Niagara Oil
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NIAGARA OIL COMPANY · Niagara Oil Co · Niagara Oil Co.
At a glance
Niagara Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 17 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 17 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 17 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Niagara Oil operate?
Niagara Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (17) and Kentucky (1). Its 17 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Niagara Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Niagara Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Niagara Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (11%) 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 Farny Cath 1 in White, IL at 3,265 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Jefferson (IL), Washington (IL), Clinton (IL), St. Clair (IL) and Christian (IL) 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 Niagara Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farny Cath 1 | 12-193-07233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Niagara Oil Co | 3,265 ft |
| School Dist 2 Comm | 12-193-03629 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Niagara Oil Co | 3,237 ft |
| Mulch George 2 | 12-081-01029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Niagara Oil Co. | 3,065 ft |
| Maschhoff, Richard 1 | 12-189-00518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Niagara Oil Co. | 3,016 ft |
| Hall 1 | 12-081-01014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Niagara Oil Co | 3,003 ft |
| Harlow Gleason 1 | 12-081-01015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Niagara Oil Co | 2,994 ft |
| Defend 1 | 12-027-01145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Niagara Oil Co. | 2,904 ft |
| Mulch-Hall Etal 1 | 12-081-00999 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Niagara Oil Co. | 2,854 ft |
| Hagemann, Fred 1 | 12-163-01961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St. Clair, IL | Niagara Oil Co. | 2,521 ft |
| Rynski, Louis 1 | 12-081-00896 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Niagara Oil Co. | 2,333 ft |
| Bell 1 | 12-021-01049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Niagara Oil Co. | 1,976 ft |
| Personett Comm. 1 | 12-041-00455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Niagara Oil Co. | 1,721 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Niagara Oil operate?
Niagara Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Niagara Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Niagara Oil's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Niagara Oil operate wells?
Niagara Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (17) and Kentucky (1).
Does Niagara Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Niagara Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Niagara Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Farny Cath 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,265 ft.
Where Niagara 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, “Niagara Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/niagara-oil-91484 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).