Commonwealth Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: COMMONWEALTH OIL & GAS · COMMONWEALTH OIL & GAS CO · Commonwealth Oil & Gas
At a glance
Commonwealth Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (33%) are active, 5 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 6 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
3
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Commonwealth Oil & Gas operate?
Commonwealth Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (6) and Illinois (3). Its 6 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 Commonwealth Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Commonwealth Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Commonwealth Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 4 (44%) are oil wells and 1 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hurt, Thurston 6692 in Lawrence, KY at 1,712 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (KY), Menifee (KY) and Crawford (IL). 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 Commonwealth Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurt, Thurston 6692 | KGS record 2045299 | Active | Gas | Lawrence, KY | Commonwealth Oil & Gas | 1,712 ft |
| Mays, Russell 2 | 16-165-00137 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Menifee, KY | Commonwealth Oil & Gas Co | 1,176 ft |
| Mays, Russell 3 | 16-165-00015 | Active | Oil | Menifee, KY | Commonwealth Oil & Gas Co | 1,153 ft |
| Mays, Russell 1 | 16-165-00002 | Active | Oil | Menifee, KY | Commonwealth Oil & Gas Co | 1,150 ft |
| Nickell, Henry 1 | 16-165-00138 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Menifee, KY | Commonwealth Oil & Gas Co | 1,119 ft |
| Miller-Crebs 1 | 12-033-31051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Commonwealth Oil & Gas | 1,036 ft |
| Miller-Crebs 2 | 12-033-31052 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Commonwealth Oil & Gas | 1,015 ft |
| Decker, Victor 1 | 12-033-31161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Commonwealth Oil & Gas | 992 ft |
| Northcutt, Bruce 8 | 16-165-00139 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Menifee, KY | Commonwealth Oil & Gas Co | 912 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Commonwealth Oil & Gas operate?
Commonwealth Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Commonwealth Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
3 of Commonwealth Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Commonwealth Oil & Gas operate wells?
Commonwealth Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (6) and Illinois (3).
Does Commonwealth Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Commonwealth Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Commonwealth Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hurt, Thurston 6692 in Lawrence, KY is the deepest at 1,712 ft.
Where Commonwealth Oil & Gas'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, “Commonwealth Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/commonwealth-oil-gas-96498 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).