Nitzschke Oil
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Nitzschke Oil is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 26 (65%) are plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
0
Plugged
26
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nitzschke Oil operate?
Nitzschke Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (40). Its 40 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Nitzschke Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Nitzschke Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Nitzschke Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (20%) are oil wells and 2 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Byers, David 2 in Clinton, KY at 2,521 ft.
Notable wells operated by Nitzschke Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers, David 2 | 16-053-05541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 2,521 ft |
| Byers, Bill 1 | 16-053-05540 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 2,150 ft |
| Burchett, Mary 1 | 16-053-00464 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,965 ft |
| Cash, Leamon 1n | 16-053-00702 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,960 ft |
| Guffey, Clayton 1 | 16-053-03495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,950 ft |
| Byers, J H 1 | 16-053-05542 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,940 ft |
| Phillips, Buster 2 | 16-053-03382 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,900 ft |
| Tallent, J L 2 | 16-053-00407 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,860 ft |
| Cook Brothers 1 | 16-053-00408 | Orphaned | Gas | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,807 ft |
| Tallent, J L 1 | 16-053-00406 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,804 ft |
| Butler, Lola Et Al 4 | 16-053-05539 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,775 ft |
| Lewis, Claud (Higginbotham Tract 1n | 16-053-03434 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Nitzschke Oil Co | 1,750 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 40 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nitzschke Oil operate?
Nitzschke Oil is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Nitzschke Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Nitzschke Oil's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Nitzschke Oil operate wells?
Nitzschke Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (40).
Does Nitzschke Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Nitzschke Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nitzschke Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Byers, David 2 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,521 ft.
Where Nitzschke 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, “Nitzschke Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nitzschke-oil-67823 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).