Lee Oil
Operator of record for 537 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LEE OIL CO · LEE OIL COMPANY · Lee Oil Co. · Lee Oil Co. Ltd · …
At a glance
Lee Oil is the operator of record for 537 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 12 (2%) are active, 88 (16%) plugged & abandoned and 397 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 485 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
537
Active
12
Plugged
88
Orphaned
397
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 485 |
| Kentucky | 43 |
| Illinois | 8 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 251
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lee Oil operate?
Lee Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: New York (485), Kentucky (43), Illinois (8) and California (1). Its 485 New York wells are 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 Lee Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Lee Oil's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 16% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 397 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Lee Oil operate?
By product class, 251 (47%) are oil wells and 1 (0.2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Irons 1 in Allegany, NY at 6,084 ft. The wells listed below sit in Allegany (NY), Clay (IL), Steuben (NY), Cumberland (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Mclean (KY). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Lee Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irons 1 | 31-003-67341 | Orphaned | Gas | Allegany, NY | Lee Oil Company Inc. | 6,084 ft |
| Kessler 1 | 12-025-27178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Lee Oil Co. | 3,040 ft |
| Hamilton 1 | 31-101-19433 | Orphaned | Oil | Steuben, NY | Lee Oil Company Inc. | 2,030 ft |
| Goodman, Ernest 24 | 12-035-00019 | Shut-in | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Lee Oil Co. | 2,010 ft |
| Morehead Etal | 12-101-06076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Lee Oil Co. | 1,869 ft |
| McKinley 42 | 31-101-19595 | Orphaned | Oil | Steuben, NY | Lee Oil Company Inc. | 1,825 ft |
| Hamilton 32 | 31-101-19566 | Orphaned | Oil | Steuben, NY | Lee Oil Company Inc. | 1,800 ft |
| Hamilton 2 | 31-101-19434 | Orphaned | Oil | Steuben, NY | Lee Oil Company Inc. | 1,800 ft |
| Hamilton 33 | 31-101-19567 | Orphaned | Oil | Steuben, NY | Lee Oil Company Inc. | 1,798 ft |
| Polk, Ethel 11 | 16-149-01852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Lee Oil Co | 1,475 ft |
| Polk, Ethel 9 | 16-149-00405 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Lee Oil Co | 1,442 ft |
| McKinley 46 | 31-101-19594 | Orphaned | Oil | Steuben, NY | Lee Oil Company Inc. | 1,425 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lee Oil operate?
Lee Oil is the operator of record for 537 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (485). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lee Oil's wells are still active?
12 of Lee Oil's catalogued wells are active; 88 are plugged & abandoned and 397 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Lee Oil operate wells?
Lee Oil is the operator of record for wells in New York (485), Kentucky (43), Illinois (8) and California (1).
Does Lee Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
251 of Lee Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lee Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Irons 1 in Allegany, NY is the deepest at 6,084 ft.
Where Lee 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, “Lee Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lee-oil-10168 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).