Kin Ark Oil
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KIN-ARK OIL CO · Kin-Ark Oil Co
At a glance
Kin Ark Oil is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 38 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 29 wells (76% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
0
Plugged
38
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 29 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kin Ark Oil operate?
Kin Ark Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Arkansas (29), Kentucky (5) and Illinois (4). Its 29 Arkansas wells are 0.1% of the 33,791 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 Kin Ark Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kin Ark 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 Kin Ark Oil operate?
By product class, 27 (71%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Wheat 1 in Lafayette, AR at 8,485 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR), Union (AR) and Jessamine (KY). 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 Kin Ark Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat 1 | 03-073-00908 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 8,485 ft |
| Calloway A-1 | 03-139-03558 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 7,731 ft |
| Bishop "A" 1 | 03-139-03567 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 7,722 ft |
| Burns A-1 | 03-139-03543 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 7,701 ft |
| Burns A-2 | 03-139-03538 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 7,660 ft |
| Hill, L. N. 1 | 03-139-03540 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 7,648 ft |
| Calloway 1 | 03-139-03537 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 7,646 ft |
| Carroll, B.M. 1 | 03-139-03559 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 7,221 ft |
| Bishop 2 | 03-139-03566 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 7,041 ft |
| Mason, P. F. 1 | 03-139-03569 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 5,777 ft |
| Hager, Arch 1 | 16-113-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jessamine, KY | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 4,944 ft |
| Newton Est 1 | 03-073-00901 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Kin-Ark Oil Co | 4,507 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kin Ark Oil operate?
Kin Ark Oil is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kin Ark Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Kin Ark Oil's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kin Ark Oil operate wells?
Kin Ark Oil is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (29), Kentucky (5) and Illinois (4).
Does Kin Ark Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Kin Ark Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kin Ark Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wheat 1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 8,485 ft.
Where Kin Ark 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, “Kin Ark Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kin-ark-oil-99677 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).