Buffalo Oil
Operator of record for 138 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BUFFALO OIL CO · BUFFALO OIL COMPANY · BUFFALO OIL, LLC · Buffalo Oil Co.
At a glance
Buffalo Oil is the operator of record for 138 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 73 (53%) are active, 28 (20%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 130 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
138
Active
73
Plugged
28
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 130 |
| California | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 53%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Buffalo Oil operate?
Buffalo Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (130) and California (8). Its 130 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 Buffalo Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
53% of Buffalo Oil's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Buffalo Oil operate?
By product class, 35 (25%) are oil wells and 1 (0.7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Holbrook, Edward Sr, Hrs 1 in Morgan, KY at 1,725 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morgan (KY), Magoffin (KY) and Powell (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Buffalo Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook, Edward Sr, Hrs 1 | 16-175-00223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,725 ft |
| Jenkins, Augustus 1g | 16-153-00945 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,328 ft |
| Fairchild, Tobe 2 | 16-153-03121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,305 ft |
| Flint, Sheridan 1 | 16-153-03124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,304 ft |
| Arnett, J H Heirs W1 | 16-153-00907 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,294 ft |
| Adams, Jesse & Matilda 1 | KGS record 86687 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,290 ft |
| Bailey Heirs 3w | KGS record 106397 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,289 ft |
| Adams, W S 206w | 16-153-02825 | Other status | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,288 ft |
| Adams, W R 12 | 16-153-02823 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,270 ft |
| Pruitt-Miller-Goff 1 | KGS record 2036993 | Other status | Other type | Powell, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,266 ft |
| Conley, J P 1w | 16-153-00931 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,266 ft |
| Borders, Laura B 1 | 16-153-02928 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Buffalo Oil Co | 1,263 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Buffalo Oil operate?
Buffalo Oil is the operator of record for 138 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (130). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Buffalo Oil's wells are still active?
73 of Buffalo Oil's catalogued wells are active; 28 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Buffalo Oil operate wells?
Buffalo Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (130) and California (8).
Does Buffalo Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of Buffalo Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Buffalo Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Holbrook, Edward Sr, Hrs 1 in Morgan, KY is the deepest at 1,725 ft.
Where Buffalo 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, “Buffalo Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/buffalo-oil-6759 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).