Columbia Oil
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: COLUMBIA OIL CO · Columbia Oil Co · Columbia Oil Co. · Columbia Oil Company, Inc
At a glance
Columbia Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 4 (21%) are active, 9 (47%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 9 wells (47% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
4
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 9 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| California | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Columbia Oil operate?
Columbia Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Arkansas (9), Illinois (5), Kentucky (3) and California (2). Its 9 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Columbia Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Columbia Oil's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Columbia Oil operate?
By product class, 11 (58%) 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 Ipc 1 in Columbia, AR at 8,775 ft. The wells listed below sit in Columbia (AR), Hart (KY) and Lawrence (IL). 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 Columbia Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipc 1 | 03-027-11431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 8,775 ft |
| Talley "B" 1 | 03-027-10808 | Active | Oil | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 8,214 ft |
| Deltic Farm & Timber "A" 1 | 03-027-10791 | Active | Oil | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 8,210 ft |
| Talley, J M 2 | 03-027-01028 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 8,180 ft |
| Talley 1 | 03-027-70031 | Active | Injection | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 8,167 ft |
| Harris, E D F-1 | 03-027-00756 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 7,452 ft |
| Harris Gunnels 2 SWD | 03-027-00728 | Active | Injection | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 7,390 ft |
| Shocklee 2 | 03-027-11207 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 5,600 ft |
| Shocklee 3 | 03-027-11265 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Columbia Oil Company, Inc | 5,572 ft |
| Gaddie, Wilbur 1 | KGS record 2018522 | Other status | Other type | Hart, KY | Columbia Oil Co | 1,000 ft |
| Steffy, A.M. 19 | 12-101-10919 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Columbia Oil Co | 898 ft |
| Steffey A M 22 | 12-101-05628 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Columbia Oil Co | 887 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Columbia Oil operate?
Columbia Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Columbia Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Columbia Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Columbia Oil operate wells?
Columbia Oil is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (9), Illinois (5), Kentucky (3) and California (2).
Does Columbia Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Columbia Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Columbia Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ipc 1 in Columbia, AR is the deepest at 8,775 ft.
Where Columbia 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, “Columbia Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/columbia-oil-6787 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).