Lane Oil
Operator of record for 64 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LANE OIL CO · LANE OIL COMPANY · Lane Oil Company · Lane Oil Company LLC
At a glance
Lane Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 15 (23%) are active, 13 (20%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 34 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
64
Active
15
Plugged
13
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 34 |
| Kentucky | 29 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 28
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 28
- Active share
- 23%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lane Oil operate?
Lane Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: New York (34), Kentucky (29) and Illinois (1). Its 34 New York wells are 0.1% of the 46,514 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 Lane Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
23% of Lane Oil's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 28 wells (44%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Lane Oil operate?
By product class, 28 (44%) 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 Chenault, M. D. 4-A in Franklin, IL at 3,158 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL), Butler (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Lane Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenault, M. D. 4-A | 12-055-00613 | Shut-in | Other type | Franklin, IL | Lane Oil Company | 3,158 ft |
| Armes, J S 1 | 16-031-00698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Lane Oil Co | 2,500 ft |
| Corley, Jack 1 | 16-177-03527 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Lane Oil Co | 1,794 ft |
| Clark, Dudley 1 | 16-031-00741 | Other status | Other type | Butler, KY | Lane Oil Co | 1,550 ft |
| Cornett, Pete 1 | 16-177-03528 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Lane Oil Co | 870 ft |
| Arnold, Bessie 2 | 16-031-00699 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Lane Oil Co | 765 ft |
| Gardner, Albert 1 | 16-031-00788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Lane Oil Co | 634 ft |
| Givens Heirs 1 | 16-031-00807 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Lane Oil Co | 585 ft |
| Gardner, J M 1 | 16-177-03286 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Lane Oil Co | 578 ft |
| Embry, D B 2 | 16-031-00448 | Active | Oil | Butler, KY | Lane Oil Co | 550 ft |
| Drake, Bennie & Justice 4 | 16-031-00751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Lane Oil Co | 481 ft |
| Givens Heirs 1 | 16-031-00808 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KY | Lane Oil Co | 462 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lane Oil operate?
Lane Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lane Oil's wells are still active?
15 of Lane Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Lane Oil operate wells?
Lane Oil is the operator of record for wells in New York (34), Kentucky (29) and Illinois (1).
Does Lane Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
28 of Lane Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lane Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Chenault, M. D. 4-A in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 3,158 ft.
Where Lane 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, “Lane Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lane-oil-67658 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).