Fossil Petroleum
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FOSSIL PETROLEUM CORP · FOSSIL PETROLEUM CORP. · FOSSIL PETROLEUM CORPORATION · FOSSIL PETROLEUM, CORP
At a glance
Fossil Petroleum is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 2 (12%) are plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
| West Virginia | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fossil Petroleum operate?
Fossil Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (12) and West Virginia (5). 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 Fossil Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fossil Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 12% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Fossil Petroleum operate?
By product class, 2 (12%) are oil wells and 9 (53%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Corum, Otto 1 in Christian, KY at 2,336 ft. The wells listed below sit in Christian (KY), Ohio (KY) and Grayson (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Fossil Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corum, Otto 1 | 16-047-00014 | Orphaned | Gas | Christian, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 2,336 ft |
| Clark, J V 2 | 16-047-00016 | Orphaned | Gas | Christian, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 2,310 ft |
| Westerfield, J R 1 | 16-183-01056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 2,310 ft |
| Strausburger, J 1 | 16-085-00181 | Orphaned | Oil | Grayson, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 1,925 ft |
| Lindsey, Donald 1 | 16-085-00347 | Orphaned | Gas | Grayson, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 1,907 ft |
| Embry, Wendall 1 | 16-085-00269 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grayson, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 1,903 ft |
| Dinnison, R 1 | 16-085-00182 | Orphaned | Gas | Grayson, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 1,401 ft |
| Erkelitian 1 | 16-047-00464 | Orphaned | Gas | Christian, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 1,121 ft |
| Henderson, C 1 | 16-047-00465 | Orphaned | Oil | Christian, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 1,032 ft |
| Barnes, David M 1 | 16-047-00462 | Orphaned | Gas | Christian, KY | Fossil Petroleum, Corp | 740 ft |
| Sharber, T & O 1 | 16-047-00463 | Other status | Gas | Christian, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corporation | 600 ft |
| Clark, J V 1 | 16-047-00015 | Other status | Gas | Christian, KY | Fossil Petroleum Corp | 514 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 17 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fossil Petroleum operate?
Fossil Petroleum is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fossil Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Fossil Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Fossil Petroleum operate wells?
Fossil Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12) and West Virginia (5).
Does Fossil Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Fossil Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fossil Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Corum, Otto 1 in Christian, KY is the deepest at 2,336 ft.
Where Fossil Petroleum'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, “Fossil Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fossil-petroleum-67702 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).