Darco Oil
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DARCO OIL INC · DARCO OIL, INC · Darco Oil Inc
At a glance
Darco Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (21%) are active, 13 (68%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 16 wells (84% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
4
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 16 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Darco Oil operate?
Darco Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (16) and Illinois (3). Its 16 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 Darco Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Darco Oil's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Darco Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (32%) 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 Pomeroy 5 in White, IL at 3,167 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Jasper (IL), Henderson (KY) and Daviess (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 Darco Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeroy 5 | 12-193-02087 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | White, IL | Darco Oil Inc | 3,167 ft |
| Pomroy 6 | 12-193-02088 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | White, IL | Darco Oil Inc | 3,030 ft |
| Musgrave 1 | 12-079-03011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Darco Oil Inc | 2,762 ft |
| Kimsey Estate 1 | 16-101-06095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Darco Oil, Inc | 2,473 ft |
| Waller, Aaron Hrs 14 | 16-101-05430 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Darco Oil, Inc | 2,370 ft |
| Alsip, E 6 | 16-059-03118 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Darco Oil, Inc | 1,073 ft |
| Phelps, Oscar 2 | 16-059-05764 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Darco Oil, Inc | 1,068 ft |
| Alsip, Elmer 5 | 16-059-01585 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Darco Oil Inc | 1,050 ft |
| Kemmerling, N T 2 | 16-101-06097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Darco Oil, Inc | 887 ft |
| Kemmerling, N T W-1 | 16-101-06096 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Henderson, KY | Darco Oil, Inc | 887 ft |
| Kimmerling, N T 3 | 16-101-06098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Darco Oil, Inc | 882 ft |
| Jackson, Lorene 6 | 16-059-05189 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Darco Oil, Inc | 745 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Darco Oil operate?
Darco Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Darco Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Darco Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Darco Oil operate wells?
Darco Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (16) and Illinois (3).
Does Darco Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Darco Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Darco Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pomeroy 5 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,167 ft.
Where Darco 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, “Darco Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/darco-oil-99522 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).