Monarch Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MONARCH OIL & GAS CO · Monarch Oil & Gas
At a glance
Monarch Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 10 (77%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 8 wells (62% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 8 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Monarch Oil & Gas operate?
Monarch Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Montana (8) and Kentucky (5). Its 8 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 Monarch Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Monarch Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Monarch Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bennett, James 1 in Clay, KY at 3,793 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (KY), Yellowstone (MT), Fallon (MT), Bullitt (KY), Musselshell (MT) and Garrard (KY). 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 Monarch Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, James 1 | 16-051-00871 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Monarch Oil & Gas Co | 3,793 ft |
| Murray, James 1 | 16-051-00872 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Monarch Oil & Gas Co | 3,621 ft |
| Monarch 1 | 25-111-60021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yellowstone, MT | Monarch Oil & Gas | 2,425 ft |
| Flb Monarch 6 | 25-025-05102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fallon, MT | Monarch Oil & Gas | 2,135 ft |
| Wm Wagner 2 | 25-025-05106 | Other status | Other type | Fallon, MT | Monarch Oil & Gas | 2,000 ft |
| Simmons, W M 1 | KGS record 2533 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bullitt, KY | Monarch Oil & Gas Co | 1,820 ft |
| 1 | 25-065-05400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Monarch Oil & Gas | 1,248 ft |
| 1 | 25-111-05090 | Other status | Other type | Yellowstone, MT | Monarch Oil & Gas | 1,020 ft |
| Rush, Isaac 1 | KGS record 71324 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bullitt, KY | Monarch Oil & Gas Co | 708 ft |
| 2 | 25-065-05490 | Other status | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Monarch Oil & Gas | 545 ft |
| 3 | 25-065-05513 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | Monarch Oil & Gas | 200 ft |
| Chastine, Toad 1 | KGS record 8767 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garrard, KY | Monarch Oil & Gas Co | 196 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Monarch Oil & Gas operate?
Monarch Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Monarch Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
0 of Monarch Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Monarch Oil & Gas operate wells?
Monarch Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Montana (8) and Kentucky (5).
Does Monarch Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Monarch Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Monarch Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bennett, James 1 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 3,793 ft.
Where Monarch Oil & Gas'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, “Monarch Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/monarch-oil-gas-70720 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).