Champ Oil
Operator of record for 264 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHAMP OIL CO · CHAMP OIL CO, INC · CHAMP OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Champ Oil is the operator of record for 264 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 189 (72%) are active, 44 (17%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 260 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
264
Active
189
Plugged
44
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 260 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 40
- Gas wells
- 179
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 72%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Champ Oil operate?
Champ Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (260), Michigan (2) and Oklahoma (2). Its 260 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 Champ Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
72% of Champ Oil's catalogued wells are active, 43 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Champ Oil operate?
By product class, 40 (15%) are oil wells and 179 (68%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Swain, Edith 1 in Whitley, KY at 4,347 ft. The wells listed below sit in Whitley (KY), Mccreary (KY) and McCreary (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Champ Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swain, Edith 1 | 16-235-01278 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,347 ft |
| Patrick, Ben 2 | 16-235-01876 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,236 ft |
| Roberts, Dempsey 1 | 16-235-01010 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Whitley, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,165 ft |
| Ball, Ken 1-A | 16-147-00259 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mccreary, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,067 ft |
| White, Herbert 2 | 16-235-00956 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,050 ft |
| Patrick, Ben 1 | 16-235-01512 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,012 ft |
| Wilson, Bonnie 1 | 16-147-00248 | Active | Gas | Mccreary, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,011 ft |
| Meadors, Charles 1 | 16-235-00996 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,010 ft |
| West Heirs 3 | 16-235-00935 | Active | Oil | Whitley, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,006 ft |
| Wilson, Bonnie 2 | 16-147-00448 | Active | Gas | McCreary, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,005 ft |
| Perry, Austin 1 | 16-235-01493 | Active | Gas | Whitley, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Witt, J D 5 | 16-147-00429 | Active | Gas | McCreary, KY | Champ Oil Co, Inc | 4,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Champ Oil operate?
Champ Oil is the operator of record for 264 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (260). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Champ Oil's wells are still active?
189 of Champ Oil's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Champ Oil operate wells?
Champ Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (260), Michigan (2) and Oklahoma (2).
Does Champ Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
40 of Champ Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 179 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Champ Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Swain, Edith 1 in Whitley, KY is the deepest at 4,347 ft.
Where Champ 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, “Champ Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/champ-oil-6419 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).