Brake
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Brake is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 16 (64%) are plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 25 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 25 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brake operate?
Brake's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (25). Its 25 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 Brake’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Brake's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Brake operate?
By product class, 15 (60%) are oil wells and 3 (12%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Peter Regnier 1 in Hodgeman, KS at 4,774 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hodgeman (KS), Pawnee (KS), Cowley (KS), Butler (KS) and Edwards (KS).
Notable wells operated by Brake
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Regnier 1 | 15-083-10273 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hodgeman, KS | Brake Inc. | 4,774 ft |
| Smith 1-5 | 15-145-21591 | Orphaned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | Brake Inc. | 4,400 ft |
| Darfus Stewart 17-2 | 15-035-24434 | Orphaned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Brake Inc. | 3,190 ft |
| Darfus Stewart 17-1 | 15-035-24433 | Orphaned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Brake Inc. | 3,190 ft |
| Darfus Stewart 17-3 | 15-035-24435 | Orphaned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Brake Inc. | 3,170 ft |
| Korte 1-10 | 15-015-23299 | Orphaned | Oil | Butler, KS | Brake Inc. | 3,133 ft |
| Fox 1-27 | 15-047-20798 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Edwards, KS | Brake Inc. | 2,918 ft |
| T Bollinger RDK-1 | 15-015-24042 | Orphaned | Oil | Butler, KS | Brake Inc. | 2,810 ft |
| Korte 4 | 15-015-21693 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Butler, KS | Brake Inc. | 2,794 ft |
| Korte 1 | 15-015-21690 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Butler, KS | Brake Inc. | 2,784 ft |
| Korte 5 | 15-015-19722 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Butler, KS | Brake Inc. | 2,739 ft |
| Regnier 2 | 15-083-10034 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hodgeman, KS | Brake Inc. | 2,625 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 25 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brake operate?
Brake is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (25). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brake's wells are still active?
0 of Brake's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Brake operate wells?
Brake is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (25).
Does Brake operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Brake's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brake's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Peter Regnier 1 in Hodgeman, KS is the deepest at 4,774 ft.
Where Brake'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, “Brake — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brake-81844 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).