Citation Oil
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CITATION OIL CO · Citation Oil Co
At a glance
Citation Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (6%) are active, 4 (22%) plugged & abandoned and 11 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (72% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
11
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Citation Oil operate?
Citation Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (13) and Kentucky (5). Its 13 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Citation Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Citation Oil's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 11 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Citation Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (33%) 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 Carter 1 in Clay, IL at 3,021 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Russell (KY), Adair (KY) and Crawford (IL). 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 Citation Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter 1 | 12-025-04696 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Citation Oil Co | 3,021 ft |
| Knight, Arlis 2 | 16-207-01218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Citation Oil Co | 1,792 ft |
| Knight, Arlis 1 | 16-207-00002 | Orphaned | Oil | Russell, KY | Citation Oil Co | 1,735 ft |
| Rogers, C S 1 | 16-001-00061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Citation Oil Co | 1,449 ft |
| Stokes, Richard 1 | 16-207-01453 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Citation Oil Co | 1,432 ft |
| Walters, O. et al WA-4 | 12-033-24666 | Active | Injection | Crawford, IL | Citation Oil Co | 1,240 ft |
| Conover 5-A | 12-033-09427 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Citation Oil Co | 1,215 ft |
| Conover 2A | 12-033-09261 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Citation Oil Co | 1,215 ft |
| Conover 3A | 12-033-09309 | Orphaned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Citation Oil Co | 1,210 ft |
| Conover WS-1 | 12-033-09091 | Orphaned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Citation Oil Co | 1,210 ft |
| Conover WB-3 | 12-033-09310 | Orphaned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Citation Oil Co | 1,142 ft |
| Conover WC-4 | 12-033-09336 | Orphaned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Citation Oil Co | 1,020 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Citation Oil operate?
Citation Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Citation Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Citation Oil's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 11 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Citation Oil operate wells?
Citation Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13) and Kentucky (5).
Does Citation Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Citation Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Citation Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Carter 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,021 ft.
Where Citation 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, “Citation Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/citation-oil-66348 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).