Oil & gas wells in San Juan County, UT
3,618 catalogued wells in San Juan County, Utah, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
San Juan County, Utah has 3,618 catalogued oil & gas wells: 735 active (20%), 1,926 plugged & abandoned (53%) and 45 documented orphans. It ranks 3rd of the 21 Utah counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 9% of the state's 40,139 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
3,618
Active
735
Plugged
1,926
Documented orphans
45
What is the status of oil and gas wells in San Juan County?
20% of San Juan County's wells are active, 14 percentage points below the Utah share of 34%. 53% are plugged & abandoned, against 25% statewide and 47% nationally. 307 wells (8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 45 wells (1%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 0.2% across Utah and 4% nationally. The remaining 605 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in San Juan County?
By product class, 1,765 of the county's wells (49%) are oil wells, 136 (4%) gas wells and 497 (14%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 42% and the gas share 40%. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does San Juan County compare with other Utah counties?
San Juan County has the 3rd-most catalogued wells of the 21 Utah counties with at least 25. The median Utah county on WellCensus has 107 wells. The largest, Uintah County, has 19,825. By documented orphans it ranks 1st in Utah.
Who operates wells in San Juan County?
442 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in San Juan County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in San Juan County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Creek 1-A | 43-037-10010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Alco Oil & Gas |
| Shell Govt A 2 | 43-037-10011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Samson Resources Company |
| Shell Govt C-2 | 43-037-10012 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rim Operating Inc |
| KW Algier Comb Ridge 1 | 43-037-10013 | Other status | Oil | Algier, K W |
| Carter Nav Tract 110-1 | 43-037-10031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amerada Petroleum Corp |
| Mason 1 | 43-037-10038 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Americol Petroleum Co |
| Navajo A 1 | 43-037-10039 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anadarko Production Co |
| Apache Federal 1 | 43-037-10047 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Apache Drilling Co Inc |
| Navajo Tribal 1-28 | 43-037-10048 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Apco Oil Corp |
| Navajo Tribal 1X-28 | 43-037-10049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Apco Oil Corp |
| Govt-Oak 1 | 43-037-10050 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Argo Oil Corporation |
| Comb Wash U 1 | 43-037-10055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arco Oil & Gas Company |
| Comb Wash U 3 | 43-037-10056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arco Oil & Gas Company |
| Monsanto-Govt 1 | 43-037-10057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arco Oil & Gas Company |
| Murphy Federal 1 | 43-037-10058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arco Oil & Gas Company |
| Navajo 58 A-3 | 43-037-10061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southland Royalty Co |
| Navajo 58 B-7 | 43-037-10062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southland Royalty Co |
| Navajo 58 C-1 | 43-037-10063 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southland Royalty Co |
| Navajo 59-2 | 43-037-10064 | Other status | Oil | Southland Royalty Co |
| Navajo 67-3 | 43-037-10065 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Superior Oil Company |
| Navajo 78-1 | 43-037-10066 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Superior Oil Company |
| Alkali Wash 1 | 43-037-10076 | Other status | Oil | H K Bartlett Et Al |
| Bug Canyon U 1 | 43-037-10077 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | H K Bartlett Et Al |
| Navajo 1-22 | 43-037-10090 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Belco Petroleum Corp |
| Lisbon D232 | 43-037-10091 | Shut-in | Other type | Orphan-No Responsible Operator |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 3,618 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in San Juan County, UT?
San Juan County, Utah has 3,618 catalogued oil & gas wells: 735 active, 1,926 plugged and 45 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in San Juan County?
45 wells in San Juan County, Utah are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 1st-highest count among Utah counties.
What share of wells in San Juan County are plugged?
1,926 of San Juan County's 3,618 catalogued wells (53%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 25% across Utah.
Which Utah county has the most oil and gas wells?
Uintah County has the most catalogued wells of any Utah county on WellCensus (19,825); San Juan County ranks 3rd with 3,618.
How many companies operate wells in San Juan County?
442 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in San Juan County, Utah.
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About this data
Source: Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in San Juan County, Utah”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/utah/san-juan (data as of October 10, 2026).