Colfax Oil
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: COLFAX OIL · COLFAX OIL CO · COLFAX OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Colfax Oil is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (28%) are active, 13 (41%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 32 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
9
Plugged
13
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 32 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 28%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Colfax Oil operate?
Colfax Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (32). Its 32 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 Colfax Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
28% of Colfax Oil's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 41% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Colfax Oil operate?
By product class, 12 (38%) 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 Sellars, A B 2c in Webster, KY at 2,507 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (KY), Mclean (KY), Daviess (KY), Muhlenberg (KY) and Butler (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Colfax Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sellars, A B 2c | 16-233-02076 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 2,507 ft |
| Wright, H & P 7 | 16-149-00941 | Active | Injection | Mclean, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 2,505 ft |
| Scott, Paul 1 | 16-149-02271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 2,470 ft |
| Scott, Walter 3 | 16-149-02272 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,960 ft |
| Baird-Greenwalt Comm 1 | 16-059-04323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,761 ft |
| Wright, H & P 8 | 16-149-00942 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,760 ft |
| Wright, H & P 9 | 16-149-00943 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,745 ft |
| Bandy, Ora 6 | 16-177-01336 | Orphaned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,738 ft |
| Wright, H & P 6 | 16-149-02011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,735 ft |
| Wright, H & P 4 | 16-149-00721 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,725 ft |
| Wright, Harold (P) 2 | 16-149-00939 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,715 ft |
| Willis, Kyle 6 | 16-031-01045 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Colfax Oil Co | 1,401 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Colfax Oil operate?
Colfax Oil is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Colfax Oil's wells are still active?
9 of Colfax Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Colfax Oil operate wells?
Colfax Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (32).
Does Colfax Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Colfax Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Colfax Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sellars, A B 2c in Webster, KY is the deepest at 2,507 ft.
Where Colfax 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, “Colfax Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/colfax-oil-69014 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).