Benson Mineral Group
Operator of record for 649 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BENSON MINERAL GROUP INC · BENSON MINERAL GROUP, INC · BENSON MINERAL GROUP, INC. · BENSON MINERAL GROUP,INC · …
At a glance
Benson Mineral Group is the operator of record for 649 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 6 (0.9%) are active, 633 (98%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 351 wells (54% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
649
Active
6
Plugged
633
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 351 |
| Oklahoma | 226 |
| Texas | 48 |
| Colorado | 22 |
| Montana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 224
- Gas wells
- 318
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Benson Mineral Group operate?
Benson Mineral Group's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Kansas (351), Oklahoma (226), Texas (48), Colorado (22) and Montana (2). Its 351 Kansas wells are 0.1% 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Benson Mineral Group’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.9% of Benson Mineral Group's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. 1 wells (0.2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Benson Mineral Group operate?
By product class, 224 (35%) are oil wells and 318 (49%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 4-32 W Tupps in Adams, CO at 8,231 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (CO), Leon (TX) and Weld (CO). 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 Benson Mineral Group
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-32 W Tupps | 05-001-08174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,231 ft |
| 4-31 W Tupps | 05-001-08171 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,230 ft |
| 4-3 Danford Champlin Farms | 05-001-08078 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,230 ft |
| 4-2 Danford Champlin Farms | 05-001-08048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,220 ft |
| 4-4 Danford Champlin Farms | 05-001-08124 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,200 ft |
| 1 Trupp, B W | 05-001-07478 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,150 ft |
| 4 Trupp, B W | 05-001-07788 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,150 ft |
| 2 Trupp, B W | 05-001-07604 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,130 ft |
| 3 Trupp, B W | 05-001-07694 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 8,120 ft |
| Well API 42-289-30420 | 42-289-30420 | Active | Oil | Leon, TX | Benson Mineral Group, Inc. | 7,208 ft |
| 26-8 Federal | 05-123-13741 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 6,783 ft |
| 25-6 Federal | 05-123-14126 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Benson Mineral Group Inc | 6,605 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Benson Mineral Group operate?
Benson Mineral Group is the operator of record for 649 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (351). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Benson Mineral Group's wells are still active?
6 of Benson Mineral Group's catalogued wells are active; 633 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Benson Mineral Group operate wells?
Benson Mineral Group is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (351), Oklahoma (226), Texas (48), Colorado (22) and Montana (2).
Does Benson Mineral Group operate mostly oil or gas wells?
224 of Benson Mineral Group's catalogued wells are oil wells and 318 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Benson Mineral Group's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 4-32 W Tupps in Adams, CO is the deepest at 8,231 ft.
Where Benson Mineral Group's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 351 operated by Benson Mineral Group
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 226 operated by Benson Mineral Group
- Oil & gas wells in Texas· 48 operated by Benson Mineral Group
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 22 operated by Benson Mineral Group
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 2 operated by Benson Mineral Group
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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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Benson Mineral Group — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/benson-mineral-group-611 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).