Bentzen Oil
Operator of record for 80 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bentzen Oil is the operator of record for 80 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (1%) are active, 32 (40%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 80 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
80
Active
1
Plugged
32
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 80 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bentzen Oil operate?
Bentzen Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (80). Its 80 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Bentzen Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Bentzen Oil's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bentzen Oil operate?
By product class, 17 (21%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Poore, Luther 1 in Clinton, KY at 2,012 ft.
Notable wells operated by Bentzen Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poore, Luther 1 | 16-053-06276 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 2,012 ft |
| Beard, Roger 4 | 16-053-05440 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 2,010 ft |
| Bertram, Reed 3 | 16-053-05468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 2,006 ft |
| Beard, Roger 15 | 16-053-05450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Conner, Luther C Jr 5 | 16-053-00339 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 1,963 ft |
| Beaty, Jim 2 | 16-053-00494 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 1,956 ft |
| Dalton, Joe 1vm | 16-053-05711 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 1,950 ft |
| Upchurch, Linnie 4 | 16-053-05273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 1,950 ft |
| Daniels, Paul 1 | 16-053-05713 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 1,945 ft |
| Conner, Luther C Jr 11 | 16-053-00414 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 1,930 ft |
| Bertram, Reed 2 | 16-053-04032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 1,906 ft |
| Stockton, Arnold 1 | 16-053-00362 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Bentzen Oil Co, Inc | 1,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bentzen Oil operate?
Bentzen Oil is the operator of record for 80 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (80). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bentzen Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Bentzen Oil's catalogued wells are active; 32 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bentzen Oil operate wells?
Bentzen Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (80).
Does Bentzen Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Bentzen Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bentzen Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Poore, Luther 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,012 ft.
Where Bentzen Oil'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, “Bentzen Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bentzen-oil-67818 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).