Hess Oil
Operator of record for 472 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HESS OIL CO · Hess Oil Co. · Hess Oil Company
At a glance
Hess Oil is the operator of record for 472 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 137 (29%) are active, 328 (69%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 469 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
472
Active
137
Plugged
328
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 469 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 257
- Gas wells
- 13
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hess Oil operate?
Hess Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (469), Kentucky (2) and California (1). Its 469 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 Hess Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Hess Oil's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hess Oil operate?
By product class, 257 (54%) are oil wells and 13 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Woolfolk 1 in Comanche, KS at 5,240 ft. The wells listed below sit in Comanche (KS), Greeley (KS) and Finney (KS). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Hess Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolfolk 1 | 15-033-21220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | Hess Oil Company | 5,240 ft |
| Sherry 1 | 15-071-20761 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greeley, KS | Hess Oil Company | 5,200 ft |
| Cattle Co 1 | 15-071-20797 | Active | Oil | Greeley, KS | Hess Oil Company | 5,152 ft |
| Young 1 | 15-071-20825 | Shut-in | Oil | Greeley, KS | Hess Oil Company | 5,130 ft |
| Trekell 2-1 | 15-055-21672 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Finney, KS | Hess Oil Company | 4,906 ft |
| Trekell 1-1 | 15-055-21593 | Active | Oil | Finney, KS | Hess Oil Company | 4,900 ft |
| Trekell 4-1 | 15-055-21750 | Active | Injection | Finney, KS | Hess Oil Company | 4,885 ft |
| Old Paint 1 | 15-055-22062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | Hess Oil Company | 4,880 ft |
| Doll 1 | 15-055-22119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | Hess Oil Company | 4,880 ft |
| Shelly 1 | 15-055-22112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | Hess Oil Company | 4,880 ft |
| Trekell 3-1 | 15-055-21696 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Finney, KS | Hess Oil Company | 4,870 ft |
| Haflich 1-31 | 15-055-22206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | Hess Oil Company | 4,850 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hess Oil operate?
Hess Oil is the operator of record for 472 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (469). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hess Oil's wells are still active?
137 of Hess Oil's catalogued wells are active; 328 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hess Oil operate wells?
Hess Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (469), Kentucky (2) and California (1).
Does Hess Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
257 of Hess Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 13 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hess Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Woolfolk 1 in Comanche, KS is the deepest at 5,240 ft.
Where Hess 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, “Hess Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hess-oil-65788 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).