Key Oil
Operator of record for 1,230 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KEY OIL CO · KEY OIL CO. · KEY OIL COMPANY · Key Oil Co · …
At a glance
Key Oil is the operator of record for 1,230 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 876 (71%) are active, 66 (5%) plugged & abandoned and 74 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 1,102 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,230
Active
876
Plugged
66
Orphaned
74
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 1,102 |
| Pennsylvania | 74 |
| Kentucky | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 7 |
| Arkansas | 3 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 100
- Gas wells
- 872
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 71%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Key Oil operate?
Key Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: West Virginia (1,102), Pennsylvania (74), Kentucky (43), Oklahoma (7) and Arkansas (3) and 1 more. Its 1,102 West Virginia wells are 0.9% 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 Key Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
71% of Key Oil's catalogued wells are active, 42 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 5% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 74 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Key Oil operate?
By product class, 100 (8%) are oil wells and 872 (71%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bibler 1 in Miller, AR at 4,494 ft. The wells listed below sit in Miller (AR), Lafayette (AR), Union (AR), Warren (KY), Clinton (KY) and Monroe (KY). 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 Key Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibler 1 | 03-091-00362 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Key Oil Company Inc | 4,494 ft |
| Fuller 1 | 03-073-00675 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Key Oil Company Inc | 3,100 ft |
| Schmidt 3 | 03-139-01686 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Key Oil Company Inc | 2,908 ft |
| Grubbs Lease 1k | 16-227-01607 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Key Oil Co | 2,600 ft |
| Tallent, Ted 1 | 16-053-03712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Key Oil Co | 1,814 ft |
| Anderson, Preston 1 | 16-171-00915 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Key Oil Co | 1,795 ft |
| Spears, Floyd 1 | 16-171-01731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Key Oil Co | 1,617 ft |
| Spears, J E 2k | 16-171-00277 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monroe, KY | Key Oil Co | 1,575 ft |
| Spears, Floyd 2 | 16-171-01732 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Key Oil Co | 1,530 ft |
| Pitcock, Lawrence 2 | 16-171-01623 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Key Oil Co | 1,510 ft |
| Mcclendon, B & B 2 | 16-171-01527 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Key Oil Co | 1,315 ft |
| Simpson, B 1 | 16-171-01719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Key Oil Co | 1,103 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Key Oil operate?
Key Oil is the operator of record for 1,230 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (1,102). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Key Oil's wells are still active?
876 of Key Oil's catalogued wells are active; 66 are plugged & abandoned and 74 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Key Oil operate wells?
Key Oil is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (1,102), Pennsylvania (74), Kentucky (43), Oklahoma (7), Arkansas (3) and Illinois (1).
Does Key Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
100 of Key Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 872 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Key Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bibler 1 in Miller, AR is the deepest at 4,494 ft.
Where Key Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in West Virginia· 1,102 operated by Key Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 74 operated by Key Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 43 operated by Key Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 7 operated by Key Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 3 operated by Key Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 1 operated by Key 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, “Key Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/key-oil-16545 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).