Houston Oil
Operator of record for 70 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HOUSTON OIL CO · Houston Oil Co · Houston Oil Co.
At a glance
Houston Oil is the operator of record for 70 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 4 (6%) are active, 56 (80%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 66 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
70
Active
4
Plugged
56
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 66 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Houston Oil operate?
Houston Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (66), Alabama (2) and Illinois (2). Its 66 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Houston Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Houston Oil's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Houston Oil operate?
By product class, 19 (27%) 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 Hunter, Benn Investment Co. #1 in Choctaw, AL at 4,010 ft. The wells listed below sit in Choctaw (AL), Logan (KY), Saline (IL), Ohio (KY), Mclean (KY) and Webster (KY) and other counties. 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 Houston Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter, Benn Investment Co. #1 | 01-023-19917 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Choctaw, AL | Houston Oil Co. | 4,010 ft |
| F.E. Gibson et al #1 | 01-023-19925 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Choctaw, AL | Houston Oil Co. | 3,907 ft |
| Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co 2 | 16-141-00192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Houston Oil Co | 3,700 ft |
| Pond Creek Egg Corp. 1 | 12-165-25737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Houston Oil Co | 3,241 ft |
| Haynes, H C 1 | 16-183-03616 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Houston Oil Co | 2,525 ft |
| Wells, Adrian Et Al 1 | 16-149-02467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Houston Oil Co | 2,255 ft |
| Daugherty, Gus 1 | 16-233-01361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Houston Oil Co | 2,250 ft |
| Adkisson, Larry E 4 | 16-059-04274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Houston Oil Co | 2,248 ft |
| Wells, W B 1 | 16-149-02468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Houston Oil Co | 2,230 ft |
| Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co 1 | 16-141-00191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Houston Oil Co | 2,225 ft |
| Ashland Oil Co & Western Ky Gas 1 | 16-149-02010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Houston Oil Co | 2,205 ft |
| Brown, Roy Sr Et Al 1 | 16-149-00695 | Orphaned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Houston Oil Co | 2,195 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Houston Oil operate?
Houston Oil is the operator of record for 70 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (66). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Houston Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Houston Oil's catalogued wells are active; 56 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Houston Oil operate wells?
Houston Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (66), Alabama (2) and Illinois (2).
Does Houston Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Houston Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Houston Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hunter, Benn Investment Co. #1 in Choctaw, AL is the deepest at 4,010 ft.
Where Houston 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, “Houston Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/houston-oil-68202 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).