Traper Oil
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Traper Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (75%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Traper Oil operate?
Traper Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Montana (4). Its 4 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 Traper Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Traper Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Traper Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Smith 10-31 in Liberty, MT at 2,540 ft. The wells listed below sit in Liberty (MT) and Pondera (MT).
Notable wells operated by Traper Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 10-31 | 25-051-21532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | Traper Oil | 2,540 ft |
| 13-8-27-2w | 25-073-21412 | Other status | Other type | Pondera, MT | Traper Oil | 2,044 ft |
| Sta<>11-36-27-2 | 25-073-21416 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pondera, MT | Traper Oil | 1,836 ft |
| Starnes 12-18 | 25-073-21401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pondera, MT | Traper Oil | 1,770 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Traper Oil operate?
Traper Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Traper Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Traper Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Traper Oil operate wells?
Traper Oil is the operator of record for wells in Montana (4).
Does Traper Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Traper Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Traper Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith 10-31 in Liberty, MT is the deepest at 2,540 ft.
Where Traper Oil'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, “Traper Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/traper-oil-127929 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).