Pray Max
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRAY MAX · Pray, Max
At a glance
Pray Max is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 9 (64%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 8 wells (57% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 8 |
| Michigan | 5 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pray Max operate?
Pray Max's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Wyoming (8), Michigan (5) and Arkansas (1). Its 8 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 Pray Max’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Pray Max's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pray Max operate?
By product class, 7 (50%) are oil wells and 2 (14%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Brooks, James M Jr 1 in Miller, AR at 11,493 ft. The wells listed below sit in Miller (AR), Carbon (WY), Park (WY), Sweetwater (WY), Fremont (WY) and Mason (MI) 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 Pray Max
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks, James M Jr 1 | 03-091-00863 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Pray, Max | 11,493 ft |
| Espy Unit 1 | 49-007-05235 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | Pray Max | 7,543 ft |
| Cooper Estate B-1 | 49-007-05472 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | Pray Max | 7,280 ft |
| Greybull Valley Irr 1 | 49-029-05155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Park, WY | Pray Max | 4,901 ft |
| Burnt Canyon Unit 2-X | 49-037-05273 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Pray Max | 4,822 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-037-05252 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Pray Max | 4,709 ft |
| Unit 1 | 49-013-05040 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Pray Max | 3,700 ft |
| Barothy, Victor 1 | 21-105-02995 | Other status | Other type | Mason, MI | Pray Max | 3,398 ft |
| Wittig, Joseph 1 | 21-057-03453 | Other status | Other type | Gratiot, MI | Pray Max | 3,213 ft |
| Strait, William 1 | 21-117-03356 | Other status | Other type | Montcalm, MI | Pray Max | 3,206 ft |
| Skinner 1 | 21-117-02755 | Other status | Other type | Montcalm, MI | Pray Max | 3,118 ft |
| Burnt Canyon Unit 2 | 49-037-05271 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sweetwater, WY | Pray Max | 1,403 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pray Max operate?
Pray Max is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pray Max's wells are still active?
0 of Pray Max's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pray Max operate wells?
Pray Max is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (8), Michigan (5) and Arkansas (1).
Does Pray Max operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Pray Max's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pray Max's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brooks, James M Jr 1 in Miller, AR is the deepest at 11,493 ft.
Where Pray Max'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, “Pray Max — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pray-max-24452 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).