Lake Oil
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LAKE OIL CO · Lake Oil Co.
At a glance
Lake Oil is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 5 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 5 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lake Oil operate?
Lake Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (5) and Wyoming (3). Its 3 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Lake Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lake 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 Lake Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (50%) 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 Ideen 1 in Niobrara, WY at 5,978 ft. The wells listed below sit in Niobrara (WY), Albany (WY), Kings (CA), Ventura (CA) and Los Angeles (CA). 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 Lake Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideen 1 | 49-027-20033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Lake Oil Co | 5,978 ft |
| Reed Ranch 1 | 49-027-20049 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Lake Oil Co | 5,834 ft |
| G & H 1 | 49-001-05174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Albany, WY | Lake Oil Co | 5,022 ft |
| Blanchard-Lake 2 | 04-031-00588 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | Lake Oil Co. | — |
| Boswell 1 | 04-031-00663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | Lake Oil Co. | — |
| Union-Elkins 1 | 04-111-20099 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Lake Oil Co. | — |
| M.R.M.-Phillips 1 | 04-031-00589 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | Lake Oil Co. | — |
| Lake 1 | 04-037-15783 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Lake Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lake Oil operate?
Lake Oil is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lake Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Lake Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lake Oil operate wells?
Lake Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (5) and Wyoming (3).
Does Lake Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Lake Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lake Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ideen 1 in Niobrara, WY is the deepest at 5,978 ft.
Where Lake 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, “Lake Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lake-oil-10091 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).