Bg 5

Operator of record for 1,027 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.

At a glance

Bg 5 is the operator of record for 1,027 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 763 (74%) are active, 48 (5%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 1,027 wells (100% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

1,027

Active

763

Plugged

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Kansas	1,027

Well mix

Oil wells: 729
Gas wells: 7
Shut-in: 178
Active share: 74%

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Where does Bg 5 operate?

Bg 5's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (1,027). Its 1,027 Kansas wells are 0.2% 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 Bg 5’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

74% of Bg 5's catalogued wells are active, 45 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 5% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 178 wells (17%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.

What kinds of wells does Bg 5 operate?

By product class, 729 (71%) are oil wells and 7 (0.7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Craig 8 in Coffey, KS at 2,200 ft.

Notable wells operated by Bg 5

Wells operated by Bg 5
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Craig 8	15-031-20835	Active	Injection	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	2,200 ft
Craig 1	15-031-20216	Active	Injection	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	2,172 ft
Mccullough 1	15-031-20190	Active	Injection	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	2,060 ft
Thomsen 'B' 3	15-031-20230	Active	Oil	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,974 ft
Mccullough 2	15-031-20215	Shut-in	Injection	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,961 ft
Thomsen 'B' 5	15-031-20299	Shut-in	Oil	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,957 ft
Williamson 'A' 4	15-031-20339	Active	Oil	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,955 ft
Williamson 'A' 11	15-031-20985	Active	Oil	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,954 ft
Thomsen 'B' 1	15-031-20185	Active	Oil	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,953 ft
Thomsen 'B' 4	15-031-20260	Active	Oil	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,953 ft
Williamson 'A' 2	15-031-20267	Active	Oil	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,951 ft
Craig 2	15-031-20238	Active	Injection	Coffey, KS	BG-5, Inc.	1,948 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Bg 5 operate?

Bg 5 is the operator of record for 1,027 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (1,027). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Bg 5's wells are still active?

763 of Bg 5's catalogued wells are active; 48 are plugged & abandoned.

In which states does Bg 5 operate wells?

Bg 5 is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (1,027).

Does Bg 5 operate mostly oil or gas wells?

729 of Bg 5's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Bg 5's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Craig 8 in Coffey, KS is the deepest at 2,200 ft.

Where Bg 5'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, “Bg 5 — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bg-5-83005 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).