Antares Oil
Operator of record for 141 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ANTARES OIL CO · ANTARES OIL CORP · ANTARES OIL CORPORATION · Antares Oil · …
At a glance
Antares Oil is the operator of record for 141 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 12 (9%) are active, 116 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 115 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
141
Active
12
Plugged
116
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 115 |
| Kansas | 9 |
| Colorado | 8 |
| Montana | 7 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 32
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Antares Oil operate?
Antares Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Kentucky (115), Kansas (9), Colorado (8), Montana (7) and Wyoming (2). Its 115 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Antares Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Antares Oil's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Antares Oil operate?
By product class, 32 (23%) are oil wells and 5 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Floyd Shephard in Elbert, CO at 8,800 ft. The wells listed below sit in Elbert (CO), Niobrara (WY), Converse (WY), Weld (CO), Morgan (CO) and Logan (CO) and other counties. 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 Antares Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Floyd Shephard | 05-039-06187 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Antares Oil Corporation | 8,800 ft |
| John P Weldon 1 | 49-027-20304 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Antares Oil Corporation | 8,338 ft |
| Fee 12-33 | 49-009-21840 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Antares Oil Corporation | 8,156 ft |
| 1 Northup | 05-123-09566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Antares Oil Corporation | 6,400 ft |
| 1 Paul R Johnson | 05-087-07417 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Antares Oil Corporation | 6,125 ft |
| 1 Weatherill | 05-075-08731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Antares Oil Corporation | 5,170 ft |
| Hogan 1 | 15-083-20741 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | Antares Oil Corporation | 4,780 ft |
| Kiley 1 | 15-151-20660 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pratt, KS | Antares Oil Corporation | 4,730 ft |
| 1 Hicks | 05-121-09265 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Antares Oil Corporation | 4,730 ft |
| Bamberger 1 | 15-083-20737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | Antares Oil Corporation | 4,580 ft |
| Thomas W. Boyd 1 | 15-047-20432 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | Antares Oil Corporation | 4,562 ft |
| Boyd 2 | 15-047-20717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | Antares Oil Corporation | 4,550 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Antares Oil operate?
Antares Oil is the operator of record for 141 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (115). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Antares Oil's wells are still active?
12 of Antares Oil's catalogued wells are active; 116 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Antares Oil operate wells?
Antares Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (115), Kansas (9), Colorado (8), Montana (7) and Wyoming (2).
Does Antares Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
32 of Antares Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Antares Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Floyd Shephard in Elbert, CO is the deepest at 8,800 ft.
Where Antares Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 115 operated by Antares Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 9 operated by Antares Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 8 operated by Antares Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 7 operated by Antares Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 2 operated by Antares Oil
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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, “Antares Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/antares-oil-11123 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).