Lion Oil Refining
Operator of record for 36 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LION OIL REFINING CO · LION OIL REFINING CO. · Lion Oil Refining Company
At a glance
Lion Oil Refining is the operator of record for 36 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (3%) are active, 32 (89%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 33 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
36
Active
1
Plugged
32
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 33 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lion Oil Refining operate?
Lion Oil Refining's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Arkansas (33), Kentucky (2) and Louisiana (1). Its 33 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 Refining’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Lion Oil Refining's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Lion Oil Refining operate?
By product class, 34 (94%) 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 Robertson, R E 1 in Columbia, AR at 8,306 ft. The wells listed below sit in Columbia (AR), Union (AR), Lafayette (AR), Cleveland (AR), La Salle (LA) and Calhoun (AR) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Lion Oil Refining
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson, R E 1 | 03-027-01545 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 8,306 ft |
| Morgan "B" 7 | 03-139-03627 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 7,730 ft |
| Mill 1 | 03-139-04104 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 7,414 ft |
| Dennis-Kelsey 1 | 03-139-03689 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 6,953 ft |
| Ladie 1 | 03-073-00220 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 6,650 ft |
| Holderfield 1 | 03-025-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cleveland, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 4,606 ft |
| Reep, J B 1 | 03-025-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cleveland, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 4,248 ft |
| Goodpine Oil Co 001 | 17-059-02880 | Orphaned | Oil | La Salle, LA | Lion Oil Refining Co. | 4,072 ft |
| Calion 1 | 03-013-00177 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calhoun, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 3,600 ft |
| Murphy "H" 3 | 03-139-80650 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 3,450 ft |
| Anthony 1 | 03-013-00010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calhoun, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 3,096 ft |
| Betty 1 | 03-003-00010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashley, AR | Lion Oil Refining Company | 3,005 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 36 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lion Oil Refining operate?
Lion Oil Refining is the operator of record for 36 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lion Oil Refining's wells are still active?
1 of Lion Oil Refining's catalogued wells are active; 32 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Lion Oil Refining operate wells?
Lion Oil Refining is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (33), Kentucky (2) and Louisiana (1).
Does Lion Oil Refining operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of Lion Oil Refining's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lion Oil Refining's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Robertson, R E 1 in Columbia, AR is the deepest at 8,306 ft.
Where Lion Oil Refining'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, “Lion Oil Refining — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lion-oil-refining-77762 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).