Summit Operating
Operator of record for 53 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUMMIT OPERATING LLC · SUMMIT OPERATING, L.L.C. · Summit Operating LLC · Summit Operating, LLC
At a glance
Summit Operating is the operator of record for 53 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 8 (15%) are active, 15 (28%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 33 wells (62% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
53
Active
8
Plugged
15
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 33 |
| Kansas | 9 |
| Louisiana | 6 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 30
- Shut-in
- 10
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Summit Operating operate?
Summit Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Utah (33), Kansas (9), Louisiana (6), Wyoming (3) and Colorado (1) and 1 more. Its 33 Utah wells are 0.1% of the 40,139 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 Summit Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Summit Operating's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 28% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells (19%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Summit Operating operate?
By product class, 10 (19%) are oil wells and 30 (57%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bechold 1 in Crook, WY at 6,017 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crook (WY), Schuyler (NY), Rio Blanco (CO), Carbon (WY) and Rush (KS). 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 Summit Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bechold 1 | 49-011-22990 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Summit Operating LLC | 6,017 ft |
| Affeldt 1 | 31-097-23222 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, NY | Summit Operating LLC | 5,496 ft |
| 1 Raven Federal | 05-103-05839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Summit Operating LLC | 5,163 ft |
| Pass Creek Basin 1 | 49-007-20328 | Active | Oil | Carbon, WY | Summit Operating LLC | 3,921 ft |
| Pass Creek Basin 2 | 49-007-20349 | Active | Oil | Carbon, WY | Summit Operating LLC | 3,791 ft |
| Roth-Robben 1-21 | 15-165-22007 | Shut-in | Oil | Rush, KS | Summit Operating LLC | 3,726 ft |
| Roth-Robben 2-21 | 15-165-22164 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rush, KS | Summit Operating LLC | 3,695 ft |
| David Urban 1-21 | 15-165-21994 | Shut-in | Oil | Rush, KS | Summit Operating LLC | 3,664 ft |
| Barry Urban 1-17 | 15-165-22070 | Shut-in | Oil | Rush, KS | Summit Operating LLC | 3,640 ft |
| Urban 1-9 | 15-165-21959 | Active | Oil | Rush, KS | Summit Operating LLC | 3,640 ft |
| R. Berens Unit 1-8 | 15-165-22011 | Shut-in | Oil | Rush, KS | Summit Operating LLC | 3,616 ft |
| Younger 1-17 | 15-165-22165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rush, KS | Summit Operating LLC | 3,581 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Summit Operating operate?
Summit Operating is the operator of record for 53 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Summit Operating's wells are still active?
8 of Summit Operating's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Summit Operating operate wells?
Summit Operating is the operator of record for wells in Utah (33), Kansas (9), Louisiana (6), Wyoming (3), Colorado (1) and New York (1).
Does Summit Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Summit Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 30 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Summit Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bechold 1 in Crook, WY is the deepest at 6,017 ft.
Where Summit Operating's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 33 operated by Summit Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 9 operated by Summit Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 6 operated by Summit Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 3 operated by Summit Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 1 operated by Summit Operating
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 1 operated by Summit Operating
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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, “Summit Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/summit-operating-5343 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).