British American
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: British American · British-American, Inc.
At a glance
British American is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 20 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 20 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
20
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 20 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does British American operate?
British American's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Montana (20) and California (1). Its 20 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 British American’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of British American's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does British American operate?
By product class, 4 (19%) 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 State Of Mt 1 in Carbon, MT at 10,877 ft. The wells listed below sit in Carbon (MT), Roosevelt (MT), Custer (MT), Rosebud (MT) and Musselshell (MT). 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 British American
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Of Mt 1 | 25-009-05108 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, MT | British American | 10,877 ft |
| State 2 | 25-009-05111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, MT | British American | 9,084 ft |
| Loyning 1 | 25-009-05117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carbon, MT | British American | 8,944 ft |
| State 3 | 25-009-05114 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, MT | British American | 8,908 ft |
| Govt Wheatley 2 | 25-009-05109 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, MT | British American | 8,790 ft |
| A.M. Stai 1 | 25-085-05264 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | British American | 7,750 ft |
| Thompson B-1 | 25-085-05286 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | British American | 7,645 ft |
| Headwater 1 | 25-017-05017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Custer, MT | British American | 5,870 ft |
| R M King 1 | 25-087-05422 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | British American | 5,732 ft |
| Montana Stat<>1 | 25-065-05611 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | British American | 4,718 ft |
| Montana C 2 | 25-065-05311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | British American | 4,680 ft |
| Nprr 1 | 25-065-05214 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | British American | 4,108 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 21 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does British American operate?
British American is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of British American's wells are still active?
0 of British American's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does British American operate wells?
British American is the operator of record for wells in Montana (20) and California (1).
Does British American operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of British American's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is British American's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, State Of Mt 1 in Carbon, MT is the deepest at 10,877 ft.
Where British American'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, “British American — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/british-american-8288 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).