Eastern Oil
Operator of record for 61 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EASTERN OIL CO · EASTERN OIL CORP. · Eastern Oil Co.
At a glance
Eastern Oil is the operator of record for 61 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 4 (7%) are active, 35 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 59 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
61
Active
4
Plugged
35
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 59 |
| California | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Eastern Oil operate?
Eastern Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (59), California (1) and Louisiana (1). Its 59 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Eastern Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Eastern Oil's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Eastern Oil operate?
By product class, 19 (31%) 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 D C Powell 006 in Calcasieu, LA at 12,826 ft. The wells listed below sit in Calcasieu (LA), Logan (KY) and Warren (KY). 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 Eastern Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D C Powell 006 | 17-019-02538 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Eastern Oil Corp. | 12,826 ft |
| Watkins, Sam 1 | 16-141-00368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,472 ft |
| Watt, Wayne 1 | 16-227-01552 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,300 ft |
| Heard, E M 5a | 16-227-03279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,203 ft |
| Burt, R 1 | 16-141-00262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,200 ft |
| Burt, R 5 | 16-141-00266 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,175 ft |
| Briggs, Guy 1 | 16-227-02039 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,150 ft |
| Heard, E M 1a | 16-227-03278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,125 ft |
| Hudson, Carl 2 | 16-227-00828 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,100 ft |
| Audson, Carl 1 | 16-227-00827 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,100 ft |
| Millen, Karl 1 | 16-141-00074 | Orphaned | Oil | Logan, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,098 ft |
| Garrity, Eugene 1 | 16-227-03890 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Eastern Oil Co | 1,075 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Eastern Oil operate?
Eastern Oil is the operator of record for 61 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (59). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Eastern Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Eastern Oil's catalogued wells are active; 35 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Eastern Oil operate wells?
Eastern Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (59), California (1) and Louisiana (1).
Does Eastern Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Eastern Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Eastern Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, D C Powell 006 in Calcasieu, LA is the deepest at 12,826 ft.
Where Eastern 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, “Eastern Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/eastern-oil-15476 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).