Nitro Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NITRO OIL & GAS CO · Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC
At a glance
Nitro Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 9 (43%) are active, 4 (19%) plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 20 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
9
Plugged
4
Orphaned
15
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 20 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nitro Oil & Gas operate?
Nitro Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New Mexico (20) and Kentucky (1). Its 20 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Nitro Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Nitro Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 19% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 15 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Nitro Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 19 (90%) 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 John Shults #001 in Lea, NM at 12,105 ft. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Nitro Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shults #001 | 30-025-05019 | Orphaned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 12,105 ft |
| Continental Wallace #001 | 30-025-07145 | Orphaned | Injection | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 12,041 ft |
| Brownfield A #001 | 30-025-05031 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 12,035 ft |
| V V Wallace #003 | 30-025-07148 | Orphaned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 12,010 ft |
| V V Wallace #004 | 30-025-07149 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 12,010 ft |
| Oberholtzer #001 | 30-025-07171 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 12,010 ft |
| Clovis K Kendrick #002 | 30-025-07153 | Orphaned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 12,007 ft |
| Clovis K Kendrick #001 | 30-025-07152 | Orphaned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 11,995 ft |
| Byars #001 | 30-025-27493 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 11,991 ft |
| Pitts Kendrick #001 | 30-025-31152 | Orphaned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 11,990 ft |
| Henry A Harris #004 | 30-025-07190 | Orphaned | Oil | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 11,985 ft |
| Glad Wallace #001 | 30-025-07114 | Orphaned | Injection | Lea, NM | Nitro Oil & Gas, LLC | 11,970 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nitro Oil & Gas operate?
Nitro Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Nitro Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
9 of Nitro Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Nitro Oil & Gas operate wells?
Nitro Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (20) and Kentucky (1).
Does Nitro Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Nitro Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nitro Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, John Shults #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 12,105 ft.
Where Nitro Oil & Gas'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, “Nitro Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nitro-oil-gas-7413 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).