H & O Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: H & O OIL CO · H & O Oil Co.
At a glance
H & O Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 5 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 5 |
| Ohio | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does H & O Oil operate?
H & O Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (5) and Ohio (2). Its 5 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 & O Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of H & O Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does H & O Oil operate?
By product class, 7 (100%) 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 Bates Richard 4 in Monroe, OH at 1,914 ft. The wells listed below sit in Monroe (OH), Ashland (OH) and Orange (CA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by H & O Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Richard 4 | 34-111-21874 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monroe, OH | H & O Oil Co | 1,914 ft |
| Funk Wilbur 1 | 34-005-23223 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland, OH | H & O Oil Co | 459 ft |
| De Britton 3 | 04-059-01693 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | H & O Oil Co. | — |
| Edwards 1 | 04-059-01694 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | H & O Oil Co. | — |
| Poole 1 | 04-059-01695 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | H & O Oil Co. | — |
| De Britton 2 | 04-059-01692 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | H & O Oil Co. | — |
| De Britton 1 | 04-059-01691 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | H & O Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does H & O Oil operate?
H & O Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of H & O Oil's wells are still active?
0 of H & O Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does H & O Oil operate wells?
H & O Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (5) and Ohio (2).
Does H & O Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of H & O Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is H & O Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bates Richard 4 in Monroe, OH is the deepest at 1,914 ft.
Where H & O 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, “H & O Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/h-o-oil-11924 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).