Molen Drilling
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Molen Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Molen Drilling operate?
Molen Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Montana (14). Its 14 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 Molen Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Molen Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Molen Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) are oil wells and 1 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bridger 1 in Petroleum, MT at 7,120 ft. The wells listed below sit in Petroleum (MT), Carbon (MT), Rosebud (MT), Big Horn (MT), Sweetgrass (MT) and Musselshell (MT) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Molen Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger 1 | 25-069-21069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petroleum, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 7,120 ft |
| State 1-16 | 25-009-21233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carbon, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 6,130 ft |
| B N 3-7 | 25-087-21248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 6,104 ft |
| Kemdrick Cattle Co. 1-25 | 25-003-21075 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 5,467 ft |
| Cremer 1-23 | 25-097-21003 | Other status | Gas | Sweetgrass, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 5,435 ft |
| Schaefer R-D 1 | 25-065-21556 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 5,419 ft |
| State-Depco 1-16 | 25-087-21458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 5,162 ft |
| State-Dep<>2-16 | 25-087-21459 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 5,134 ft |
| Anderson-DeJaegher 3-3 | 25-065-21204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,953 ft |
| Stensvad 35-15 | 25-065-21156 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Musselshell, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,710 ft |
| Burlington 1-19 | 25-103-21006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Treasure, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,316 ft |
| B.N. 2 | 25-065-21467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Molen Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,210 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Molen Drilling operate?
Molen Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Molen Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Molen Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Molen Drilling operate wells?
Molen Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Montana (14).
Does Molen Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Molen Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Molen Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bridger 1 in Petroleum, MT is the deepest at 7,120 ft.
Where Molen Drilling'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, “Molen Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/molen-drilling-70739 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).