B & R Oil
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B & R OIL · B & R OIL COMPANY · B & R Oil Co., Inc. · B & R Oil Company
At a glance
B & R Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 12 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 8 wells (62% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B & R Oil operate?
B & R Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (8), Oklahoma (4) and California (1). Its 8 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 B & R Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of B & R Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does B & R Oil operate?
By product class, 10 (77%) 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 Wilhaus 1 in Rice, KS at 3,540 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rice (KS), Barton (KS), Allen (KS), Hughes (OK), Washington (OK) and Tulare (CA). 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 B & R Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhaus 1 | 15-159-00564 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rice, KS | B & R Oil Co., Inc. | 3,540 ft |
| Rusco 1 | 15-009-06248 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | B & R Oil Co., Inc. | 3,478 ft |
| Brandenburg 16 | 15-001-74332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | B & R Oil Co., Inc. | 720 ft |
| Brandenburg 15 | 15-001-74331 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | B & R Oil Co., Inc. | 718 ft |
| Brandenburg 'A' 2 | 15-001-74336 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | B & R Oil Co., Inc. | 700 ft |
| Brandenburg 14 | 15-001-74330 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | B & R Oil Co., Inc. | 698 ft |
| Brandenburg 22 | 15-001-74335 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | B & R Oil Co., Inc. | 695 ft |
| Brandenburg 20 | 15-001-74334 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | B & R Oil Co., Inc. | 692 ft |
| Shedd #1 | 35-063-01545 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hughes, OK | B & R Oil | — |
| Hoppock #1a | 35-147-20818 | Orphaned | Oil | Washington, OK | B & R Oil Company | — |
| B & R-Baker 1 | 04-107-00334 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tulare, CA | B & R Oil Company | — |
| Thompson #2 | 35-063-01542 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hughes, OK | B & R Oil | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B & R Oil operate?
B & R Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B & R Oil's wells are still active?
0 of B & R Oil's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does B & R Oil operate wells?
B & R Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (8), Oklahoma (4) and California (1).
Does B & R Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of B & R Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B & R Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wilhaus 1 in Rice, KS is the deepest at 3,540 ft.
Where B & R Oil'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, “B & R Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-r-oil-13202 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).