Cherokee Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHEROKEE OIL & GAS · CHEROKEE OIL & GAS CO, INC
At a glance
Cherokee Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (8%) are active, 8 (67%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 9 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
1
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 9 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cherokee Oil & Gas operate?
Cherokee Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (9) and Kentucky (3). Its 9 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Cherokee Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% 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 & Gas operate?
By product class, 2 (17%) 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 Fordson Coal Co Megaii in Clay, KY at 3,845 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (KY), Creek (OK), Garfield (OK), Kay (OK), Lincoln (OK) and Logan (OK) and other counties. 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 Cherokee Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordson Coal Co Megaii | 16-051-00515 | Active | Oil | Clay, KY | Cherokee Oil & Gas Co, Inc | 3,845 ft |
| Martin Heirs Et Al 1a | 16-051-01180 | Other status | Other type | Clay, KY | Cherokee Oil & Gas Co, Inc | — |
| Rouge Steel Co Mega1 | 16-051-00720 | Other status | Other type | Clay, KY | Cherokee Oil & Gas Co, Inc | — |
| Axhelm #1 | 35-037-26282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Creek, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
| Prospect #1 | 35-037-26913 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Creek, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
| Ruby #1 | 35-047-23717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
| Deboard #1 | 35-071-00108 | Orphaned | Oil | Kay, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
| Blackmon #1 | 35-081-22550 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
| Felma-Alpha #1 | 35-083-22667 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
| Fitch #1 | 35-107-22074 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
| Bynum #1 | 35-109-21037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oklahoma, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
| Burden #1 | 35-125-22325 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pottawatomie, OK | Cherokee Oil & Gas | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cherokee Oil & Gas operate?
Cherokee Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cherokee Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
1 of Cherokee Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cherokee Oil & Gas operate wells?
Cherokee Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (9) and Kentucky (3).
Does Cherokee Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Cherokee Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cherokee Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fordson Coal Co Megaii in Clay, KY is the deepest at 3,845 ft.
Where Cherokee Oil & Gas'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 & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cherokee-oil-gas-9355 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).