Cherokee Oil
Operator of record for 85 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHEROKEE OIL CO · Cherokee Oil · Cherokee Oil Co. · Cherokee Oil Ltd
At a glance
Cherokee Oil is the operator of record for 85 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 50 (59%) are active, 24 (28%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 48 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
85
Active
50
Plugged
24
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 48 |
| Kentucky | 28 |
| Illinois | 8 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 59
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 59%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cherokee Oil operate?
Cherokee Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (48), Kentucky (28), Illinois (8) and California (1). Its 28 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 Cherokee Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
59% of Cherokee Oil's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 28% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cherokee Oil operate?
By product class, 59 (69%) 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 Braden 1 in Hamilton, IL at 3,625 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Franklin (IL), Lawrence (IL), Franklin (KS) 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 Cherokee Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden 1 | 12-065-03662 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Cherokee Oil Ltd | 3,625 ft |
| McCreery 1 | 12-055-02529 | Orphaned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Cherokee Oil Ltd | 3,518 ft |
| McGowan 2 | 12-055-02464 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Cherokee Oil Ltd | 3,502 ft |
| McCreary 4 | 12-055-02545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Cherokee Oil Ltd | 3,500 ft |
| McGowan 1 | 12-055-02459 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Cherokee Oil Ltd | 3,494 ft |
| Braden 2 | 12-065-03666 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Cherokee Oil Ltd | 3,316 ft |
| Johnson C W 1 | 12-065-03667 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Cherokee Oil Ltd | 3,258 ft |
| Wagner Leona 1 | 12-101-07264 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Cherokee Oil Ltd | 2,278 ft |
| Rader 1-Wsw | 15-059-01331 | Active | Injection | Franklin, KS | Cherokee Oil | 1,212 ft |
| Baker, E W 24 | KGS record 2037728 | Active | Oil | Powell, KY | Cherokee Oil Co | 1,012 ft |
| Campbell, Belle 8 | KGS record 2037324 | Other status | Other type | Powell, KY | Cherokee Oil Co | 962 ft |
| Baker, E W 6 | KGS record 2037647 | Active | Oil | Powell, KY | Cherokee Oil Co | 938 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 85 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cherokee Oil operate?
Cherokee Oil is the operator of record for 85 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (48). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cherokee Oil's wells are still active?
50 of Cherokee Oil's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cherokee Oil operate wells?
Cherokee Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (48), Kentucky (28), Illinois (8) and California (1).
Does Cherokee Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
59 of Cherokee Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cherokee Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Braden 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,625 ft.
Where Cherokee 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, “Cherokee Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cherokee-oil-38046 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).