Abraxas Petroleum
Operator of record for 97 catalogued wells across 7 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP. · ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Abraxas Petroleum Corp · Abraxas Petroleum Corporation
At a glance
Abraxas Petroleum is the operator of record for 97 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 7 states. None is listed as active, 74 (76%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 45 wells (46% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
97
Active
0
Plugged
74
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 45 |
| Kansas | 19 |
| Colorado | 11 |
| Montana | 9 |
| Wyoming | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 55
- Gas wells
- 8
- Shut-in
- 4
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Abraxas Petroleum operate?
Abraxas Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 7 states: North Dakota (45), Kansas (19), Colorado (11), Montana (9) and Wyoming (7) and 2 more. Its 45 North Dakota wells are 0.1% of the 43,680 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 Abraxas Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Abraxas Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 76% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells (4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Abraxas Petroleum operate?
By product class, 55 (57%) are oil wells and 8 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Yellowstone 4h in Mckenzie, ND at 20,572 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mckenzie (ND), Billings (ND), Richland (MT), Vermilion (LA), Divide (ND) and Williams (ND) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Abraxas Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone 4h | 33-053-07581 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 20,572 ft |
| Firehole 43-7r | 33-007-01170 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 14,228 ft |
| Duncan-Andersen 19-43HR | 25-083-21290 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, MT | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 13,579 ft |
| Spring Creek 27x-31 | 33-053-02340 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 13,560 ft |
| 13200 Rb Sua;m J Guidry Etal 001 | 17-113-22210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 13,536 ft |
| Koch 1-24-X | 33-053-01571 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 13,350 ft |
| Federal 9-5 | 33-053-02506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 13,350 ft |
| Thompson 44-16h | 33-023-00443 | Shut-in | Oil | Divide, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 13,290 ft |
| Fedje 32-14 | 33-105-01342 | Shut-in | Oil | Williams, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 13,249 ft |
| Roosevelt State 21-16h | 33-007-01260 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 13,092 ft |
| Titan Federal 1-28 | 33-007-01238 | Orphaned | Oil | Billings, ND | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | 12,983 ft |
| Crusch 9-33 | 25-085-21629 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, MT | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 12,970 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Abraxas Petroleum operate?
Abraxas Petroleum is the operator of record for 97 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Abraxas Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Abraxas Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 74 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Abraxas Petroleum operate wells?
Abraxas Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (45), Kansas (19), Colorado (11), Montana (9), Wyoming (7), Oklahoma (5) and Louisiana (1).
Does Abraxas Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
55 of Abraxas Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 8 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Abraxas Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Yellowstone 4h in Mckenzie, ND is the deepest at 20,572 ft.
Where Abraxas Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 45 operated by Abraxas Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 19 operated by Abraxas Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 11 operated by Abraxas Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 9 operated by Abraxas Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 7 operated by Abraxas Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 5 operated by Abraxas Petroleum
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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, “Abraxas Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/abraxas-petroleum-2476 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).