General Petroleum
Operator of record for 68 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GENERAL PETROLEUM · GENERAL PETROLEUM CO · GENERAL PETROLEUM CORP · GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION · …
At a glance
General Petroleum is the operator of record for 68 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 2 (3%) are active, 55 (81%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 24 wells (35% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
68
Active
2
Plugged
55
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 24 |
| Montana | 17 |
| Oklahoma | 8 |
| Kentucky | 7 |
| Wyoming | 6 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does General Petroleum operate?
General Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Colorado (24), Montana (17), Oklahoma (8), Kentucky (7) and Wyoming (6) and 3 more. Its 17 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 General Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of General Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% 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 General Petroleum operate?
By product class, 15 (22%) are oil wells and 2 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Slick Creek 26-1-G in Washakie, WY at 10,476 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washakie (WY), La Plata (CO), Rio Blanco (CO), Garfield (MT), Garfield (CO) and Moffat (CO) and other counties. State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by General Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick Creek 26-1-G | 49-043-05158 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washakie, WY | General Petroleum | 10,476 ft |
| Federal B-039629 65-2-G | 49-043-05159 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washakie, WY | General Petroleum | 10,352 ft |
| 55-17 Kikel | 05-067-05544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Plata, CO | General Petroleum Corporation | 10,031 ft |
| 63-1 Unit | 05-103-05845 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | General Petroleum Corporation | 9,457 ft |
| Nprr 5-25 | 25-033-05108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, MT | General Petroleum | 9,018 ft |
| 1 Schulte-Govt | 05-045-05102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, CO | General Petroleum Corporation | 8,685 ft |
| 26-25 Yellow Creek Unit | 05-103-05259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | General Petroleum Corporation | 7,622 ft |
| 45a-5 Usl 06439 | 05-081-05439 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | General Petroleum Corporation | 7,620 ft |
| Blackleaf 1 | 25-099-05000 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Teton, MT | General Petroleum | 7,571 ft |
| 43x-9 Durham | 05-081-05199 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | General Petroleum Corporation | 6,900 ft |
| Federal W-042306 1-A | 49-019-06121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | General Petroleum | 6,828 ft |
| Govt 1 | 25-009-05094 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, MT | General Petroleum | 6,531 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does General Petroleum operate?
General Petroleum is the operator of record for 68 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of General Petroleum's wells are still active?
2 of General Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 55 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does General Petroleum operate wells?
General Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (24), Montana (17), Oklahoma (8), Kentucky (7), Wyoming (6), Kansas (3), Michigan (2) and Utah (1).
Does General Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of General Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is General Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Slick Creek 26-1-G in Washakie, WY is the deepest at 10,476 ft.
Where General Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 24 operated by General Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 17 operated by General Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 8 operated by General Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 7 operated by General Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 6 operated by General Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 3 operated by General Petroleum
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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, “General Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/general-petroleum-1117 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).