Ajax Oil & Development
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ajax Oil & Development is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 5 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ajax Oil & Development operate?
Ajax Oil & Development's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (5) and Colorado (3). Its 5 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Ajax Oil & Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ajax Oil & Development's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ajax Oil & Development 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 1-A Gillette in Weld, CO at 7,364 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Morgan (CO), Logan (CO), Rockcastle (KY), Adair (KY) and Monroe (KY).
Notable wells operated by Ajax Oil & Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-A Gillette | 05-123-05686 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Ajax Oil & Development Co | 7,364 ft |
| 1 Graham | 05-087-05934 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Ajax Oil & Development Co | 6,220 ft |
| 1 State | 05-075-05683 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Ajax Oil & Development Co | 5,237 ft |
| Griffin 1 | KGS record 16625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rockcastle, KY | Ajax Oil & Development Co | 1,335 ft |
| Blair, E J 1 | KGS record 1322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ajax Oil & Development Co | 1,203 ft |
| Green 1 | KGS record 16628 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rockcastle, KY | Ajax Oil & Development Co | 1,105 ft |
| Martin, E J 1 | KGS record 1323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Ajax Oil & Development Co | 925 ft |
| Bartley, J 1 | KGS record 14504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Ajax Oil & Development Co | 856 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ajax Oil & Development operate?
Ajax Oil & Development is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ajax Oil & Development's wells are still active?
0 of Ajax Oil & Development's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ajax Oil & Development operate wells?
Ajax Oil & Development is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (5) and Colorado (3).
Does Ajax Oil & Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Ajax Oil & Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ajax Oil & Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1-A Gillette in Weld, CO is the deepest at 7,364 ft.
Where Ajax Oil & Development'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, “Ajax Oil & Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ajax-oil-development-16732 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).