Fram Operating
Operator of record for 98 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FRAM OPERATING LLC · Fram Operating, LLC
At a glance
Fram Operating is the operator of record for 98 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 43 (44%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 83 wells (85% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
98
Active
0
Plugged
43
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 83 |
| North Dakota | 14 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 21
- Gas wells
- 29
- Shut-in
- 4
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fram Operating operate?
Fram Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Colorado (83), North Dakota (14) and Montana (1). Its 83 Colorado wells are 0.1% of the 124,327 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 Fram Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fram Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells (4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fram Operating operate?
By product class, 21 (21%) are oil wells and 29 (30%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lund 4-3-1 in Sheridan, MT at 12,405 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sheridan (MT), Renville (ND) and Mesa (CO). 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 Fram Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lund 4-3-1 | 25-091-21866 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sheridan, MT | Fram Operating, LLC | 12,405 ft |
| Zeltinger 1 | 33-075-01424 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 6,001 ft |
| Nailor Trust 1 | 33-075-01408 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 5,824 ft |
| Helmers 1 | 33-075-01413 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 5,805 ft |
| Schlak 3 | 33-075-01440 | Other status | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 5,801 ft |
| Schlak 2 | 33-075-01415 | Other status | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 5,800 ft |
| Donovan Funke 3 | 33-075-01423 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 5,783 ft |
| Funke 1 | 33-075-01401 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 5,590 ft |
| Laura Funke 4 | 33-075-01421 | Other status | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 5,575 ft |
| Alexander 10-1 | 33-075-01443 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Fram Operating LLC | 5,420 ft |
| 12-1a-I Federal | 05-077-09331 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mesa, CO | Fram Operating LLC | 4,654 ft |
| 33-1-N (Owp) Mansur | 05-077-09471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mesa, CO | Fram Operating LLC | 4,493 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fram Operating operate?
Fram Operating is the operator of record for 98 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (83). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fram Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Fram Operating's catalogued wells are active; 43 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fram Operating operate wells?
Fram Operating is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (83), North Dakota (14) and Montana (1).
Does Fram Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
21 of Fram Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 29 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fram Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lund 4-3-1 in Sheridan, MT is the deepest at 12,405 ft.
Where Fram Operating'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, “Fram Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fram-operating-3202 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).