Knox Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Knox Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (14%) are active, 3 (43%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Knox Oil operate?
Knox Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Knox Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Knox Oil's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Knox Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Staton, Dale 2 in Clinton, KY at 1,970 ft.
Notable wells operated by Knox Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staton, Dale 2 | 16-053-01719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Knox Oil Co, Inc | 1,970 ft |
| Staton, Teddy 1 | 16-053-03246 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Knox Oil Co, Inc | — |
| Conner, Keith 1 | 16-053-00938 | Orphaned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Knox Oil Co, Inc | — |
| Stearns, Bennie (125a) 1 | 16-053-01718 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Knox Oil Co, Inc | — |
| Staton, Dale 1 | 16-053-01716 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Knox Oil Co, Inc | — |
| Conner, Keith 3 | 16-053-03182 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Knox Oil Co, Inc | — |
| Conner, Eva 1 | 16-053-01717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Knox Oil Co, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Knox Oil operate?
Knox Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Knox Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Knox Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Knox Oil operate wells?
Knox Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Knox Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Knox Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Knox Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Staton, Dale 2 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,970 ft.
Where Knox 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, “Knox Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/knox-oil-67850 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).