Dawson Oil
Operator of record for 79 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DAWSON OIL CORPORATION · Dawson Oil Co.
At a glance
Dawson Oil is the operator of record for 79 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 77 (97%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 78 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
79
Active
0
Plugged
77
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 78 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dawson Oil operate?
Dawson Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Colorado (78) and California (1). Its 78 Colorado wells are 0.1% of the 124,327 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 Dawson Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dawson Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dawson Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (1%) 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 1 Uprr-Trout in Arapahoe, CO at 5,946 ft. The wells listed below sit in Arapahoe (CO), Adams (CO) and Washington (CO). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Dawson Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Uprr-Trout | 05-005-05012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,946 ft |
| 278-1 Law | 05-001-05379 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,885 ft |
| 1 Wailes | 05-001-05411 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,865 ft |
| 1 Dinnsen | 05-001-05378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,844 ft |
| 277-1 State | 05-001-05355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,813 ft |
| 378-1 Jorgensen | 05-001-05076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,690 ft |
| 2734-2 Morris | 05-001-05141 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,661 ft |
| 371-1 Whelden | 05-001-05120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,560 ft |
| 1618-1 Barnes | 05-121-06485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,550 ft |
| 3 Morris 2734 | 05-001-05145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,544 ft |
| 2715-1 Causey | 05-001-05350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,525 ft |
| 2726-1 Mitchem | 05-001-05206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Dawson Oil Corporation | 5,477 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dawson Oil operate?
Dawson Oil is the operator of record for 79 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (78). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dawson Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Dawson Oil's catalogued wells are active; 77 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dawson Oil operate wells?
Dawson Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (78) and California (1).
Does Dawson Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Dawson Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dawson Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Uprr-Trout in Arapahoe, CO is the deepest at 5,946 ft.
Where Dawson 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, “Dawson Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dawson-oil-3020 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).