Butler Oil
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BUTLER OIL CO · BUTLER OIL CO.
At a glance
Butler Oil is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (38%) are active, 2 (25%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
3
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 38%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Butler Oil operate?
Butler Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (6) and Wyoming (2). Its 6 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 Butler Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
38% of Butler Oil's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Butler Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (63%) 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 Federal W-33410 2-431 in Natrona, WY at 6,511 ft. The wells listed below sit in Natrona (WY) and Butler (KY). 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 Butler Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal W-33410 2-431 | 49-025-05860 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Butler Oil Co | 6,511 ft |
| Federal W-33410 6-23a | 49-025-21400 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Butler Oil Co | 1,292 ft |
| Gaston, Mildred 1 | KGS record 54454 | Active | Oil | Butler, KY | Butler Oil Co | 532 ft |
| Brown, Ora (Heirs) 6 | KGS record 56252 | Active | Oil | Butler, KY | Butler Oil Co | 532 ft |
| O Brown Heirs 7 | KGS record 56218 | Active | Oil | Butler, KY | Butler Oil Co | 470 ft |
| Ward 1 | KGS record 3002467 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Butler Oil Co. | — |
| James, Widow 1 | KGS record 2045164 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Butler Oil Co | — |
| Brown Heirs 1 | KGS record 2002045 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Butler Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Butler Oil operate?
Butler Oil is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Butler Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Butler Oil's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Butler Oil operate wells?
Butler Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6) and Wyoming (2).
Does Butler Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Butler Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Butler Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Federal W-33410 2-431 in Natrona, WY is the deepest at 6,511 ft.
Where Butler 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, “Butler Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/butler-oil-37292 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).