Bison Exploration Drilling 1
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BISON EXPLORATION DRILLING 1 LP · Bison Exploration Drilling 1, LP
At a glance
Bison Exploration Drilling 1 is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (67%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 5 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bison Exploration Drilling 1 operate?
Bison Exploration Drilling 1's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (5) and Arkansas (1). Its 1 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Bison Exploration Drilling 1’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bison Exploration Drilling 1's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bison Exploration Drilling 1 operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (17%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Logan (AR), Comanche (OK) and Washita (OK). 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 Bison Exploration Drilling 1
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp 1-3 | 03-083-11283 | Other status | Gas | Logan, AR | Bison Exploration Drilling 1, LP | — |
| Sanders #5-10 | 35-031-21605 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, OK | Bison Exploration Drilling 1 LP | — |
| Ballou #4-4 | 35-031-21616 | Other status | Other type | Comanche, OK | Bison Exploration Drilling 1 LP | — |
| Ballou #4-4 | 35-031-21624 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, OK | Bison Exploration Drilling 1 LP | — |
| Sanders #6-10 | 35-031-21625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, OK | Bison Exploration Drilling 1 LP | — |
| Greb #2-35 | 35-149-21495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washita, OK | Bison Exploration Drilling 1 LP | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bison Exploration Drilling 1 operate?
Bison Exploration Drilling 1 is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bison Exploration Drilling 1's wells are still active?
0 of Bison Exploration Drilling 1's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bison Exploration Drilling 1 operate wells?
Bison Exploration Drilling 1 is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (5) and Arkansas (1).
Does Bison Exploration Drilling 1 operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Bison Exploration Drilling 1's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Bison Exploration Drilling 1'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, “Bison Exploration Drilling 1 — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bison-exploration-drilling-1-4304 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).