Dixie Oil
Operator of record for 81 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DIXIE OIL CO · DIXIE OIL COMPANY · DIXIE OIL COMPANY INC · Dixie Oil Co · …
At a glance
Dixie Oil is the operator of record for 81 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 12 (15%) are active, 31 (38%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 30 wells (37% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
81
Active
12
Plugged
31
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 30 |
| Oklahoma | 19 |
| Illinois | 12 |
| Kansas | 12 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dixie Oil operate?
Dixie Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Michigan (30), Oklahoma (19), Illinois (12), Kansas (12) and Kentucky (3) and 3 more. Its 30 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Dixie Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Dixie Oil's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Dixie Oil operate?
By product class, 24 (30%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Brass 4 in Barber, KS at 4,795 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barber (KS), Rush (KS), Mccreary (KY), Isabella (MI), Barton (KS) and Wayne (IL) and other counties. State filings spell the name 8 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Dixie Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brass 4 | 15-007-21508 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barber, KS | Dixie Oil, Inc. | 4,795 ft |
| Albert Ree 1-A | 15-165-21174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rush, KS | Dixie Oil, Inc. | 3,803 ft |
| Albert Wassinger A 1 | 15-165-21157 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rush, KS | Dixie Oil, Inc. | 3,762 ft |
| Meta Oetken 'A' 1 | 15-165-21190 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rush, KS | Dixie Oil, Inc. | 3,719 ft |
| Owens, Duane Et Al 2 | 16-147-00348 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Dixie Oil Co | 3,710 ft |
| Kappler 1 | 21-073-00615 | Other status | Other type | Isabella, MI | Dixie Oil Co | 3,618 ft |
| Fischer 1 | 15-009-24215 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barton, KS | Dixie Oil, Inc. | 3,508 ft |
| Welsh Farms 1 | 15-009-22661 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barton, KS | Dixie Oil, Inc. | 3,500 ft |
| Tickner 1 | 12-191-07789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Dixie Oil Co. | 3,260 ft |
| Walker 3 | 12-047-02026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Dixie Oil Co. | 3,061 ft |
| Robert Shaw 039 | Serial no. 3713 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Dixie Oil Company | 2,940 ft |
| Brockschmidt 1 | 12-027-00350 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Dixie Oil Co. | 2,881 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dixie Oil operate?
Dixie Oil is the operator of record for 81 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dixie Oil's wells are still active?
12 of Dixie Oil's catalogued wells are active; 31 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Dixie Oil operate wells?
Dixie Oil is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (30), Oklahoma (19), Illinois (12), Kansas (12), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Arkansas (1) and Montana (1).
Does Dixie Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Dixie Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dixie Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brass 4 in Barber, KS is the deepest at 4,795 ft.
Where Dixie Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 30 operated by Dixie Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 19 operated by Dixie Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 12 operated by Dixie Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 12 operated by Dixie Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 3 operated by Dixie Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 3 operated by Dixie Oil
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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, “Dixie Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dixie-oil-4786 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).