H & C Oil Operating
Operator of record for 276 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
H & C Oil Operating is the operator of record for 276 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 89 (32%) are active, 175 (63%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 276 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
276
Active
89
Plugged
175
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 276 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 133
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 4
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does H & C Oil Operating operate?
H & C Oil Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (276). Its 276 Kansas wells are 0.1% of the 473,140 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 H & C Oil Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of H & C Oil Operating's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does H & C Oil Operating operate?
By product class, 133 (48%) are oil wells and 1 (0.4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Classen 1 in Gray, KS at 5,950 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gray (KS), Cheyenne (KS), Logan (KS), Rawlins (KS), Finney (KS) and Hodgeman (KS).
Notable wells operated by H & C Oil Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classen 1 | 15-069-20036 | Active | Injection | Gray, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 5,950 ft |
| Faylor 8-1 | 15-023-21663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 5,400 ft |
| Faylor 4-1 | 15-023-21631 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 5,252 ft |
| Strawn 1-36 | 15-069-20343 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gray, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 5,221 ft |
| Pendleton (AKA SCHAUF) 1 | 15-069-20040 | Active | Oil | Gray, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 5,160 ft |
| Pendleton 2 | 15-069-20044 | Shut-in | Oil | Gray, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 5,130 ft |
| Niswonger 1-32 | 15-109-20520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 5,125 ft |
| Goltl 1-7 | 15-153-21179 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rawlins, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 4,970 ft |
| Algrim 1 | 15-055-21292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 4,850 ft |
| Virginia Gleason 4 | 15-083-20996 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hodgeman, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 4,800 ft |
| Virginia Gleason 1 | 15-083-20753 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hodgeman, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 4,799 ft |
| Virginia Gleason 'B' 1 | 15-083-20841 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hodgeman, KS | H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 4,795 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does H & C Oil Operating operate?
H & C Oil Operating is the operator of record for 276 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (276). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of H & C Oil Operating's wells are still active?
89 of H & C Oil Operating's catalogued wells are active; 175 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does H & C Oil Operating operate wells?
H & C Oil Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (276).
Does H & C Oil Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
133 of H & C Oil Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is H & C Oil Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Classen 1 in Gray, KS is the deepest at 5,950 ft.
Where H & C Oil Operating'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, “H & C Oil Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/h-c-oil-operating-77230 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).