Bhp Petroleum USA
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BHP PETROLEUM (USA) INC · BHP Petroleum (USA),Inc.
At a glance
Bhp Petroleum USA is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 17 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
| Wyoming | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bhp Petroleum USA operate?
Bhp Petroleum USA's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (9) and Wyoming (9). Its 9 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Bhp Petroleum USA’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bhp Petroleum USA's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (6%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bhp Petroleum USA operate?
By product class, 7 (39%) are oil wells and 1 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Federal 31-1 in Sweetwater, WY at 16,865 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sweetwater (WY), Campbell (WY), Natrona (WY), Crook (WY), Fremont (WY) and Niobrara (WY) and other counties. 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 Bhp Petroleum USA
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal 31-1 | 49-037-21067 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 16,865 ft |
| Mary Ruth 1 | 49-005-27065 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 10,600 ft |
| Sun Ranch Unit 11-22 | 49-025-22189 | Shut-in | Oil | Natrona, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 9,420 ft |
| Sun Ranch Unit 9-21 | 49-025-22251 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 9,046 ft |
| True Kane 1 | 49-005-05810 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Campbell, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 8,590 ft |
| Zimmerschied 11-31 | 49-011-22431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 7,350 ft |
| Dishpan 34-15 | 49-013-21651 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 5,796 ft |
| Boner-Federal 14-5 | 49-027-20740 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Krietemeyer K 1 | 12-121-27101 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | BHP Petroleum (USA),Inc. | 3,700 ft |
| Pfister 42-24 | 49-027-20760 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Bhp Petroleum (USA) Inc | 3,550 ft |
| Lutz, H. 1 | 12-121-27127 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | BHP Petroleum (USA),Inc. | 3,115 ft |
| Meinert, I. Comm. 1 | 12-189-24165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | BHP Petroleum (USA),Inc. | 3,100 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bhp Petroleum USA operate?
Bhp Petroleum USA is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bhp Petroleum USA's wells are still active?
0 of Bhp Petroleum USA's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bhp Petroleum USA operate wells?
Bhp Petroleum USA is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9) and Wyoming (9).
Does Bhp Petroleum USA operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Bhp Petroleum USA's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bhp Petroleum USA's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Federal 31-1 in Sweetwater, WY is the deepest at 16,865 ft.
Where Bhp Petroleum USA'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, “Bhp Petroleum USA — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bhp-petroleum-usa-7909 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).