Beacon Exploration
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BEACON EXPLORATION CO · Beacon Exploration Company
At a glance
Beacon Exploration is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 26 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 20 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
0
Plugged
26
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 20 |
| Colorado | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Beacon Exploration operate?
Beacon Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (20) and 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 Beacon Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Beacon Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Beacon Exploration operate?
By product class, 1 (4%) 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 1 Tarman in Prowers, CO at 5,315 ft. The wells listed below sit in Prowers (CO), Logan (CO), Scott (KS), Washington (CO), Graham (KS) and Decatur (KS) 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 Beacon Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tarman | 05-099-06005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Prowers, CO | Beacon Exploration Co | 5,315 ft |
| 1-33 Nelson | 05-075-09076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Beacon Exploration Co | 5,205 ft |
| Vona Crist Nations 1 | 15-171-20241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, KS | Beacon Exploration Company | 5,200 ft |
| 1-29 Rambat | 05-121-10116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Beacon Exploration Co | 4,512 ft |
| 1-4 Bethel Union | 05-121-10119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Beacon Exploration Co | 4,501 ft |
| 1-12 Mccracken | 05-121-10122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Beacon Exploration Co | 4,500 ft |
| 1-30 Fridrich | 05-121-10121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Beacon Exploration Co | 4,419 ft |
| 1a-30 Anton | 05-121-10156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Beacon Exploration Co | 4,402 ft |
| McGrath 1-9 | 15-065-22092 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Beacon Exploration Company | 4,330 ft |
| Dugan 1-10 | 15-065-22008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Beacon Exploration Company | 4,245 ft |
| Berndt 1-4 | 15-039-20754 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Decatur, KS | Beacon Exploration Company | 4,178 ft |
| Bongartz 1-31 | 15-195-21607 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Trego, KS | Beacon Exploration Company | 4,175 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Beacon Exploration operate?
Beacon Exploration is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Beacon Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Beacon Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Beacon Exploration operate wells?
Beacon Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (20) and Colorado (8).
Does Beacon Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Beacon Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Beacon Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Tarman in Prowers, CO is the deepest at 5,315 ft.
Where Beacon Exploration'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, “Beacon Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/beacon-exploration-7433 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).