O Brien Resources
Operator of record for 49 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: O'BRIEN RESOURCES LLC · O'Brien Resources, LLC
At a glance
O Brien Resources is the operator of record for 49 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (2%) are active, 35 (71%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 48 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
49
Active
1
Plugged
35
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 48 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does O Brien Resources operate?
O Brien Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (48) and Oklahoma (1). Its 48 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 O Brien Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of O Brien Resources's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does O Brien Resources operate?
By product class, 6 (12%) 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 Bisel-Theis 13 1 in Meade, KS at 7,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Meade (KS), Lane (KS) and Thomas (KS). 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 O Brien Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisel-Theis 13 1 | 15-119-21257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Meade, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 7,200 ft |
| Schwartz 11-1 | 15-101-22211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 5,000 ft |
| Goossen Trust 11 1 | 15-193-20799 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thomas, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,820 ft |
| Barnett 7-1 | 15-193-20771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,727 ft |
| Colt 45 FBC 2-2 | 15-101-22290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,722 ft |
| Jennison-Snider Lease 36-1 | 15-101-22328 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,685 ft |
| James 24 1 | 15-101-22477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,675 ft |
| Jennison 1 3 | 15-101-22444 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,670 ft |
| Peck 1 2 | 15-101-22495 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,665 ft |
| J. Schmitt 1-26 | 15-101-22144 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,664 ft |
| R. Yost 8-2 | 15-101-22163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,660 ft |
| R. Yost 8-1 | 15-101-22162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, KS | O'Brien Resources, LLC | 4,653 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does O Brien Resources operate?
O Brien Resources is the operator of record for 49 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (48). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of O Brien Resources's wells are still active?
1 of O Brien Resources's catalogued wells are active; 35 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does O Brien Resources operate wells?
O Brien Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (48) and Oklahoma (1).
Does O Brien Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of O Brien Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is O Brien Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bisel-Theis 13 1 in Meade, KS is the deepest at 7,200 ft.
Where O Brien Resources'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, “O Brien Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/o-brien-resources-8410 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).