Breitburn Operating
Operator of record for 1,659 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BREITBURN OPERATING L.P. · BREITBURN OPERATING LP · BREITBURN OPERATING, LP · Breitburn Operating LP · …
At a glance
Breitburn Operating is the operator of record for 1,659 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 1,039 (63%) are active, 227 (14%) plugged & abandoned and 13 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 655 wells (39% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,659
Active
1,039
Plugged
227
Orphaned
13
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 655 |
| Oklahoma | 552 |
| New Mexico | 177 |
| Louisiana | 145 |
| Arkansas | 116 |
| Alabama | 8 |
| California | 5 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 806
- Gas wells
- 408
- Shut-in
- 256
- Active share
- 63%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Breitburn Operating operate?
Breitburn Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Wyoming (655), Oklahoma (552), New Mexico (177), Louisiana (145) and Arkansas (116) and 3 more. Its 655 Wyoming wells are 0.5% of the 129,957 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 Breitburn Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
63% of Breitburn Operating's catalogued wells are active, 34 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 14% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 256 wells (15%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 13 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Breitburn Operating operate?
By product class, 806 (49%) are oil wells and 408 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Clifton 31-7 in Escambia, AL at 15,735 ft. The wells listed below sit in Escambia (AL) and Uinta (WY). 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 Breitburn Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton 31-7 | 01-053-20685 | Active | Injection | Escambia, AL | Breitburn Operating LP | 15,735 ft |
| T.R. Miller Mill-State Line Oil Trust Unit 31-4 #1 | 01-053-20040 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Escambia, AL | Breitburn Operating LP | 15,708 ft |
| T.R. Miller Mill Unit #32-3 | 01-053-20030 | Other status | Oil | Escambia, AL | Breitburn Operating LP | 15,608 ft |
| T.R. Miller Mill Co,. Unit 32-2 #2 | 01-053-20022 | Active | Oil | Escambia, AL | Breitburn Operating LP | 15,603 ft |
| Miller Mill Co.-State Line Trust Unit 32-4 | 01-053-20025 | Active | Injection | Escambia, AL | Breitburn Operating LP | 15,602 ft |
| J.L. Jernigan #31-5 | 01-053-20129 | Active | Oil | Escambia, AL | Breitburn Operating LP | 15,540 ft |
| L&N Railroad #30-4B | 01-053-20156 | Active | Oil | Escambia, AL | Breitburn Operating LP | 15,529 ft |
| Henry Unit 3 | 49-041-20733 | Active | Gas | Uinta, WY | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 14,204 ft |
| Henry Unit 8 | 49-041-20585 | Active | Gas | Uinta, WY | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 14,070 ft |
| Henry Unit 9a | 49-041-20685 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Uinta, WY | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 14,068 ft |
| Henry Unit 9 | 49-041-20571 | Shut-in | Gas | Uinta, WY | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 13,966 ft |
| Conoco Federal 20-2 | 49-041-20677 | Shut-in | Gas | Uinta, WY | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 13,950 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Breitburn Operating operate?
Breitburn Operating is the operator of record for 1,659 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (655). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Breitburn Operating's wells are still active?
1,039 of Breitburn Operating's catalogued wells are active; 227 are plugged & abandoned and 13 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Breitburn Operating operate wells?
Breitburn Operating is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (655), Oklahoma (552), New Mexico (177), Louisiana (145), Arkansas (116), Alabama (8), California (5) and Kentucky (1).
Does Breitburn Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
806 of Breitburn Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 408 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Breitburn Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Clifton 31-7 in Escambia, AL is the deepest at 15,735 ft.
Where Breitburn Operating's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 655 operated by Breitburn Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 552 operated by Breitburn Operating
- Oil & gas wells in New Mexico· 177 operated by Breitburn Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 145 operated by Breitburn Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 116 operated by Breitburn Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 8 operated by Breitburn Operating
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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, “Breitburn Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/breitburn-operating-445 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).