Deep Oil
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DEEP Oil Co. · Deep Oil Co
At a glance
Deep Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 11 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (58% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
| California | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
Is this your company?
Claim Deep Oil to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Deep Oil operate?
Deep Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (7) and California (5). Its 7 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Deep Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Deep Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Deep Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (75%) 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 Sutton, A.E. 1 in Edwards, IL at 3,351 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), Wayne (IL) and Kern (CA). 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 Deep Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, A.E. 1 | 12-047-00105 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Deep Oil Co | 3,351 ft |
| Perkins 2 | 12-047-01575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Deep Oil Co | 3,330 ft |
| Crackel-Frankland Cons. 1 | 12-047-00209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Deep Oil Co | 3,330 ft |
| Barker Earl 1 | 12-191-00314 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Deep Oil Co | 3,189 ft |
| Pennington Ken 2 | 12-191-06706 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Deep Oil Co | 3,164 ft |
| Pennington, Ken 1 | 12-191-00370 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, IL | Deep Oil Co | 3,144 ft |
| Pennington Ken 3 | 12-191-06707 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Deep Oil Co | 3,012 ft |
| Calivada 2 | 04-029-38407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | DEEP Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by DEEP Oil Co. B-5 | 04-029-51561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | DEEP Oil Co. | — |
| H & M 2 | 04-029-35412 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | DEEP Oil Co. | — |
| Lodico Richardson 1 | 04-029-38408 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | DEEP Oil Co. | — |
| Calivada 1 | 04-029-38406 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | DEEP Oil Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Deep Oil operate?
Deep Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Deep Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Deep Oil's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Deep Oil operate wells?
Deep Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7) and California (5).
Does Deep Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Deep Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Deep Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sutton, A.E. 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,351 ft.
Where Deep 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, “Deep Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/deep-oil-7507 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).