Golden Oil
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GOLDEN OIL CO · GOLDEN OIL CO LTD · Golden Oil · Golden Oil Co
At a glance
Golden Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 16 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 8 wells (44% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 8 |
| Kansas | 7 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Golden Oil operate?
Golden Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Colorado (8), Kansas (7), Michigan (2) and Montana (1). Its 8 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Golden Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Golden Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Golden Oil operate?
By product class, 10 (56%) are oil wells and 1 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 2 Steinke in Weld, CO at 8,528 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Morgan (CO), Adams (CO), Washington (CO), Trego (KS) and Graham (KS) and other counties. 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 Golden Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Steinke | 05-123-05700 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Golden Oil Co | 8,528 ft |
| 1 Nukaya | 05-087-07716 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Golden Oil Co | 6,099 ft |
| 1 Dinnsen | 05-001-06141 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Golden Oil Co Ltd | 5,535 ft |
| 1 Nelson-Heer | 05-121-08116 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, CO | Golden Oil Co Ltd | 4,710 ft |
| 2 Nelson-Heer | 05-121-08535 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, CO | Golden Oil Co Ltd | 4,671 ft |
| 2 Yeamans | 05-121-07660 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Washington, CO | Golden Oil Co | 4,657 ft |
| 1 Yeamans | 05-121-07661 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, CO | Golden Oil Co Ltd | 4,652 ft |
| 3 Nelson-Heer | 05-121-08769 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, CO | Golden Oil Co | 4,650 ft |
| Ptaschek, J. 2 | 15-195-22105 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | Golden Oil Co | 4,100 ft |
| Ott 1 | 15-195-21838 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | Golden Oil Co | 3,930 ft |
| Law 1 | 15-065-20823 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Graham, KS | Golden Oil Co | 3,841 ft |
| Mcconnell 2 | 15-165-21188 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rush, KS | Golden Oil Co | 3,730 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Golden Oil operate?
Golden Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Golden Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Golden Oil's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Golden Oil operate wells?
Golden Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (8), Kansas (7), Michigan (2) and Montana (1).
Does Golden Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Golden Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Golden Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 2 Steinke in Weld, CO is the deepest at 8,528 ft.
Where Golden 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, “Golden Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/golden-oil-2911 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).