Chester Oil
Operator of record for 63 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHESTER OIL · CHESTER OIL CO · CHESTER OIL CO. · CHESTER OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Chester Oil is the operator of record for 63 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 12 (19%) are active, 29 (46%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 49 wells (78% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
63
Active
12
Plugged
29
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 49 |
| Oklahoma | 12 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 19%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chester Oil operate?
Chester Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (49), Oklahoma (12) and Wyoming (2). Its 49 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 Chester Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
19% of Chester Oil's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 46% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Chester Oil operate?
By product class, 10 (16%) are oil wells and 6 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Clark, A B 1 in Webster, KY at 3,131 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Grayson (KY), Mclean (KY) and Daviess (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 Chester Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, A B 1 | KGS record 56475 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Chester Oil Co | 3,131 ft |
| Martin Heirs 1 | 16-177-01294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Chester Oil Co | 2,298 ft |
| Haycraft, J S | KGS record 54946 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grayson, KY | Chester Oil Co | 2,200 ft |
| Sullivan, Ronald 2 | 16-149-02328 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Chester Oil Co | 2,090 ft |
| Sullivan, Ronald 1 | 16-149-02327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Chester Oil Co | 2,049 ft |
| Clark 1 | KGS record 2024248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Chester Oil | 1,982 ft |
| Tanner, Ed 1 | 16-149-00898 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Chester Oil Co | 1,960 ft |
| Clark, G 1 | 16-149-00897 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Chester Oil Co | 1,948 ft |
| Nall, Allen & Hugh 1 (9) | KGS record 72336 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Chester Oil Co | 1,929 ft |
| Taylor, J P 1 | 16-149-00899 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Chester Oil Co | 1,923 ft |
| Stroud, C C 1 | 16-149-02326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Chester Oil Co | 1,917 ft |
| Bell Gray Fuqua 1 | 16-059-06576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Chester Oil Co | 1,885 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chester Oil operate?
Chester Oil is the operator of record for 63 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (49). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chester Oil's wells are still active?
12 of Chester Oil's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Chester Oil operate wells?
Chester Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (49), Oklahoma (12) and Wyoming (2).
Does Chester Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Chester Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chester Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Clark, A B 1 in Webster, KY is the deepest at 3,131 ft.
Where Chester 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, “Chester Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chester-oil-407 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).