Benchmark Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BENCHMARK OIL & GAS CORP · Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation
At a glance
Benchmark Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 24 (96%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 22 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 22 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
Is this your company?
Claim Benchmark Oil & Gas to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Benchmark Oil & Gas operate?
Benchmark Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (22), Colorado (2) and Oklahoma (1). Its 22 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 Benchmark Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Benchmark Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Benchmark Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 7 (28%) are oil wells and 7 (28%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Nimocks-Johnson 3 in Lane, KS at 4,565 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lane (KS), Stafford (KS), Graham (KS) and Trego (KS). 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 Benchmark Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimocks-Johnson 3 | 15-101-20616 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lane, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,565 ft |
| Clowers 2 | 15-185-21920 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Stafford, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,213 ft |
| Clowers 1 | 15-185-21829 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Stafford, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,136 ft |
| Vesper Lkc Unit 4-2 | 15-065-03269 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Graham, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,125 ft |
| Vesper Lkc Unit 5-6 | 15-065-03275 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Graham, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,103 ft |
| Cotton 2 | 15-195-20538 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,085 ft |
| Kohl 13 | 15-195-21051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,084 ft |
| L. & R. Schamberger 1 | 15-065-20200 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Graham, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,030 ft |
| J. Wiesner 3 | 15-195-21162 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,026 ft |
| Kohl 3 | 15-195-00432 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,012 ft |
| Knipp 19 | 15-065-21441 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Graham, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 4,004 ft |
| Vesper LKC Unit 1-1 | 15-065-03260 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Graham, KS | Benchmark Oil & Gas Corporation | 3,964 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 25 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Benchmark Oil & Gas operate?
Benchmark Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Benchmark Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
0 of Benchmark Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Benchmark Oil & Gas operate wells?
Benchmark Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (22), Colorado (2) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Benchmark Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Benchmark Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Benchmark Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nimocks-Johnson 3 in Lane, KS is the deepest at 4,565 ft.
Where Benchmark Oil & Gas'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, “Benchmark Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/benchmark-oil-gas-15177 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).