Discovery Oil
Operator of record for 43 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DISCOVERY OIL LTD · Discovery Oil, Ltd.
At a glance
Discovery Oil is the operator of record for 43 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1 (2%) are active, 17 (40%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 27 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
43
Active
1
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 27 |
| Wyoming | 9 |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Discovery Oil operate?
Discovery Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Ohio (27), Wyoming (9), Colorado (6) and Kansas (1). Its 27 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 Discovery Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Discovery Oil's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Discovery Oil operate?
By product class, 35 (81%) are oil wells and 2 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Kula in Morgan, CO at 6,090 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morgan (CO), Sweetwater (WY), Weston (WY), Ashtabula (OH), Holmes (OH) and Wayne (OH). 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 Discovery Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kula | 05-087-07614 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morgan, CO | Discovery Oil Ltd | 6,090 ft |
| Federal 1-29 | 49-037-20184 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Discovery Oil Ltd | 5,609 ft |
| Fed 1-35 | 49-045-21725 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Discovery Oil Ltd | 5,000 ft |
| Discovery State 8-36 | 49-045-22125 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Discovery Oil Ltd | 5,000 ft |
| Discovery State 6-36 | 49-045-22124 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Discovery Oil Ltd | 5,000 ft |
| Discovery State 5-36 | 49-045-22123 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Discovery Oil Ltd | 5,000 ft |
| Federal 1-30 | 49-045-21726 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Discovery Oil Ltd | 4,750 ft |
| Schneider Victor J 1 | 34-007-21017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | Discovery Oil Ltd | 4,004 ft |
| Miller 1 | 34-075-23332 | Active | Oil | Holmes, OH | Discovery Oil Ltd | 3,938 ft |
| Zollinger C& L 3 | 34-169-22210 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Discovery Oil Ltd | 3,780 ft |
| Zollinger Charles & Lillian 2 | 34-169-22208 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Discovery Oil Ltd | 3,765 ft |
| Smith Flying "S" Ranch 7 | 34-075-22174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holmes, OH | Discovery Oil Ltd | 3,616 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Discovery Oil operate?
Discovery Oil is the operator of record for 43 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Discovery Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Discovery Oil's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Discovery Oil operate wells?
Discovery Oil is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (27), Wyoming (9), Colorado (6) and Kansas (1).
Does Discovery Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of Discovery Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Discovery Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Kula in Morgan, CO is the deepest at 6,090 ft.
Where Discovery 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, “Discovery Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/discovery-oil-3315 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).