Bwab
Operator of record for 197 catalogued wells across 9 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B W A B INC · BWAB INC · BWAB Inc. · BWAB Incorporated · …
At a glance
Bwab is the operator of record for 197 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 9 states. None is listed as active, 174 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 53 wells (27% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
197
Active
0
Plugged
174
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 53 |
| North Dakota | 37 |
| Wyoming | 35 |
| Michigan | 24 |
| Montana | 23 |
| Oklahoma | 12 |
| Utah | 9 |
| California | 3 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 82
- Gas wells
- 10
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bwab operate?
Bwab's catalogued wells are spread across 9 states: Colorado (53), North Dakota (37), Wyoming (35), Michigan (24) and Montana (23) and 4 more. Its 37 North Dakota wells are 0.1% of the 43,680 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 Bwab’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bwab's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bwab operate?
By product class, 82 (42%) are oil wells and 10 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Armbrust 13-13x in Billings, ND at 13,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Billings (ND), Roosevelt (MT), Dunn (ND), Uinta (WY), Burke (ND) and Golden Valley (ND) and other counties. State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bwab
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armbrust 13-13x | 33-007-00927 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Bwab, Inc. | 13,600 ft |
| Berry 27-21x | 25-085-21512 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | BWAB Incorporated | 13,500 ft |
| Oeser 14-33 | 33-025-00299 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Bwab, Inc. | 13,140 ft |
| Evanston Fee 33-32 | 49-041-20776 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Uinta, WY | Bwab Inc | 12,800 ft |
| Western Investment Co. 24-12 | 33-013-00806 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Bwab, Inc. | 12,456 ft |
| Kunick 35-22 | 33-033-00124 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Golden Valley, ND | Bwab, Inc. | 12,332 ft |
| Wyman 28-33X | 25-083-21543 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, MT | BWAB Incorporated | 12,290 ft |
| Entze 13-44 | 33-025-00253 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Bwab, Inc. | 12,120 ft |
| Bolstad 8-22 | 25-083-21485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, MT | BWAB Incorporated | 11,977 ft |
| Brown To<>20-44 | 25-109-21042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wibaux, MT | BWAB Incorporated | 11,336 ft |
| Jumping Cr W-61243 1 | 49-005-25980 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Bwab Inc | 11,316 ft |
| Efta 35-11 | 25-109-21045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wibaux, MT | BWAB Incorporated | 11,180 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bwab operate?
Bwab is the operator of record for 197 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (53). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bwab's wells are still active?
0 of Bwab's catalogued wells are active; 174 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bwab operate wells?
Bwab is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (53), North Dakota (37), Wyoming (35), Michigan (24), Montana (23), Oklahoma (12), Utah (9), California (3) and Illinois (1).
Does Bwab operate mostly oil or gas wells?
82 of Bwab's catalogued wells are oil wells and 10 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bwab's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Armbrust 13-13x in Billings, ND is the deepest at 13,600 ft.
Where Bwab's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 53 operated by Bwab
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 37 operated by Bwab
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 35 operated by Bwab
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 24 operated by Bwab
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 23 operated by Bwab
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 12 operated by Bwab
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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, “Bwab — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bwab-1242 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).