Butler Petroleum
Operator of record for 128 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BUTLER PETROLEUM · BUTLER PETROLEUM CORP · BUTLER PETROLEUM LLC · Butler Petroleum Co. · …
At a glance
Butler Petroleum is the operator of record for 128 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1 (0.8%) are active, 118 (92%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 119 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
128
Active
1
Plugged
118
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 119 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 89
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Butler Petroleum operate?
Butler Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (119), Oklahoma (6), Illinois (2) and Colorado (1). Its 119 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 Butler Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.8% of Butler Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Butler Petroleum operate?
By product class, 89 (70%) are oil wells and 3 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Baxter in Adams, CO at 4,704 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (CO), Hamilton (IL), White (IL), Franklin (KS), Johnson (KS) and Douglas (KS). State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Butler Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Baxter | 05-001-05101 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Adams, CO | Butler Petroleum | 4,704 ft |
| Short, Steven 1 | 12-065-25093 | Orphaned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Butler Petroleum Co. | 4,384 ft |
| Britton 4 | 12-193-30807 | Orphaned | Oil | White, IL | Butler Petroleum Corp. | 2,966 ft |
| Jensen SWD -1 | 15-059-26806 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 1,322 ft |
| Burks 1 Wsw | 15-091-22190 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Johnson, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 1,059 ft |
| Peterson 4 | 15-045-21426 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 960 ft |
| Burks 3 W | 15-091-22153 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Johnson, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 960 ft |
| Burks 1 | 15-091-22122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 950 ft |
| Burks 9 | 15-091-22180 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 950 ft |
| Burks 10 | 15-091-22184 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 950 ft |
| Burks 2 W | 15-091-22152 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Johnson, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 950 ft |
| Burks 1 W | 15-091-22145 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Johnson, KS | Butler Petroleum LLC | 950 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Butler Petroleum operate?
Butler Petroleum is the operator of record for 128 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (119). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Butler Petroleum's wells are still active?
1 of Butler Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 118 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Butler Petroleum operate wells?
Butler Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (119), Oklahoma (6), Illinois (2) and Colorado (1).
Does Butler Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
89 of Butler Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Butler Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Baxter in Adams, CO is the deepest at 4,704 ft.
Where Butler Petroleum'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, “Butler Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/butler-petroleum-1529 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).