K Petroleum
Operator of record for 1,088 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: K PETROLEUM INC · K PETROLEUM, INC · K. PETROLEUM, INC. · K. Petroleum Inc.
At a glance
K Petroleum is the operator of record for 1,088 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 879 (81%) are active, 11 (1%) plugged & abandoned and 111 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 796 wells (73% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,088
Active
879
Plugged
11
Orphaned
111
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 796 |
| Pennsylvania | 152 |
| New York | 68 |
| Kentucky | 67 |
| Ohio | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 73
- Gas wells
- 973
- Shut-in
- 51
- Active share
- 81%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does K Petroleum operate?
K Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: West Virginia (796), Pennsylvania (152), New York (68), Kentucky (67) and Ohio (5). Its 796 West Virginia wells are 0.7% of the 118,569 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 Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
81% of K Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 52 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 1% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 51 wells (5%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 111 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does K Petroleum operate?
By product class, 73 (7%) are oil wells and 973 (89%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Miller 2 in Chautauqua, NY at 7,308 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chautauqua (NY), Guernsey (OH), Morgan (OH) and Muskingum (OH). 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 K Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller 2 | 31-013-25737 | Shut-in | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | K. Petroleum Inc. | 7,308 ft |
| Waller Clifford 1 | 34-059-22963 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guernsey, OH | K Petroleum Inc | 5,540 ft |
| Browrigg Unit 1-A | 34-115-23522 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | K Petroleum Inc | 5,515 ft |
| Williams 1 | 34-115-23067 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | K Petroleum Inc | 4,900 ft |
| Shook D 1 | 34-119-26800 | Active | Oil | Muskingum, OH | K Petroleum Inc | 4,636 ft |
| Mittlefehldt 1 | 31-013-25293 | Shut-in | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | K. Petroleum Inc. | 4,399 ft |
| Milliman-Seawall 1-296 | 31-013-19845 | Shut-in | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | K. Petroleum Inc. | 4,303 ft |
| Olson 295 | 31-013-19835 | Shut-in | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | K. Petroleum Inc. | 4,297 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 31-013-25296 | Shut-in | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | K. Petroleum Inc. | 4,278 ft |
| Milliman-Seawall 2-333 | 31-013-20184 | Shut-in | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | K. Petroleum Inc. | 4,262 ft |
| Johnson/Smedley 1-254 | 31-013-19046 | Shut-in | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | K. Petroleum Inc. | 4,240 ft |
| Anderson/Mackenzie 2-283 | 31-013-19381 | Shut-in | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | K. Petroleum Inc. | 4,238 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 1,088 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does K Petroleum operate?
K Petroleum is the operator of record for 1,088 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (796). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of K Petroleum's wells are still active?
879 of K Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned and 111 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does K Petroleum operate wells?
K Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (796), Pennsylvania (152), New York (68), Kentucky (67) and Ohio (5).
Does K Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
73 of K Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 973 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is K Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miller 2 in Chautauqua, NY is the deepest at 7,308 ft.
Where K Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in West Virginia· 796 operated by K Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 152 operated by K Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 68 operated by K Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 67 operated by K Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Ohio· 5 operated by K Petroleum
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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, “K Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/k-petroleum-72405 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).