Chorney Oil
Operator of record for 68 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHORNEY OIL CO · Chorney Oil Co
At a glance
Chorney Oil is the operator of record for 68 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 65 (96%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 52 wells (76% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
68
Active
0
Plugged
65
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 52 |
| Colorado | 13 |
| Utah | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 42
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chorney Oil operate?
Chorney Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Wyoming (52), Colorado (13) and Utah (3). Its 52 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Chorney Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Chorney Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Chorney Oil operate?
By product class, 42 (62%) are oil wells and 12 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bell Unit 1 in Natrona, WY at 13,980 ft. The wells listed below sit in Natrona (WY), Uinta (WY), Sweetwater (WY), Fremont (WY), Carbon (WY) and Converse (WY) 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 Chorney Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Unit 1 | 49-025-21164 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 13,980 ft |
| Turtle Hill 1 | 49-041-20024 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Uinta, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 13,049 ft |
| State Of Wyoming 1-36 | 49-037-20295 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 12,402 ft |
| Circle Bar Unit 1 | 49-013-20341 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,970 ft |
| Blue Gap Unit A-1 | 49-007-20094 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,715 ft |
| State 16-1 | 49-009-20073 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,556 ft |
| Mortons Inc 1-1 | 49-009-20051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,547 ft |
| Ketelsen-Etal 5-1 | 49-009-20066 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,510 ft |
| Revland 1 | 49-005-20582 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,415 ft |
| Lindsey Patented 1 | 49-005-20500 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,397 ft |
| Sand Coulee W-8670 1 | 49-029-20299 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Park, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,353 ft |
| Soap Creek Unit 3 | 49-025-20430 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Chorney Oil Co | 10,311 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chorney Oil operate?
Chorney Oil is the operator of record for 68 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (52). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chorney Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Chorney Oil's catalogued wells are active; 65 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Chorney Oil operate wells?
Chorney Oil is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (52), Colorado (13) and Utah (3).
Does Chorney Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
42 of Chorney Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chorney Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bell Unit 1 in Natrona, WY is the deepest at 13,980 ft.
Where Chorney 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, “Chorney Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chorney-oil-2889 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).