Benedum Trees Oil
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BENEDUM TREES OIL CO · BENEDUM-TREES OIL CO · BENEDUM-TREES OIL COMPANY · Benedum Trees Oil Co · …
At a glance
Benedum Trees Oil is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 2 (9%) are active, 20 (87%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 5 wells (22% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
2
Plugged
20
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 5 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Wyoming | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Benedum Trees Oil operate?
Benedum Trees Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Arkansas (5), Kentucky (5), Oklahoma (5), Wyoming (4) and Colorado (3) and 1 more. Its 5 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Benedum Trees Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Benedum Trees Oil's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Benedum Trees Oil operate?
By product class, 12 (52%) are oil wells and 2 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Tucker, A 1 in Lafayette, AR at 7,010 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR), Sweetwater (WY), Bell (KY), Logan (CO), Nevada (AR) and Washington (CO) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Benedum Trees Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker, A 1 | 03-073-01234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Benedum Trees Oil Co | 7,010 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-037-05555 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Benedum-Trees Oil Company | 6,157 ft |
| Hurst, Linnie B 1 | 16-013-00140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bell, KY | Benedum-Trees Oil Co | 5,697 ft |
| 1 Mavis C Peavy Et Al | 05-075-07433 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Benedum Trees Oil Co | 5,579 ft |
| Block 1 | 03-099-00939 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nevada, AR | Benedum Trees Oil Co | 5,394 ft |
| 1 Boston | 05-121-05265 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Benedum Trees Oil Co | 5,223 ft |
| Bixby-Carey 1 | 49-009-05354 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Benedum-Trees Oil Company | 5,000 ft |
| Mack, C W 1 | 03-093-60000 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mississippi, AR | Benedum Trees Oil Co | 4,535 ft |
| Howard Mays-Hobson #1 | 01-093-19978 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Marion, AL | Benedum-Trees Oil Co. | 3,510 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-025-06051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Benedum-Trees Oil Company | 3,400 ft |
| 1 Govt-Dougherty | 05-045-05000 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, CO | Benedum Trees Oil Co | 3,333 ft |
| Frissee, E H 1 | 16-149-03602 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Benedum-Trees Oil Co | 2,500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Benedum Trees Oil operate?
Benedum Trees Oil is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Benedum Trees Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Benedum Trees Oil's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Benedum Trees Oil operate wells?
Benedum Trees Oil is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (5), Kentucky (5), Oklahoma (5), Wyoming (4), Colorado (3) and Alabama (1).
Does Benedum Trees Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Benedum Trees Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Benedum Trees Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tucker, A 1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 7,010 ft.
Where Benedum Trees Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 5 operated by Benedum Trees Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 5 operated by Benedum Trees Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 5 operated by Benedum Trees Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 4 operated by Benedum Trees Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 3 operated by Benedum Trees Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 1 operated by Benedum Trees Oil
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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, “Benedum Trees Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/benedum-trees-oil-8115 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).