Bale Charles R
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BALE CHARLES R · Bale, Charles R.
At a glance
Bale Charles R is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 17 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 17 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 17 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bale Charles R operate?
Bale Charles R's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (17) and Kansas (1). Its 17 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Bale Charles R’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bale Charles R's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bale Charles R operate?
By product class, 2 (11%) 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 Mehl 1 in Ellsworth, KS at 3,231 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ellsworth (KS), Lincoln (OK), Pottawatomie (OK), Oklahoma (OK), Creek (OK) and Garvin (OK) and other counties. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bale Charles R
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehl 1 | 15-053-00924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellsworth, KS | Bale, Charles R. | 3,231 ft |
| Hackett #1 | 35-081-20343 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Annanders #27-1 | 35-125-21162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pottawatomie, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Jil-Bear #1 | 35-109-20143 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oklahoma, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Sellers #1 | 35-037-20866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Creek, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Whitefield #1 | 35-049-20469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garvin, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Pyle #1 | 35-049-20485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garvin, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Bowie #16-1 | 35-049-22155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garvin, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Ast #1 | 35-051-20207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grady, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Brewer #1 | 35-053-20207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Myrtle Boyle Etal #34-1 | 35-053-20214 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
| Boyce #1 | 35-063-20382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hughes, OK | Bale Charles R | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bale Charles R operate?
Bale Charles R is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bale Charles R's wells are still active?
0 of Bale Charles R's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bale Charles R operate wells?
Bale Charles R is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (17) and Kansas (1).
Does Bale Charles R operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Bale Charles R's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bale Charles R's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mehl 1 in Ellsworth, KS is the deepest at 3,231 ft.
Where Bale Charles R'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, “Bale Charles R — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bale-charles-r-11592 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).