Kc Oil
Operator of record for 64 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: K C OIL CO, INC · K. C. Oil Co. · K. C. Oil Company · KC OIL
At a glance
Kc Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 4 (6%) are active, 38 (59%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 54 wells (84% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
64
Active
4
Plugged
38
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 54 |
| Illinois | 7 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kc Oil operate?
Kc Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kentucky (54), Illinois (7), Wyoming (2) and California (1). Its 54 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Kc Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Kc Oil's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 59% 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 Kc Oil operate?
By product class, 12 (19%) are oil wells and 3 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Paul Smith 2-3 in Campbell, WY at 8,250 ft. The wells listed below sit in Campbell (WY), Wayne (IL), Fayette (IL) and Clinton (KY). 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 Kc Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Smith 2-3 | 49-005-23332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Kc Oil | 8,250 ft |
| Smith Patented 3-2 | 49-005-23360 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Kc Oil | 8,235 ft |
| Shaw 1 | 12-191-29812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | K. C. Oil Company | 3,887 ft |
| Green 1 | 12-191-30006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | K. C. Oil Company | 3,880 ft |
| Monroe 1 | 12-191-29876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | K. C. Oil Company | 3,417 ft |
| Owen-Leslie Communitized 1 | 12-191-29930 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | K. C. Oil Company | 3,380 ft |
| Logue Heirs 1 | 12-051-25635 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Fayette, IL | K. C. Oil Company | 3,273 ft |
| Huff, R A 3 | 16-053-06015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | K C Oil Co, Inc | 2,060 ft |
| Ferguson, Jay, Johnny & Quinton 3 | 16-053-05757 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | K C Oil Co, Inc | 2,005 ft |
| Mcwhorter, Ralph 1 | 16-053-00338 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | K C Oil Co, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Latham, William 1 | 16-053-04532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | K C Oil Co, Inc | 1,925 ft |
| Boils, Gary 3 | 16-053-05474 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | K C Oil Co, Inc | 1,905 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kc Oil operate?
Kc Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (54). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kc Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Kc Oil's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Kc Oil operate wells?
Kc Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (54), Illinois (7), Wyoming (2) and California (1).
Does Kc Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Kc Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kc Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Paul Smith 2-3 in Campbell, WY is the deepest at 8,250 ft.
Where Kc 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, “Kc Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kc-oil-4744 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).