Fortune Oil
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FORTUNE OIL CO · FORTUNE OIL COMPANY · Fortune Oil Co., Inc. · Fortune Oil Company · …
At a glance
Fortune Oil is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 7 (30%) are active, 13 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (52% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
7
Plugged
13
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
| Wyoming | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 30%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fortune Oil operate?
Fortune Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Kentucky (12), Wyoming (4), California (3), Utah (2) and Colorado (1) and 1 more. Its 12 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 Fortune Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
30% of Fortune Oil's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Fortune Oil operate?
By product class, 14 (61%) are oil wells and 1 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fortune Wallace Fed 28-3 in Campbell, WY at 8,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Campbell (WY), Crook (WY), Washington (CO), Crawford (IL) and Metcalfe (KY). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Fortune Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Wallace Fed 28-3 | 49-005-28360 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Fortune Oil Company | 8,400 ft |
| Clark 3-10 | 49-005-27961 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Fortune Oil Company | 7,880 ft |
| Texaco Fee 1 | 49-011-21650 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Fortune Oil Company | 7,652 ft |
| Fortune Alsup Fee 17-1 | 49-011-21642 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Fortune Oil Company | 6,770 ft |
| 1 Swan | 05-121-10148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Fortune Oil Company | 5,124 ft |
| Judith Trammel Unit 1 | 12-033-31303 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Fortune Oil Co., Inc. | 825 ft |
| England, F A 3(0) | 16-169-00014 | Orphaned | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Fortune Oil Co | 482 ft |
| Riddle, Pearl 9 | 16-169-02574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Fortune Oil Co | 480 ft |
| Riddle, John 7 | 16-169-02572 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Fortune Oil Co | 445 ft |
| Riddle, John 8 | 16-169-02573 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Fortune Oil Co | 435 ft |
| England, Frank 1 | 16-169-00533 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Fortune Oil Co | 425 ft |
| Riddle, John 4 | 16-169-02569 | Active | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Fortune Oil Co | 415 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fortune Oil operate?
Fortune Oil is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fortune Oil's wells are still active?
7 of Fortune Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Fortune Oil operate wells?
Fortune Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12), Wyoming (4), California (3), Utah (2), Colorado (1) and Illinois (1).
Does Fortune Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Fortune Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fortune Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fortune Wallace Fed 28-3 in Campbell, WY is the deepest at 8,400 ft.
Where Fortune Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 12 operated by Fortune Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 4 operated by Fortune Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 3 operated by Fortune Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 2 operated by Fortune Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 1 operated by Fortune Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 1 operated by Fortune 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, “Fortune Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fortune-oil-11479 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).