Nelson Oil
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NELSON OIL CO · NELSON OIL CORPORATION · Nelson Oil Co.
At a glance
Nelson Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 7 (50%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 9 wells (64% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 9 |
| Michigan | 4 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nelson Oil operate?
Nelson Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (9), Michigan (4) and Kansas (1). Its 4 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Nelson Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Nelson Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Nelson Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) are oil wells and 1 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Huenergardt 7-1 in Ness, KS at 4,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ness (KS), Ogemaw (MI), Caldwell (LA), La Salle (LA), Catahoula (LA) and Kalamazoo (MI) 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 Nelson Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huenergardt 7-1 | 15-135-23341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ness, KS | Nelson Oil Co. | 4,400 ft |
| Oakes, Earl W & Anna 1 | 21-129-26678 | Other status | Other type | Ogemaw, MI | Nelson Oil Co | 3,478 ft |
| Whittington 001 | 17-021-20047 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caldwell, LA | Nelson Oil Corporation | 2,490 ft |
| Kees 001 | 17-059-20308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | La Salle, LA | Nelson Oil Corporation | 2,378 ft |
| W T Emrick 001 | 17-025-20082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Nelson Oil Corporation | 1,958 ft |
| Stager, L Milton & Helen 1 | 21-077-24794 | Other status | Other type | Kalamazoo, MI | Nelson Oil Co | 1,656 ft |
| La Central 001 | 17-021-20069 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caldwell, LA | Nelson Oil Corporation | 1,650 ft |
| Holmes A-3 | 17-043-20010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | Nelson Oil Co | 1,560 ft |
| Tremont 001 | 17-059-20394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | Nelson Oil Corporation | 1,554 ft |
| Hejl, James & Anna, His Wife 1 | 21-091-23858 | Other status | Other type | Lenawee, MI | Nelson Oil Co | 850 ft |
| J A Deguerce A-1 | 17-015-20041 | Other status | Other type | Bossier, LA | Nelson Oil Corporation | 824 ft |
| Hejl, James 2 | 21-091-24599 | Other status | Other type | Lenawee, MI | Nelson Oil Co | 450 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 14 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nelson Oil operate?
Nelson Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Nelson Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Nelson Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Nelson Oil operate wells?
Nelson Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (9), Michigan (4) and Kansas (1).
Does Nelson Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Nelson Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nelson Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Huenergardt 7-1 in Ness, KS is the deepest at 4,400 ft.
Where Nelson 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, “Nelson Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nelson-oil-81643 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).