Bradley Oil
Operator of record for 86 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BRADLEY OIL CORP · BRADLEY OIL CORPORATION · Bradley Oil Co. · Bradley Oil Company · …
At a glance
Bradley Oil is the operator of record for 86 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1 (1%) are active, 77 (90%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 77 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
86
Active
1
Plugged
77
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 77 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| California | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 45
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bradley Oil operate?
Bradley Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (77), Illinois (5), California (2) and Oklahoma (1). Its 77 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Bradley Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Bradley Oil's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bradley Oil operate?
By product class, 45 (52%) 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 Sellers 1 in Mcpherson, KS at 3,916 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mcpherson (KS), Lawrence (IL), Jasper (IL), Washington (IL) and Johnson (KS). 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 Bradley Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sellers 1 | 15-113-19189 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Mcpherson, KS | Bradley Oil Company | 3,916 ft |
| Seward, Billy Bob 1 | 12-101-06938 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Bradley Oil Corp. | 3,264 ft |
| Unruh A-4 | 15-113-70004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Bradley Oil Company | 2,969 ft |
| Lewis 2 | 15-113-01323 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Bradley Oil Company | 2,929 ft |
| Whitesell 2 | 12-079-02178 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Bradley Oil Corp. | 2,620 ft |
| Whitesell 1 | 12-079-02157 | Other status | Oil | Jasper, IL | Bradley Oil Corp. | 2,573 ft |
| Shubert-Hoff 1 | 12-189-02380 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Bradley Oil Corp. | 2,431 ft |
| Gray-Piper Comm 636 | 12-101-06783 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Bradley Oil Corp. | 1,440 ft |
| August Schmidt 1 | 15-091-21844 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KS | Bradley Oil Company | 950 ft |
| Gillespie C-6 | 15-091-21752 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KS | Bradley Oil Company | 950 ft |
| August Schmidt 4 | 15-091-22389 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KS | Bradley Oil Company | 950 ft |
| Gillespie C-5 | 15-091-21751 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KS | Bradley Oil Company | 943 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bradley Oil operate?
Bradley Oil is the operator of record for 86 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (77). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bradley Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Bradley Oil's catalogued wells are active; 77 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bradley Oil operate wells?
Bradley Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (77), Illinois (5), California (2) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Bradley Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
45 of Bradley Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bradley Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sellers 1 in Mcpherson, KS is the deepest at 3,916 ft.
Where Bradley 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, “Bradley Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bradley-oil-1946 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).