B5 Operating
Operator of record for 58 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
B5 Operating is the operator of record for 58 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 34 (59%) are active, 22 (38%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 58 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
58
Active
34
Plugged
22
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 58 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 13
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 59%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B5 Operating operate?
B5 Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (58). Its 58 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 B5 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
59% of B5 Operating's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does B5 Operating operate?
By product class, 26 (45%) are oil wells and 13 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Small 2 in Sumner, KS at 4,837 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sumner (KS) and Kingman (KS).
Notable wells operated by B5 Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small 2 | 15-191-00050 | Active | Injection | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,837 ft |
| Hartman 8 | 15-191-21267 | Active | Injection | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,737 ft |
| Birkholz 1 | 15-191-00449 | Active | Injection | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,606 ft |
| Small 1 | 15-191-20786 | Active | Oil | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,584 ft |
| Simons Bros. Unit 3 | 15-191-22787 | Active | Oil | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,530 ft |
| Allen 1 | 15-191-00192 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,525 ft |
| Carothers 1 | 15-191-22330 | Active | Injection | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,500 ft |
| Simon Bros. 1 | 15-191-22775 | Active | Oil | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,490 ft |
| Linnebur A 1 | 15-095-21259 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kingman, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,485 ft |
| Weishaar 'G' 6 | 15-191-22424 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,463 ft |
| Raine Trust 1-24 | 15-191-22627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,455 ft |
| Mason 1 | 15-191-22326 | Active | Oil | Sumner, KS | B5 Operating, LLC | 4,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B5 Operating operate?
B5 Operating is the operator of record for 58 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (58). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B5 Operating's wells are still active?
34 of B5 Operating's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does B5 Operating operate wells?
B5 Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (58).
Does B5 Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of B5 Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 13 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B5 Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Small 2 in Sumner, KS is the deepest at 4,837 ft.
Where B5 Operating'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, “B5 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b5-operating-88533 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).