Central Lease
Operator of record for 74 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Central Lease is the operator of record for 74 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 68 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 74 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
74
Active
0
Plugged
68
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 74 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 66
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Central Lease operate?
Central Lease's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (74). Its 74 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 Central Lease’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Central Lease's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Central Lease operate?
By product class, 66 (89%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ventura (CA) and Kern (CA).
Notable wells operated by Central Lease
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burson 2 | 04-111-00303 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Elkins 1 | 04-111-06007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Kern County Land 21X-17 | 04-029-08480 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Kern County Land 26-17 | 04-029-08485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Kern County Land 13-17 | 04-029-08476 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Kern County Land 12X-17 | 04-029-08475 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Kern County Land 15-17 | 04-029-08478 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Kern County Land 23X-17 | 04-029-08482 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Central Lease, Inc. 66-29 | 04-029-42967 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Central Lease, Inc. 65-29 | 04-029-44370 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Essex 11-B | 04-029-19219 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
| Simi 30 | 04-111-05837 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Central Lease, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Central Lease operate?
Central Lease is the operator of record for 74 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (74). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Central Lease's wells are still active?
0 of Central Lease's catalogued wells are active; 68 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Central Lease operate wells?
Central Lease is the operator of record for wells in California (74).
Does Central Lease operate mostly oil or gas wells?
66 of Central Lease's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Central Lease'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, “Central Lease — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/central-lease-4737 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).