Gardner Oil
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GARDNER OIL · GARDNER OIL CO · GARDNER OIL COMPANY · Gardner Oil Company
At a glance
Gardner Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (17%) are active, 3 (25%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 5 wells (42% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
2
Plugged
3
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gardner Oil operate?
Gardner Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (5), Oklahoma (5) and Illinois (2). Its 5 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 Gardner Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Gardner Oil's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Gardner Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (50%) 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 Tyler, J.D. 1-A in Hamilton, IL at 4,460 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Lawrence (IL), Barren (KY), Pottawatomie (OK), Noble (OK) and Tulsa (OK). 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 Gardner Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler, J.D. 1-A | 12-065-24017 | Orphaned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Gardner Oil Company | 4,460 ft |
| Scaggs, Donald 1 | 12-101-28688 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Gardner Oil Company | 2,900 ft |
| Bunch, John 1 | KGS record 2001466 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Gardner Oil Co | 2,027 ft |
| Bunch, John 2 | KGS record 2171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Gardner Oil Co | 2,027 ft |
| Burks 1 | KGS record 86399 | Active | Oil | Barren, KY | Gardner Oil Co | 488 ft |
| Hugh, James 1 | KGS record 2001468 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Gardner Oil | 484 ft |
| Brown, Clarence 1 | KGS record 86400 | Active | Oil | Barren, KY | Gardner Oil Co | 470 ft |
| Odell #1 | 35-125-30053 | Other status | Oil | Pottawatomie, OK | Gardner Oil Company | — |
| Odell A #1 | 35-125-30054 | Other status | Oil | Pottawatomie, OK | Gardner Oil Company | — |
| Ley #1 | 35-103-01527 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Gardner Oil Company | — |
| Feree #1-A | 35-143-20816 | Orphaned | Other type | Tulsa, OK | Gardner Oil Company | — |
| Odell #2 | 35-125-30128 | Other status | Oil | Pottawatomie, OK | Gardner Oil Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gardner Oil operate?
Gardner Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gardner Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Gardner Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Gardner Oil operate wells?
Gardner Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (5), Oklahoma (5) and Illinois (2).
Does Gardner Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Gardner Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gardner Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tyler, J.D. 1-A in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 4,460 ft.
Where Gardner 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, “Gardner Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gardner-oil-8683 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).