American Oil
Operator of record for 57 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: AMERICAN OIL COMPANY · American Oil Co · American Oil Co. · American Oil Company · …
At a glance
American Oil is the operator of record for 57 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 53 (93%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 53 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
57
Active
0
Plugged
53
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 53 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 54
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does American Oil operate?
American Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: California (53), Wyoming (2), Michigan (1) and Utah (1). Its 53 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 American Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of American Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does American Oil operate?
By product class, 54 (95%) 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 Whistle Crk W-070543 72-21 in Park, WY at 6,188 ft. The wells listed below sit in Park (WY), Carbon (WY), Saint Clair (MI), Kern (CA) and Ventura (CA). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by American Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistle Crk W-070543 72-21 | 49-029-05929 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Park, WY | American Oil Company | 6,188 ft |
| 1 | 49-007-05456 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | American Oil Company | 4,915 ft |
| Diamond Crystal Salt Co. A-5 | 21-147-29063 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | American Oil Company | 2,453 ft |
| Kennedy 1 | 04-029-32215 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | American Oil Corp. | — |
| Well No. 64 | 04-111-06389 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 67 | 04-111-06392 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 63 | 04-111-06388 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 4 | 04-111-02225 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Oil Co. | — |
| Unspecified 3 | 04-111-02224 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 6 | 04-111-06261 | Orphaned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 58 | 04-111-06384 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Oil Co. | — |
| Well No. 17 | 04-111-02218 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does American Oil operate?
American Oil is the operator of record for 57 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (53). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of American Oil's wells are still active?
0 of American Oil's catalogued wells are active; 53 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does American Oil operate wells?
American Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (53), Wyoming (2), Michigan (1) and Utah (1).
Does American Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
54 of American Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is American Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Whistle Crk W-070543 72-21 in Park, WY is the deepest at 6,188 ft.
Where American 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, “American Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/american-oil-3838 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).