Creek Oil
Operator of record for 158 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CREEK OIL CO · CREEK OIL CO INC · CREEK OIL CO, INC · CREEK OIL COMPANY · …
At a glance
Creek Oil is the operator of record for 158 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 38 (24%) are active, 82 (52%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 155 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
158
Active
38
Plugged
82
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 155 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 47
- Gas wells
- 19
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Creek Oil operate?
Creek Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (155), Wyoming (2) and Montana (1). Its 155 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Creek Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Creek Oil's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Creek Oil operate?
By product class, 47 (30%) are oil wells and 19 (12%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Magruder 41-11 in Richland, MT at 11,910 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (MT), Natrona (WY) and Hopkins (KY). State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Creek Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magruder 41-11 | 25-083-05087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, MT | Creek Oil Company | 11,910 ft |
| Fed W-0250272 33-28 | 49-025-20492 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Creek Oil Company | 8,572 ft |
| Ligon, Mrs J H 1 | 16-107-02124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,183 ft |
| Ligon Heirs Tract 1 | 16-107-02123 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,111 ft |
| Crowe, Stella & David Cardwell 1 | 16-107-01754 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,100 ft |
| Lafitte Oil Co 3 | 16-107-00823 | Active | Injection | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,085 ft |
| Reynolds, T W 1 | 16-107-02367 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,073 ft |
| Rahnes Estate 1 | 16-107-02368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,056 ft |
| Parker, George E 1 | 16-107-02276 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,042 ft |
| Cunningham, Chester 1 | 16-107-01768 | Active | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,038 ft |
| Ligon Heirs 1 | 16-107-02121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,015 ft |
| Demoss, Ovie (Sur) 1 | 16-107-02088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Creek Oil Co, Inc | 3,004 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Creek Oil operate?
Creek Oil is the operator of record for 158 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (155). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Creek Oil's wells are still active?
38 of Creek Oil's catalogued wells are active; 82 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Creek Oil operate wells?
Creek Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (155), Wyoming (2) and Montana (1).
Does Creek Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
47 of Creek Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 19 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Creek Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Magruder 41-11 in Richland, MT is the deepest at 11,910 ft.
Where Creek 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, “Creek Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/creek-oil-38566 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).