Bonanza Oil
Operator of record for 58 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BONANZA OIL CO, INC · BONANZA OIL COMPANY · Bonanza Oil Co. · Bonanza Oil Company
At a glance
Bonanza Oil is the operator of record for 58 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1 (2%) are active, 20 (34%) plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 49 wells (84% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
58
Active
1
Plugged
20
Orphaned
15
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 49 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| Wyoming | 4 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bonanza Oil operate?
Bonanza Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kentucky (49), Kansas (4), Wyoming (4) and California (1). Its 49 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 Bonanza Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Bonanza Oil's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 34% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 15 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bonanza Oil operate?
By product class, 26 (45%) 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 Hulme 1 in Barton, KS at 3,421 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barton (KS), Rice (KS), Big Horn (WY), Niobrara (WY), Washakie (WY) and Madison (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bonanza Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulme 1 | 15-009-04896 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barton, KS | Bonanza Oil Company | 3,421 ft |
| Roetzel 1 | 15-009-04715 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barton, KS | Bonanza Oil Company | 3,364 ft |
| Roetzel Swd | KGS ID 1006806918 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | KS | Bonanza Oil Company | 3,364 ft |
| Houston Community 2 | 15-159-03881 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rice, KS | Bonanza Oil Company | 3,251 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-003-05113 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Big Horn, WY | Bonanza Oil Company | 2,528 ft |
| Government 2 | 49-003-05110 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Big Horn, WY | Bonanza Oil Company | 2,528 ft |
| Federal 1 | 49-027-20038 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Bonanza Oil Company | 2,175 ft |
| State 1 | 49-043-60005 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washakie, WY | Bonanza Oil Company | 1,875 ft |
| Jones, Johnny 1 | 16-151-00001 | Orphaned | Other type | Madison, KY | Bonanza Oil Co, Inc | 985 ft |
| Mcguire, J B 1 | 16-065-00227 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Estill, KY | Bonanza Oil Co, Inc | 880 ft |
| Dan Crowe 106 | 16-065-01277 | Other status | Other type | Estill, KY | Bonanza Oil Co, Inc | 862 ft |
| Crowe, Dan 2a | 16-065-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Estill, KY | Bonanza Oil Co, Inc | 854 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bonanza Oil operate?
Bonanza Oil is the operator of record for 58 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (49). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bonanza Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Bonanza Oil's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bonanza Oil operate wells?
Bonanza Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (49), Kansas (4), Wyoming (4) and California (1).
Does Bonanza Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Bonanza Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bonanza Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hulme 1 in Barton, KS is the deepest at 3,421 ft.
Where Bonanza 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, “Bonanza Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bonanza-oil-27224 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).