Kingwood Oil
Operator of record for 656 catalogued wells across 10 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KINGWOOD OIL · KINGWOOD OIL CO · KINGWOOD OIL CO. · KINGWOOD OIL COMPANY · …
At a glance
Kingwood Oil is the operator of record for 656 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 10 states. 130 (20%) are active, 455 (69%) plugged & abandoned and 10 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 390 wells (59% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
656
Active
130
Plugged
455
Orphaned
10
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 390 |
| Kentucky | 163 |
| Colorado | 61 |
| Oklahoma | 12 |
| Mississippi | 9 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Wyoming | 8 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Montana | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 286
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kingwood Oil operate?
Kingwood Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 10 states: Illinois (390), Kentucky (163), Colorado (61), Oklahoma (12) and Mississippi (9) and 5 more. Its 390 Illinois wells are 0.2% of the 174,478 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Kingwood Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Kingwood Oil's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. 2 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 10 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Kingwood Oil operate?
By product class, 286 (44%) are oil wells and 4 (0.6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is D V Cooper 1 in Carbon, WY at 8,468 ft. The wells listed below sit in Carbon (WY), Goshen (WY), Campbell (WY), Weld (CO), Hot Springs (WY) and Morgan (CO) and other counties. State filings spell the name 8 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Kingwood Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D V Cooper 1 | 49-007-05463 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | Kingwood Oil Company | 8,468 ft |
| Seth Smith 1 | 49-015-05013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Goshen, WY | Kingwood Oil Company | 7,661 ft |
| Federal W-020844 1 | 49-005-06090 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Kingwood Oil Company | 7,056 ft |
| 1 State-Krause | 05-123-65212 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Kingwood Oil Co | 6,896 ft |
| Govt 3 | 49-017-05936 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Kingwood Oil Company | 6,690 ft |
| 1 Rauth | 05-123-05636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Kingwood Oil Co | 6,326 ft |
| 1 State | 05-087-06193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Kingwood Oil Co | 6,303 ft |
| Allen-Federal 1 | 25-075-21409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Powder River, MT | Kingwood Oil | 6,300 ft |
| 1 Rosener | 05-001-05501 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Kingwood Oil Co | 6,297 ft |
| 1 Uprr-Flader | 05-001-05333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Kingwood Oil Co | 6,293 ft |
| F. Maude Stanton # 5 # 5 | 23-001-00765 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kingwood Oil Co | 6,226 ft |
| 5 Hoye-Federal | 05-057-05035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, CO | Kingwood Oil Co | 6,160 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 656 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kingwood Oil operate?
Kingwood Oil is the operator of record for 656 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (390). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kingwood Oil's wells are still active?
130 of Kingwood Oil's catalogued wells are active; 455 are plugged & abandoned and 10 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Kingwood Oil operate wells?
Kingwood Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (390), Kentucky (163), Colorado (61), Oklahoma (12), Mississippi (9), Texas (9), Wyoming (8), Utah (2), Montana (1) and North Dakota (1).
Does Kingwood Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
286 of Kingwood Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kingwood Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, D V Cooper 1 in Carbon, WY is the deepest at 8,468 ft.
Where Kingwood Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 390 operated by Kingwood Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 163 operated by Kingwood Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 61 operated by Kingwood Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 12 operated by Kingwood Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 9 operated by Kingwood Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Texas· 9 operated by Kingwood 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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Kingwood Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kingwood-oil-3046 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).