Independent Minerals
Operator of record for 49 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Independent Minerals is the operator of record for 49 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 28 (57%) are plugged & abandoned and 19 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 49 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
49
Active
0
Plugged
28
Orphaned
19
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 49 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Independent Minerals operate?
Independent Minerals's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (49). Its 49 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Independent Minerals’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Independent Minerals's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 19 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Independent Minerals operate?
By product class, 13 (27%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Creek (OK), Okfuskee (OK), Rogers (OK) and Pontotoc (OK).
Notable wells operated by Independent Minerals
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Barnett #2 | 35-037-00523 | Orphaned | Other type | Creek, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| A Barnett #1 | 35-037-00524 | Orphaned | Other type | Creek, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| Bruner #2 | 35-037-00600 | Orphaned | Other type | Creek, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| D Mcnace #1 | 35-107-00767 | Orphaned | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| Fixico #1 | 35-107-00860 | Orphaned | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| Ward #17-A | 35-131-20360 | Orphaned | Oil | Rogers, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| E & L Ward #6-B | 35-131-20373 | Orphaned | Oil | Rogers, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| E & L Ward #48-B | 35-131-20374 | Orphaned | Oil | Rogers, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| E Ward #22-B | 35-131-20375 | Orphaned | Oil | Rogers, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| Effie Ward #39-B | 35-131-20392 | Orphaned | Oil | Rogers, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| Walter Ward #41-B | 35-131-20394 | Orphaned | Oil | Rogers, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
| Sallie Brown #1 | 35-123-00735 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pontotoc, OK | Independent Minerals Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Independent Minerals operate?
Independent Minerals is the operator of record for 49 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (49). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Independent Minerals's wells are still active?
0 of Independent Minerals's catalogued wells are active; 28 are plugged & abandoned and 19 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Independent Minerals operate wells?
Independent Minerals is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (49).
Does Independent Minerals operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Independent Minerals's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Independent Minerals'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, “Independent Minerals — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/independent-minerals-4138 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).