K Oil
Operator of record for 85 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: "K" Oil, Inc. · K Oil Incorporated · K Oil, Inc. · K-OIL COMPANY · …
At a glance
K Oil is the operator of record for 85 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 21 (25%) are active, 64 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 60 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
85
Active
21
Plugged
64
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 60 |
| Oklahoma | 25 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 38
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does K Oil operate?
K Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (60) and Oklahoma (25). Its 60 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 K Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of K Oil's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does K Oil operate?
By product class, 38 (45%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Kessler, Chris 1 in Clay, IL at 4,434 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Marion (IL), Richland (IL) and Crawford (IL). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by K Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kessler, Chris 1 | 12-025-26694 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 4,434 ft |
| Smith, George D-2 | 12-025-26840 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 4,377 ft |
| Gibson 5 | 12-025-26012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 4,337 ft |
| Smith, G. 1 | 12-025-26044 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 4,323 ft |
| Smith, Clyde 2 | 12-025-27137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 4,320 ft |
| Gibson 7 | 12-025-27177 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 4,307 ft |
| Gibson 6 | 12-025-26138 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 4,305 ft |
| Jordan A 1 | 12-121-26869 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 3,415 ft |
| Cochran, L. 2-A | 12-025-27514 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 3,285 ft |
| Fleming 2 | 12-159-24457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 3,210 ft |
| Mehler, B. 1 | 12-033-29909 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 2,998 ft |
| Colman 1 | 12-025-25870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | "K" Oil, Inc. | 2,940 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does K Oil operate?
K Oil is the operator of record for 85 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (60). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of K Oil's wells are still active?
21 of K Oil's catalogued wells are active; 64 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does K Oil operate wells?
K Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (60) and Oklahoma (25).
Does K Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
38 of K Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is K Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kessler, Chris 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 4,434 ft.
Where K 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, “K Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/k-oil-8463 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).