 10-1H-2 in Sheridan, MT is the deepest at 12,274 ft.
Where Wy Basin 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, “Wy Basin Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wy-basin-operating-129291 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).