Holmes Western Oil
Operator of record for 1,406 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Holmes Western Oil is the operator of record for 1,406 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 608 (43%) are active, 547 (39%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 1,406 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,406
Active
608
Plugged
547
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 1,406 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1,057
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 164
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Holmes Western Oil operate?
Holmes Western Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (1,406). Its 1,406 California wells are 0.6% 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 Holmes Western Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Holmes Western Oil's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 39% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 164 wells (12%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Holmes Western Oil operate?
By product class, 1,057 (75%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Holmes Western Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nixon 7 | 04-030-01261 | Other status | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Lease by Holmes Western Oil Corporation 2 | 04-030-00272 | Shut-in | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Lease by Holmes Western Oil Corporation 3 | 04-030-00273 | Shut-in | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Nixon 1 | 04-029-84175 | Active | Injection | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Nixon 2 | 04-029-85779 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Nixon 5 | 04-029-88326 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Nixon 1-R | 04-029-85461 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Nixon 3 | 04-029-86443 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Nixon 4 | 04-029-86482 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Nixon 6 | 04-029-19787 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Federal 28-1 | 04-029-56788 | Shut-in | Injection | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
| Federal 27-4-6 | 04-030-46960 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Holmes Western Oil Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Holmes Western Oil operate?
Holmes Western Oil is the operator of record for 1,406 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (1,406). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Holmes Western Oil's wells are still active?
608 of Holmes Western Oil's catalogued wells are active; 547 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Holmes Western Oil operate wells?
Holmes Western Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (1,406).
Does Holmes Western Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1,057 of Holmes Western Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Holmes Western 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, “Holmes Western Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/holmes-western-oil-3426 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).