Hughes Oil
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HUGHES OIL CO · HUGHES OIL COMPANY · HUGHES OIL COMPANY INC · Hughes Oil Co.
At a glance
Hughes Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 1 (3%) are active, 19 (63%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 12 wells (40% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
1
Plugged
19
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 12 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Mississippi | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| New York | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hughes Oil operate?
Hughes Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Wyoming (12), Kentucky (6), Mississippi (6), Pennsylvania (5) and New York (1). Its 6 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Hughes Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Hughes Oil's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hughes Oil operate?
By product class, 17 (57%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ratcliffe 1 1 in Adams, MS at 6,297 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (MS), Carbon (WY), Niobrara (WY), Big Horn (WY), Washakie (WY) and Natrona (WY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Hughes Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratcliffe 1 1 | 23-001-20713 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Hughes Oil Company | 6,297 ft |
| Giles 1 1 | 23-001-20716 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Hughes Oil Company | 6,069 ft |
| Giles 2 2 | 23-001-20760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Hughes Oil Company | 6,020 ft |
| Mahoney Dome 1 | 49-007-05902 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 4,030 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 49-027-20865 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 3,051 ft |
| Johnson 2 | 49-027-20904 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 2,950 ft |
| I-102 (7 Lincoln) I-102 | 49-003-05689 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Big Horn, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 2,950 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-043-05243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washakie, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 2,905 ft |
| Bentex-Fed 1 | 49-043-05426 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washakie, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 2,805 ft |
| Bakshas-Hughes 1a | 49-025-20504 | Other status | Oil | Natrona, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 2,700 ft |
| Novak 1 | 49-045-22653 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Weston, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 1,700 ft |
| Kudlock 1 | 49-045-22597 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Hughes Oil Company Inc | 1,600 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hughes Oil operate?
Hughes Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hughes Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Hughes Oil's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hughes Oil operate wells?
Hughes Oil is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (12), Kentucky (6), Mississippi (6), Pennsylvania (5) and New York (1).
Does Hughes Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Hughes Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hughes Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ratcliffe 1 1 in Adams, MS is the deepest at 6,297 ft.
Where Hughes Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 12 operated by Hughes Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 6 operated by Hughes Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 6 operated by Hughes Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 5 operated by Hughes Oil
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 1 operated by Hughes Oil
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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, “Hughes Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hughes-oil-3413 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).