Bacon Jr Drilling
Operator of record for 62 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bacon Jr Drilling is the operator of record for 62 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 62 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 62 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
62
Active
0
Plugged
62
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 62 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bacon Jr Drilling operate?
Bacon Jr Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Montana (62). Its 62 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 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 Bacon Jr Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bacon Jr Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bacon Jr Drilling operate?
By product class, 35 (56%) are oil wells and 3 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Engesser 1-15 in Yellowstone, MT at 6,005 ft. The wells listed below sit in Yellowstone (MT) and Glacier (MT).
Notable wells operated by Bacon Jr Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engesser 1-15 | 25-111-21221 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yellowstone, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 6,005 ft |
| 27-A4 | 25-035-05282 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,475 ft |
| 69-01 | 25-035-05234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,327 ft |
| 58-01 | 25-035-05263 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,318 ft |
| Tract 48-W2 | 25-035-05305 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,226 ft |
| 49-01 | 25-035-05292 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,190 ft |
| Swcbsu 55-W6 | 25-035-21029 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,175 ft |
| Swcbsu 66-2 | 25-035-05192 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,150 ft |
| 37-05 | 25-035-05365 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,115 ft |
| Blackfeet Tribal 8637 83-1 | 25-035-08665 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,030 ft |
| Swcbsu 91-1 | 25-035-05123 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,014 ft |
| Swcbsu 73-2 | 25-035-05195 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Bacon, J. R., Drilling, Inc. | 3,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bacon Jr Drilling operate?
Bacon Jr Drilling is the operator of record for 62 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (62). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bacon Jr Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Bacon Jr Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 62 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bacon Jr Drilling operate wells?
Bacon Jr Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Montana (62).
Does Bacon Jr Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of Bacon Jr Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bacon Jr Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Engesser 1-15 in Yellowstone, MT is the deepest at 6,005 ft.
Where Bacon Jr Drilling'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, “Bacon Jr Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bacon-jr-drilling-127255 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).