Hercules Oil
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HERCULES OIL CO · Hercules Oil Co.
At a glance
Hercules Oil is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 2 (7%) are plugged & abandoned and 25 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 26 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
25
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 26 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hercules Oil operate?
Hercules Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (26) and Kentucky (1). Its 26 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 Hercules Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hercules Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 7% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 25 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hercules Oil operate?
By product class, 27 (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 Blanchett, J C 1 in Mclean, KY at 2,135 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY) and Los Angeles (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 Hercules Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchett, J C 1 | 16-149-00123 | Orphaned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Hercules Oil Co | 2,135 ft |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 10 | 04-037-25682 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 13 | 04-037-25687 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 16 | 04-037-25684 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 15 | 04-037-25685 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 14 | 04-037-25686 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 17 | 04-037-25683 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 11 | 04-037-25688 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 2 | 04-037-25689 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 1-1 | 04-037-25690 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 1 | 04-037-25691 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Hercules Oil Co. 4 | 04-037-23864 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Hercules Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hercules Oil operate?
Hercules Oil is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hercules Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Hercules Oil's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 25 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hercules Oil operate wells?
Hercules Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (26) and Kentucky (1).
Does Hercules Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Hercules Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hercules Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Blanchett, J C 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 2,135 ft.
Where Hercules 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, “Hercules Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hercules-oil-14721 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).