Colt Oil
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: COLT OIL CORPORATION · COLT OIL LLC · Colt Oil Co. · Colt Oil Inc
At a glance
Colt Oil is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 14 (70%) are active, 6 (30%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 8 wells (40% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
14
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Utah | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 70%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Colt Oil operate?
Colt Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: West Virginia (8), Oklahoma (6), Kansas (3) and Utah (3). Its 3 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 Colt Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
70% of Colt Oil's catalogued wells are active, 41 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 30% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Colt Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (40%) are oil wells and 7 (35%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is B. Casement 3 in Chautauqua, KS at 1,473 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chautauqua (KS), Ritchie (WV), Sevier (UT), Wayne (UT) and Creek (OK). 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 Colt Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Casement 3 | 15-019-24861 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Colt Oil Co. | 1,473 ft |
| B. Casement 1 | 15-019-24323 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Colt Oil Co. | 1,469 ft |
| B. Casement 2 | 15-019-24381 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Colt Oil Co. | 1,443 ft |
| McKINNEY, DELMAS E. W. C. BUTCHER 3 | 47-085-00395 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Colt Oil Corporation | — |
| Smith, A. 1 | 47-085-04079 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Colt Oil Corporation | — |
| Butcher, W. C. Butcher 1 | 47-085-00258 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Colt Oil Corporation | — |
| McKINNEY, DELMAS 1 | 47-085-04412 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Colt Oil Corporation | — |
| Paradise Lake U 5-1 | 43-041-30007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sevier, UT | Colt Oil Inc | — |
| Fed Caineville 1-33 | 43-055-30021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, UT | Colt Oil Inc | — |
| Paradise Lake 5-1A | 43-041-30012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sevier, UT | Colt Oil Inc | — |
| Mosser, Loy Butcher 2 | 47-085-00378 | Active | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Colt Oil Corporation | — |
| E.Bell #1 | 35-037-01403 | Active | Oil | Creek, OK | Colt Oil LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Colt Oil operate?
Colt Oil is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Colt Oil's wells are still active?
14 of Colt Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Colt Oil operate wells?
Colt Oil is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (8), Oklahoma (6), Kansas (3) and Utah (3).
Does Colt Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Colt Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Colt Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, B. Casement 3 in Chautauqua, KS is the deepest at 1,473 ft.
Where Colt 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, “Colt Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/colt-oil-4940 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).