Dawn Oil
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DAWN OIL CO · Dawn Oil Co. · Dawn Oil, Inc.
At a glance
Dawn Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 5 (29%) are plugged & abandoned and 12 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 12 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
12
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
| New York | 4 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dawn Oil operate?
Dawn Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Pennsylvania (12), New York (4) and Illinois (1). Its 4 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Dawn Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dawn Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 12 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Dawn Oil operate?
By product class, 15 (88%) 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 Winka, J. et al 1 in Clay, IL at 2,986 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Chautauqua (NY) and Warren (PA). 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 Dawn Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winka, J. et al 1 | 12-025-25393 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Dawn Oil, Inc. | 2,986 ft |
| Block and Lampe 1 | 31-013-05169 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, NY | Dawn Oil Co. | 728 ft |
| Block and Lampe 2 | 31-013-05290 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, NY | Dawn Oil Co. | 724 ft |
| Nystrom,P. 1 | 31-013-07186 | Orphaned | Oil | Chautauqua, NY | Dawn Oil Co. | 690 ft |
| Fosburg 1 | 31-013-07185 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chautauqua, NY | Dawn Oil Co. | 0 ft |
| Dominic Suppa 3 | 37-123-20986 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Dawn Oil Co | — |
| Dominic Suppa 4 | 37-123-21219 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Dawn Oil Co | — |
| D Suppa 5 | 37-123-25200 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Dawn Oil Co | — |
| D Suppa 6 | 37-123-25201 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Dawn Oil Co | — |
| Dominick Suppa 7 | 37-123-25336 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Dawn Oil Co | — |
| Dominick Suppa 8 | 37-123-25337 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Dawn Oil Co | — |
| Dominick Suppa 9 | 37-123-25338 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Dawn Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dawn Oil operate?
Dawn Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dawn Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Dawn Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 12 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Dawn Oil operate wells?
Dawn Oil is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (12), New York (4) and Illinois (1).
Does Dawn Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Dawn Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dawn Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Winka, J. et al 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 2,986 ft.
Where Dawn 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, “Dawn Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dawn-oil-70891 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).