Alpha Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ALPHA OIL CO · Alpha Oil · Alpha Oil Co.
At a glance
Alpha Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 10 (63%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 7 wells (44% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| Illinois | 7 |
| Michigan | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Alpha Oil operate?
Alpha Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: California (7), Illinois (7) and Michigan (2). Its 7 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Alpha Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Alpha Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Alpha Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (25%) 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 Harris, Joseph S. 1 in Livingston, MI at 1,029 ft. The wells listed below sit in Livingston (MI), Brown (IL), Los Angeles (CA) and Kern (CA). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Alpha Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, Joseph S. 1 | 21-093-11938 | Other status | Other type | Livingston, MI | Alpha Oil Co | 1,029 ft |
| Cooper 3 | 12-009-21689 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Alpha Oil | 931 ft |
| Cooper 7 | 12-009-21742 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Alpha Oil | 875 ft |
| Baptist 1 | 12-009-21601 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Alpha Oil | 851 ft |
| Cooper 5 | 12-009-21691 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Alpha Oil | 596 ft |
| Cooper 2 | 12-009-21605 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Alpha Oil | 496 ft |
| Cooper 1 | 12-009-21606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Alpha Oil | 493 ft |
| Baptist, F. 3 | 12-009-21733 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Alpha Oil | 480 ft |
| Itsell, Henry J. 1 | 21-093-11878 | Other status | Other type | Livingston, MI | Alpha Oil Co | 371 ft |
| Lease by Alpha Oil Co. 4 | 04-037-25418 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Alpha Oil Co. | — |
| Elliott Core Hole 1 | 04-029-12011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Alpha Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Alpha Oil Co. 3 | 04-037-25416 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Alpha Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Alpha Oil operate?
Alpha Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Alpha Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Alpha Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Alpha Oil operate wells?
Alpha Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (7), Illinois (7) and Michigan (2).
Does Alpha Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Alpha Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Alpha Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Harris, Joseph S. 1 in Livingston, MI is the deepest at 1,029 ft.
Where Alpha 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, “Alpha Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/alpha-oil-8286 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).