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Sheridan County, Wyoming Wells Summary

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Total wells

8,382
Sheridan County

Most recent drilling

Feb 2016
~10 years ago

First on record

1932
records span 84 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling

Sheridan County contains 8,382 wells on file, with top operators including PENNACO ENERGY INCORPORATED and STORM CAT ENERGY USA OPERATING CORP.

Wells in Sheridan span several oil & gas fields including PRB COAL BED and WC.

Most recent well on record: 58-80-29-15CK, operated by SM ENERGY COMPANY — last updated March 2026.

County FIPS Code: 56033

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-17

17 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 17 Other

Drilling for

  • 14 Oil
  • 3 Gas

Sheridan County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
8,381 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Sheridan County by total wells

PENNACO ENERGY INCORPORATED1,266STORM CAT ENERGY USA OPERATING CORP1,228FIDELITY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO1,133HUBER J M CORP917POWDER BATTALION HOLDINGS LLC641SUMMIT GAS RESOURCES INC610HIGH PLAINS GAS LLC306MEDALLION EXPLORATION175SRW INC169WINDSOR ENERGY GROUP LLC160

Operators: Pennaco Energy Incorporated, Storm Cat Energy Usa Operating Corp, Fidelity Exploration & Production Co, Huber J M Corp, Powder Battalion Holdings Llc, Summit Gas Resources Inc, High Plains Gas Llc, Medallion Exploration, Srw Inc, Windsor Energy Group Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Sheridan County

PRB COAL BED7,971WC277ASH CREEK57FENCE CREEK28ASH CREEK SOUTH22REMINGTON CREEK11ARVADA7MOOSE DRAW5CABIN CREEK3AMP1

Fields: Prb Coal Bed, Wc, Ash Creek, Fence Creek, Ash Creek South, Remington Creek, Arvada, Moose Draw, Cabin Creek, Amp.

Top Counties in Wyoming most active by total wells

Compare Sheridan against the other busiest counties in Wyoming:

  • Campbell · 59,572 wells
  • Converse · 25,987 wells
  • Johnson · 23,489 wells
  • Sweetwater · 13,881 wells
  • Sublette · 12,508 wells
  • Natrona · 10,309 wells
  • Laramie · 9,809 wells
  • Weston · 7,716 wells
  • Carbon · 5,757 wells
  • Fremont · 5,204 wells
  • Crook · 4,460 wells
  • Park · 3,859 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
58-80-29-15CK 2026-03-18 SM ENERGY COMPANY 3327719
03-24-55-78 2026-03-18 SUMMIT GAS RESOURCES INC 3327829
58-79-28-05R-S-H 2026-03-18 SM ENERGY COMPANY 3327666
58-79-32-14CK 2026-03-18 NANCE PETROLEUM CORPORATION 3327718
15-27-55-83MZ/CR 2026-03-18 PENNACO ENERGY INCORPORATED 3327798
07-14-55-78 2026-03-18 SUMMIT GAS RESOURCES INC 3327828
1-27-55-83 MZ/CR 2026-03-18 PENNACO ENERGY INCORPORATED 3327613
58-79-28-05K-H 2026-03-18 SM ENERGY COMPANY 3327664
2331-5779 2026-03-18 KENNEDY OIL 3327684
58-79-32-13CK 2026-03-18 SM ENERGY COMPANY 3327717

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