Reading & Bates Petroleum
Operator of record for 55 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: READING & BATES PETROLEUM · READING & BATES PETROLEUM CO · READING & BATES PETROLEUM CO. · Reading & Bates Petroleum Co.
At a glance
Reading & Bates Petroleum is the operator of record for 55 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 53 (96%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 28 wells (51% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
55
Active
0
Plugged
53
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 28 |
| Oklahoma | 16 |
| Montana | 5 |
| North Dakota | 5 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 38
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Reading & Bates Petroleum operate?
Reading & Bates Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Wyoming (28), Oklahoma (16), Montana (5), North Dakota (5) and Kentucky (1). Its 28 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 Reading & Bates Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Reading & Bates Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Reading & Bates Petroleum operate?
By product class, 38 (69%) 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 Erickson State 1 in Williams, ND at 13,475 ft. The wells listed below sit in Williams (ND), Richland (MT), Campbell (WY), Wibaux (MT) and Golden Valley (ND). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Reading & Bates Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson State 1 | 33-105-00833 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co. | 13,475 ft |
| Peterson 1-30 | 25-083-21314 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, MT | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co. | 12,505 ft |
| Mohawk 68-19503 1 | 49-005-05383 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Reading & Bates Petroleum | 11,565 ft |
| Pickrel 31-2 | 49-005-28444 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Reading & Bates Petroleum | 11,390 ft |
| Haight 32-35 | 49-005-28442 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Reading & Bates Petroleum | 11,300 ft |
| Parker 1-26 | 25-109-21037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wibaux, MT | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co. | 11,100 ft |
| Lynde Trust 1 | 49-005-05075 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Reading & Bates Petroleum | 11,004 ft |
| Northrup 6-1 | 33-033-00088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Golden Valley, ND | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co. | 10,950 ft |
| Star Meadowlark Fee 1 | 49-005-28303 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Reading & Bates Petroleum | 10,575 ft |
| Outlaw Draw 20-1 | 49-005-27524 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Reading & Bates Petroleum | 10,510 ft |
| Raitt Fee 22-23 | 49-005-28443 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Reading & Bates Petroleum | 10,500 ft |
| Cassidy A-1 | 49-005-28688 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Reading & Bates Petroleum | 10,193 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Reading & Bates Petroleum operate?
Reading & Bates Petroleum is the operator of record for 55 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Reading & Bates Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Reading & Bates Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 53 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Reading & Bates Petroleum operate wells?
Reading & Bates Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (28), Oklahoma (16), Montana (5), North Dakota (5) and Kentucky (1).
Does Reading & Bates Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
38 of Reading & Bates Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Reading & Bates Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Erickson State 1 in Williams, ND is the deepest at 13,475 ft.
Where Reading & Bates Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 28 operated by Reading & Bates Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 16 operated by Reading & Bates Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 5 operated by Reading & Bates Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 5 operated by Reading & Bates Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 1 operated by Reading & Bates Petroleum
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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, “Reading & Bates Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/reading-bates-petroleum-9001 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).