Bow Valley Petroleum
Operator of record for 39 catalogued wells across 7 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BOW VALLEY PETROLEUM INC · BOW VALLEY PETROLEUM, INC · BOW VALLEY PETROLEUM, INC. · Bow Valley Petroleum Inc · …
At a glance
Bow Valley Petroleum is the operator of record for 39 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 7 states. None is listed as active, 34 (87%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 16 wells (41% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
39
Active
0
Plugged
34
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 16 |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Mississippi | 5 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bow Valley Petroleum operate?
Bow Valley Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 7 states: Utah (16), Colorado (10), Mississippi (5), Alabama (3) and Illinois (2) and 2 more. Its 16 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 Bow Valley Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bow Valley Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bow Valley Petroleum operate?
By product class, 9 (23%) are oil wells and 4 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Frasca 1-24 in Richland, MT at 12,003 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (MT), La Plata (CO), Crowley (CO), Moffat (CO), Lamar (AL) and Fayette (AL) and other counties. State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bow Valley Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frasca 1-24 | 25-083-21504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, MT | Bow Valley Petroleum Inc. | 12,003 ft |
| Norman Lindevig 1-16 | 25-083-21537 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, MT | Bow Valley Petroleum Inc. | 11,958 ft |
| 1 Ute | 05-067-06037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Plata, CO | Bow Valley Petroleum Inc | 10,073 ft |
| 1 Red Horse Gulch | 05-067-06245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Plata, CO | Bow Valley Petroleum Inc | 10,040 ft |
| 1-8 Deeds Federal | 05-025-06010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crowley, CO | Bow Valley Petroleum Inc | 7,730 ft |
| 2 Helmke-Gov | 05-081-05292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | Bow Valley Petroleum Inc | 7,700 ft |
| Moore 32-3 #1 | 01-075-20386 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lamar, AL | Bow Valley Petroleum, Inc. | 4,875 ft |
| Matsos Ruffin 4-9 #1 | 01-057-20257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, AL | Bow Valley Petroleum, Inc. | 4,230 ft |
| Baldridge Etal 1 | 12-191-31093 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bow Valley Petroleum,Inc | 4,225 ft |
| Lowe, Wilma 1 | 12-191-31116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Bow Valley Petroleum,Inc | 3,883 ft |
| 10-1 Federal | 05-077-08107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mesa, CO | Bow Valley Petroleum Inc | 3,838 ft |
| Shackleford 16-3 #1 | 01-057-20254 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, AL | Bow Valley Petroleum, Inc. | 3,820 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bow Valley Petroleum operate?
Bow Valley Petroleum is the operator of record for 39 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bow Valley Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Bow Valley Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bow Valley Petroleum operate wells?
Bow Valley Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Utah (16), Colorado (10), Mississippi (5), Alabama (3), Illinois (2), Montana (2) and Kentucky (1).
Does Bow Valley Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Bow Valley Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bow Valley Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Frasca 1-24 in Richland, MT is the deepest at 12,003 ft.
Where Bow Valley Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 16 operated by Bow Valley Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 10 operated by Bow Valley Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 5 operated by Bow Valley Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 3 operated by Bow Valley Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 2 operated by Bow Valley Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 2 operated by Bow Valley Petroleum
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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, “Bow Valley Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bow-valley-petroleum-4643 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).