Birk Petroleum
Operator of record for 907 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Birk Petroleum is the operator of record for 907 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 609 (67%) are active, 85 (9%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 907 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
907
Active
609
Plugged
85
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 907 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 428
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 12
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Birk Petroleum operate?
Birk Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (907). Its 907 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 Birk Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Birk Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 38 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 9% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 12 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Birk Petroleum operate?
By product class, 428 (47%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Demler 12 in Coffey, KS at 2,032 ft. The wells listed below sit in Coffey (KS) and Woodson (KS).
Notable wells operated by Birk Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demler 12 | 15-031-23015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coffey, KS | Birk Petroleum | 2,032 ft |
| Watts 7 | 15-207-28976 | Shut-in | Oil | Woodson, KS | Birk Petroleum | 2,031 ft |
| Demler 13 | 15-031-23149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coffey, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,994 ft |
| Crotts 4 | 15-031-20163 | Active | Oil | Coffey, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,940 ft |
| Bowers 'New' 2 | 15-207-27070 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,938 ft |
| Arden Payer 1 | 15-031-23869 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coffey, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,907 ft |
| Morris B 2 | 15-031-19334 | Active | Injection | Coffey, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,813 ft |
| Klaus 32 | 15-031-22434 | Active | Oil | Coffey, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,767 ft |
| Watts 6 | 15-207-28505 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,704 ft |
| Watts 4 | 15-207-28106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,703 ft |
| Watts 5 | 15-207-28258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,679 ft |
| Rossillion 2 | 15-031-23954 | Shut-in | Oil | Coffey, KS | Birk Petroleum | 1,670 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Birk Petroleum operate?
Birk Petroleum is the operator of record for 907 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (907). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Birk Petroleum's wells are still active?
609 of Birk Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 85 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Birk Petroleum operate wells?
Birk Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (907).
Does Birk Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
428 of Birk Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Birk Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Demler 12 in Coffey, KS is the deepest at 2,032 ft.
Where Birk Petroleum'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, “Birk Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/birk-petroleum-83003 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).