Newman Bros Drilling
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NEWMAN BROS DRILLING · NEWMAN BROS DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Newman Bros Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 13 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 9 wells (64% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Newman Bros Drilling operate?
Newman Bros Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Wyoming (9) and Oklahoma (5). Its 9 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Newman Bros Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Newman Bros 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 Newman Bros Drilling operate?
By product class, 10 (71%) 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 Spencer Etal 1 in Big Horn, WY at 8,587 ft. The wells listed below sit in Big Horn (WY), Niobrara (WY), Johnson (WY), Fremont (WY), Carbon (WY) and Mcclain (OK) and other counties. 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 Newman Bros Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Etal 1 | 49-003-20101 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Big Horn, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 8,587 ft |
| Federal 50-92 1-7 | 49-003-20053 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Big Horn, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 5,576 ft |
| Nelson-Fed 12-19 1 | 49-027-20256 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 5,031 ft |
| Unit 91 | 49-019-05748 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 4,715 ft |
| Federal 1-14 | 49-013-05250 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 4,300 ft |
| State 1-16 | 49-013-08033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 3,763 ft |
| Uprr-Irene 1 | 49-007-05437 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 3,683 ft |
| Jackson-Evans 1 | 49-007-05436 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 3,363 ft |
| Federal 1-21 | 49-013-05231 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Newman Bros Drilling | 3,353 ft |
| Luper #1-19 | 35-087-20294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcclain, OK | Newman Bros Drilling Company | — |
| Spillman #1 | 35-103-20707 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OK | Newman Bros Drilling Company | — |
| Commercial Minerals #1-18 | 35-125-20431 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pottawatomie, OK | Newman Bros Drilling Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Newman Bros Drilling operate?
Newman Bros Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Newman Bros Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Newman Bros Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Newman Bros Drilling operate wells?
Newman Bros Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (9) and Oklahoma (5).
Does Newman Bros Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Newman Bros Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Newman Bros Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Spencer Etal 1 in Big Horn, WY is the deepest at 8,587 ft.
Where Newman Bros 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, “Newman Bros Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/newman-bros-drilling-9611 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).