Oil & gas wells in Natrona County, WY
9,589 catalogued wells in Natrona County, Wyoming, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Natrona County, Wyoming has 9,589 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,575 active (16%), 5,982 plugged & abandoned (62%) and 10 documented orphans. It ranks 5th of the 23 Wyoming counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 7% of the state's 129,957 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
9,589
Active
1,575
Plugged
5,982
Documented orphans
10
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Natrona County?
16% of Natrona County's wells are active, close to the Wyoming share of 17%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 51% statewide and 47% nationally. 1,130 wells (12%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 10 wells (0.1%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 0.3% across Wyoming and 4% nationally. The remaining 892 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Natrona County?
By product class, 7,108 of the county's wells (74%) are oil wells, 511 (5%) gas wells and 1,831 (19%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 50% and the gas share 43%. The deepest total depth published for a Natrona County well is 22,780 ft, against 25,830 ft for Wyoming as a whole. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Natrona County compare with other Wyoming counties?
Natrona County has the 5th-most catalogued wells of the 23 Wyoming counties with at least 25. The median Wyoming county on WellCensus has 3,655 wells. The largest, Campbell County, has 36,047. By documented orphans it ranks 5th in Wyoming.
Who operates wells in Natrona County?
831 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Natrona 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 Natrona County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Unit 26wc2sw01s | 49-025-00049 | Active | Oil | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 1 Wc2 Ne1 | 49-025-00050 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 3 Wc2 Ne1 | 49-025-00051 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 4 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00052 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 7wc1 Ne1 | 49-025-00053 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 8 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00054 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 12wc2 Ne1 | 49-025-00055 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 14 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00056 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Sclou 16nione01 | 49-025-00057 | Shut-in | Oil | Contango Resources LLC |
| Sclou 19wc2ne1 | 49-025-00058 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 23 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00059 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 24 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 26 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 29 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00062 | Active | Oil | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 31 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00063 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 33wc2 Ne1 | 49-025-00064 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 35 Wc1 Ne01 | 49-025-00065 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 36 Wc2 Ne01 | 49-025-00066 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 3 Wc1 Nw1 | 49-025-00067 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 4 Wc1 Nw1 | 49-025-00068 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 10wc1 Nw1 | 49-025-00069 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Fdl Operating LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 12 Wc2 Nw1 | 49-025-00070 | Other status | Injection | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 14wc2 Nw1 | 49-025-00071 | Active | Oil | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 16wc2 Nw1 | 49-025-00072 | Active | Oil | Contango Resources LLC |
| Light Oil Unit 18 Wc1 Nw01 | 49-025-00073 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fdl Operating LLC |
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Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Natrona County, WY?
Natrona County, Wyoming has 9,589 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,575 active, 5,982 plugged and 10 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Natrona County?
10 wells in Natrona County, Wyoming are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 5th-highest count among Wyoming counties.
What share of wells in Natrona County are plugged?
5,982 of Natrona County's 9,589 catalogued wells (62%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 51% across Wyoming.
Which Wyoming county has the most oil and gas wells?
Campbell County has the most catalogued wells of any Wyoming county on WellCensus (36,047); Natrona County ranks 5th with 9,589.
How many companies operate wells in Natrona County?
831 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Natrona County, Wyoming.
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About this data
Source: Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission 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 Natrona County, Wyoming”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/wyoming/natrona (data as of October 10, 2026).