Kay Oil
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KAY OIL · Kay Oil Co.
At a glance
Kay Oil is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 4 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 4 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kay Oil operate?
Kay Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (4) and Wyoming (1). Its 4 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Kay Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kay Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kay Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (80%) are oil wells and 1 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Govt 1-W in Sublette, WY at 90 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sublette (WY) and Los Angeles (CA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Kay Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt 1-W | 49-035-05735 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sublette, WY | Kay Oil | 90 ft |
| Haviland 1 | 04-037-00878 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Kay Oil Co. | — |
| Dozen 1 | 04-037-13634 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Kay Oil Co. | — |
| Mahler 1 | 04-037-13635 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Kay Oil Co. | — |
| Shoemaker 1 | 04-037-13636 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Kay Oil Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kay Oil operate?
Kay Oil is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kay Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Kay Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kay Oil operate wells?
Kay Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (4) and Wyoming (1).
Does Kay Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Kay Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kay Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Govt 1-W in Sublette, WY is the deepest at 90 ft.
Where Kay 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, “Kay Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kay-oil-39573 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).