Braden Oil
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
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At a glance
Braden Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 26 (87%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 18 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
0
Plugged
26
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 18 |
| Wyoming | 6 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Braden Oil operate?
Braden Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Colorado (18), Wyoming (6), Kansas (3), Montana (2) and Illinois (1). Its 18 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Braden Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Braden Oil'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 Braden Oil operate?
By product class, 10 (33%) 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 1 Christensen in Denver, CO at 8,695 ft. The wells listed below sit in Denver (CO), Adams (CO), Laramie (WY), Goshen (WY), Weld (CO) and Logan (CO) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Braden Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Christensen | 05-031-06528 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Denver, CO | Braden Oil Company | 8,695 ft |
| 1 John P Mchugh | 05-001-06578 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Braden Oil Company | 8,504 ft |
| Farr 1 | 49-021-05007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Braden Oil | 7,787 ft |
| Ruby Schacher 1 | 49-021-05031 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Braden Oil | 7,602 ft |
| Wisroth 1 | 49-021-05078 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Braden Oil | 7,430 ft |
| Wisroth Ranch 2 | 49-021-05253 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Braden Oil | 7,407 ft |
| Gross-Wilkinson 11-9 | 49-021-20272 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Braden Oil | 7,368 ft |
| Green 1 | 49-015-05008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Goshen, WY | Braden Oil | 6,833 ft |
| 2 Peavy | 05-123-05935 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Braden Oil Company | 6,070 ft |
| 1 Federal | 05-123-07032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Braden Oil Company | 5,985 ft |
| 1 Budin | 05-075-06104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Braden Oil Company | 5,405 ft |
| 1 Kejr | 05-121-06070 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Braden Oil Company | 5,245 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Braden Oil operate?
Braden Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Braden Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Braden Oil's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Braden Oil operate wells?
Braden Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (18), Wyoming (6), Kansas (3), Montana (2) and Illinois (1).
Does Braden Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Braden Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Braden Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Christensen in Denver, CO is the deepest at 8,695 ft.
Where Braden Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 18 operated by Braden Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 6 operated by Braden Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 3 operated by Braden Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 2 operated by Braden Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 1 operated by Braden Oil
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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, “Braden Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/braden-oil-6045 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).