Bates James Edward
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bates James Edward is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bates James Edward operate?
Bates James Edward's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (8). Its 8 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Bates James Edward’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bates James Edward'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 Bates James Edward operate?
By product class, 7 (88%) are oil wells and 1 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Wierman in Adams, CO at 8,228 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (CO) and Arapahoe (CO).
Notable wells operated by Bates James Edward
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wierman | 05-001-06796 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Adams, CO | Bates* James Edward | 8,228 ft |
| 3 Wierman | 05-001-07104 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Bates* James Edward | 8,137 ft |
| 2 Wierman | 05-001-06864 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Bates* James Edward | 8,080 ft |
| 1 Price | 05-005-06064 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Arapahoe, CO | Bates* James Edward | 6,410 ft |
| 2-4 Guthrie | 05-001-08513 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Bates* James Edward | 5,086 ft |
| 2-8 Guthrie | 05-001-08475 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Bates* James Edward | 5,080 ft |
| 2-7 Guthrie | 05-001-08514 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Bates* James Edward | 5,050 ft |
| 2-3 Guthrie | 05-001-08434 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Bates* James Edward | 4,992 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bates James Edward operate?
Bates James Edward is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bates James Edward's wells are still active?
0 of Bates James Edward's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bates James Edward operate wells?
Bates James Edward is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (8).
Does Bates James Edward operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Bates James Edward's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bates James Edward's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Wierman in Adams, CO is the deepest at 8,228 ft.
Where Bates James Edward'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, “Bates James Edward — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bates-james-edward-10324 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).