Knight Oil
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KNIGHT OIL COMPANY · Knight Oil Co · Knight Oil Co.
At a glance
Knight Oil is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 1 wells (33% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Knight Oil operate?
Knight Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: California (1), Illinois (1) and Kentucky (1). Its 1 Illinois wells are 0.0% 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 and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Knight Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Knight 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 Knight Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (67%) 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 Knight 1 in Hardin, KY at 1,025 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hardin (KY), Jasper (IL) and Los Angeles (CA). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Knight Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight 1 | KGS record 2017278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardin, KY | Knight Oil Company | 1,025 ft |
| Snearly, Ralph 3 | 12-079-22529 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Knight Oil Co | 950 ft |
| Lease by Knight Oil Co. 1 | 04-037-13789 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight Oil Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Knight Oil operate?
Knight Oil is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Knight Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Knight Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Knight Oil operate wells?
Knight Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (1), Illinois (1) and Kentucky (1).
Does Knight Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Knight Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Knight Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Knight 1 in Hardin, KY is the deepest at 1,025 ft.
Where Knight 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, “Knight Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/knight-oil-26768 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).