Alton Oil
Operator of record for 36 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Alton Oil Co. · Alton Oil LLC
At a glance
Alton Oil is the operator of record for 36 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 10 (28%) are active, 23 (64%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 33 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
36
Active
10
Plugged
23
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 33 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 28%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Alton Oil operate?
Alton Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (33) and Illinois (3). Its 33 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Alton Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
28% of Alton Oil's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Alton Oil operate?
By product class, 20 (56%) 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 Long 1 in Cowley, KS at 3,530 ft. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Alton Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long 1 | 15-035-24527 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,530 ft |
| Mayhill 1 | 15-035-24425 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,450 ft |
| Diane 1 | 15-035-24416 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,433 ft |
| Don Drake 1 | 15-035-24449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,388 ft |
| Jim 1 | 15-035-20307 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,369 ft |
| Billiter V 1-16 | 15-035-24612 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,319 ft |
| Duane 1 | 15-035-20665 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,317 ft |
| Ralph 1 | 15-035-24653 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,315 ft |
| Justin 1 | 15-035-24495 | Active | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,280 ft |
| Donald 1 | 15-035-24487 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,240 ft |
| Jack 2 | 15-035-24674 | Active | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,230 ft |
| L&D Donley 20-1 | 15-035-24608 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Alton Oil LLC | 3,224 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Alton Oil operate?
Alton Oil is the operator of record for 36 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Alton Oil's wells are still active?
10 of Alton Oil's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Alton Oil operate wells?
Alton Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (33) and Illinois (3).
Does Alton Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Alton Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Alton Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Long 1 in Cowley, KS is the deepest at 3,530 ft.
Where Alton 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, “Alton Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/alton-oil-83278 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).