Benson Oil
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Benson Oil is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 19 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Benson Oil operate?
Benson Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New York (20). Its 20 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Benson Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Benson Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Benson Oil operate?
By product class, 10 (50%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is July 3 in Allegany, NY at 4,850 ft. The wells listed below sit in Allegany (NY) and Cattaraugus (NY).
Notable wells operated by Benson Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 3 | 31-003-20209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allegany, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 4,850 ft |
| Fee 1 | 31-003-15930 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allegany, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 2,240 ft |
| Benson 778 | 31-003-27946 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,965 ft |
| Lz 4 | 31-009-15841 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cattaraugus, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,810 ft |
| Shawmut 3 | 31-003-16997 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,258 ft |
| Shawmut 2 | 31-003-16996 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allegany, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,250 ft |
| Richard Zink 6 | 31-009-19878 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cattaraugus, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,196 ft |
| Lz 2 | 31-009-15839 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cattaraugus, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,194 ft |
| Zink w40 | 31-009-63733 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cattaraugus, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,100 ft |
| Zink w41 | 31-009-63734 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cattaraugus, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,100 ft |
| Zink w33 | 31-009-63727 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cattaraugus, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 1,000 ft |
| Nobles w-14 | 31-003-10806 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allegany, NY | Benson Oil Co. | 963 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Benson Oil operate?
Benson Oil is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Benson Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Benson Oil's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Benson Oil operate wells?
Benson Oil is the operator of record for wells in New York (20).
Does Benson Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Benson Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Benson Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, July 3 in Allegany, NY is the deepest at 4,850 ft.
Where Benson 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, “Benson Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/benson-oil-127813 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).