Lancer Oil
Operator of record for 128 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Lancer Oil · Lancer Oil, Inc.
At a glance
Lancer Oil is the operator of record for 128 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 20 (16%) are active, 56 (44%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 125 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
128
Active
20
Plugged
56
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 125 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 58
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 16%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lancer Oil operate?
Lancer Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (125) and Illinois (3). Its 125 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Lancer Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
16% of Lancer Oil's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Lancer Oil operate?
By product class, 58 (45%) 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 Holtz, H.H. 1 in Richland, IL at 3,620 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Wabash (IL), Woodson (KS), Neosho (KS) and Allen (KS). 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 Lancer Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holtz, H.H. 1 | 12-159-02250 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Lancer Oil | 3,620 ft |
| Seiler V 1 | 12-159-02764 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Lancer Oil | 3,295 ft |
| Moeller-Dunkel Comm 2B | 12-185-05488 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Lancer Oil | 2,350 ft |
| Rich 'A' 2 | 15-207-24506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,562 ft |
| Rich 'A' 1 | 15-207-24352 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,524 ft |
| Stockebrand 2 | 15-207-25373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,510 ft |
| Emma L. Taylor 1 | 15-133-23996 | Active | Injection | Neosho, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,500 ft |
| Westerman 1 | 15-207-23067 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,248 ft |
| Westerman 2 | 15-207-23966 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,248 ft |
| Westerman 3 | 15-207-25038 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,240 ft |
| Rice 1 | 15-001-26161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,225 ft |
| Chatterton 1 | 15-207-23766 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Lancer Oil, Inc. | 1,200 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lancer Oil operate?
Lancer Oil is the operator of record for 128 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (125). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lancer Oil's wells are still active?
20 of Lancer Oil's catalogued wells are active; 56 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Lancer Oil operate wells?
Lancer Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (125) and Illinois (3).
Does Lancer Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
58 of Lancer Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lancer Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Holtz, H.H. 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,620 ft.
Where Lancer 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, “Lancer Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lancer-oil-83014 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).