Knight & Sons
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Knight & Sons is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 14 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
14
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Knight & Sons operate?
Knight & Sons's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (14). Its 14 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 & Sons’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Knight & Sons's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 14 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Knight & Sons operate?
By product class, 14 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Knight & Sons
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by Knight & Sons 1 | 04-037-25755 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 11 | 04-037-25756 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 10 | 04-037-25757 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 10A | 04-037-25758 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 8 | 04-037-25759 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 9 | 04-037-25761 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 9A | 04-037-25762 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 3 | 04-037-25763 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 2 | 04-037-25764 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 6 | 04-037-25765 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 5 | 04-037-25767 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
| Lease by Knight & Sons 4 | 04-037-25768 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Knight & Sons | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Knight & Sons operate?
Knight & Sons is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Knight & Sons's wells are still active?
0 of Knight & Sons's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 14 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Knight & Sons operate wells?
Knight & Sons is the operator of record for wells in California (14).
Does Knight & Sons operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Knight & Sons's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Knight & Sons'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 & Sons — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/knight-sons-3642 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).