Hovis Oil
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hovis Oil is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (4%) are plugged & abandoned and 25 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 26 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
25
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 26 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hovis Oil operate?
Hovis Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (26). Its 26 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 Hovis Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hovis Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 4% 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 Hovis Oil operate?
By product class, 26 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Hovis Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.M. Critchlow 24 | 37-121-05025 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 26 | 37-121-05026 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 28 | 37-121-05027 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 30 | 37-121-05029 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 15 | 37-121-05017 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 16 | 37-121-05018 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 2 | 37-121-05006 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 4 | 37-121-05007 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 5 | 37-121-05008 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 6 | 37-121-05009 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J. M. Critchlow 7 | 37-121-05010 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
| J.M. Critchlow 23 | 37-121-05024 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Hovis Oil Co LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hovis Oil operate?
Hovis Oil is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hovis Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Hovis Oil's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 25 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hovis Oil operate wells?
Hovis Oil is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (26).
Does Hovis Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Hovis Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Hovis 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, “Hovis Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hovis-oil-72161 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).