Lion Oil
Operator of record for 145 catalogued wells across 9 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LION OIL CO · LION OIL CO. · LION OIL COMPANY · Lion Oil Company
At a glance
Lion Oil is the operator of record for 145 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 9 states. 3 (2%) are active, 140 (97%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 74 wells (51% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
145
Active
3
Plugged
140
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 74 |
| Arkansas | 21 |
| Mississippi | 19 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Utah | 5 |
| Wyoming | 5 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 56
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lion Oil operate?
Lion Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 9 states: Colorado (74), Arkansas (21), Mississippi (19), North Dakota (11) and Kentucky (6) and 4 more. Its 21 Arkansas wells are 0.1% of the 33,791 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 Lion Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Lion Oil's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Lion Oil operate?
By product class, 56 (39%) are oil wells and 3 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Mcgehee 1 1 in Franklin, MS at 11,402 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (MS), Lincoln (MS), Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Union (AR) and Yuma (CO) and other counties. 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 Lion Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgehee 1 1 | 23-037-00581 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Lion Oil Co. | 11,402 ft |
| Lena 1 1 | 23-037-00580 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Lion Oil Co. | 11,170 ft |
| M E Allred 2 2 | 23-085-00350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, MS | Lion Oil Co. | 10,783 ft |
| Whaley 1 | 03-027-01301 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Lion Oil Company | 10,010 ft |
| Olivia 1 | 03-073-01079 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Lion Oil Company | 9,177 ft |
| Cottrell 1 | 03-139-03773 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Lion Oil Company | 7,750 ft |
| Mayfield 4 | 03-139-03651 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Lion Oil Company | 7,726 ft |
| Mayfield 7 | 03-139-03649 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Lion Oil Company | 7,725 ft |
| Supervisors 1 1 | 23-037-00582 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Lion Oil Co. | 7,511 ft |
| Bud Anderson 1 1 | 23-037-00579 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Lion Oil Co. | 7,009 ft |
| 1 Chrismer | 05-125-05121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | Lion Oil Company | 6,779 ft |
| 1 Juhl | 05-123-05229 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Lion Oil Company | 6,758 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lion Oil operate?
Lion Oil is the operator of record for 145 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (74). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lion Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Lion Oil's catalogued wells are active; 140 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lion Oil operate wells?
Lion Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (74), Arkansas (21), Mississippi (19), North Dakota (11), Kentucky (6), Utah (5), Wyoming (5), Kansas (3) and Ohio (1).
Does Lion Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
56 of Lion Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lion Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mcgehee 1 1 in Franklin, MS is the deepest at 11,402 ft.
Where Lion Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 74 operated by Lion Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 21 operated by Lion Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 19 operated by Lion Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 11 operated by Lion Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 6 operated by Lion Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 5 operated by Lion Oil
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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, “Lion Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lion-oil-3069 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).