Bracken Exploration
Operator of record for 41 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BRACKEN EXPLORATION COMPANY · Bracken Exploration Company
At a glance
Bracken Exploration is the operator of record for 41 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 41 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 40 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
41
Active
0
Plugged
41
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 40 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bracken Exploration operate?
Bracken Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (40) and Kansas (1). Its 40 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Bracken Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bracken Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bracken Exploration operate?
By product class, 3 (7%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Adams 1-34 in Meade, KS at 5,430 ft. The wells listed below sit in Meade (KS), Blaine (OK), Cimarron (OK), Beaver (OK), Lincoln (OK) and Texas (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 Bracken Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams 1-34 | 15-119-20677 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meade, KS | Bracken Exploration Company | 5,430 ft |
| Acre #3-20 | 35-011-21778 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Bateman Elsie #1-11 | 35-011-21914 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Acre #1-8 | 35-011-21736 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Twombly #2-16 | 35-025-20595 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cimarron, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| U S Gypsum #1-22 | 35-011-21814 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Lawson #1-26 | 35-007-22506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beaver, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Grabeal #1-18 | 35-025-20540 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cimarron, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Sparkman #208 | 35-025-20551 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cimarron, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Brown Thelma #2-21 | 35-025-20574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cimarron, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Emylee Smith #1-1 | 35-081-21867 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
| Jordan #1-1 | 35-139-21714 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas, OK | Bracken Exploration Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bracken Exploration operate?
Bracken Exploration is the operator of record for 41 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bracken Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Bracken Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 41 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bracken Exploration operate wells?
Bracken Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (40) and Kansas (1).
Does Bracken Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Bracken Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bracken Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Adams 1-34 in Meade, KS is the deepest at 5,430 ft.
Where Bracken Exploration'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, “Bracken Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bracken-exploration-675 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).