Oil Ventures
Operator of record for 43 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OIL VENTURES LTD · OIL VENTURES, LTD · Oil Ventures Ltd.
At a glance
Oil Ventures is the operator of record for 43 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (2%) are active, 16 (37%) plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 37 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
43
Active
1
Plugged
16
Orphaned
15
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 37 |
| Kansas | 5 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 13
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Oil Ventures operate?
Oil Ventures's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (37), Kansas (5) and Kentucky (1). Its 37 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Oil Ventures’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Oil Ventures's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 37% 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 Oil Ventures operate?
By product class, 12 (28%) are oil wells and 13 (30%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Smith 2-1 in Sumner, KS at 3,612 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sumner (KS), Monroe (KY) and Kay (OK). 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 Oil Ventures
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 2-1 | 15-191-21841 | Orphaned | Gas | Sumner, KS | Oil Ventures Ltd. | 3,612 ft |
| Smith 1-A | 15-191-21840 | Orphaned | Gas | Sumner, KS | Oil Ventures Ltd. | 3,600 ft |
| Collinson 2-13 | 15-191-21847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Oil Ventures Ltd. | 3,250 ft |
| Smith 1-12 | 15-191-21882 | Active | Gas | Sumner, KS | Oil Ventures Ltd. | 1,600 ft |
| Dodson, Claude 3 | 16-171-00458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Oil Ventures, Ltd | 1,301 ft |
| Bowman 5 | 15-191-22033 | Other status | Gas | Sumner, KS | Oil Ventures Ltd. | 966 ft |
| Leonard Estates #1-C | 35-071-20230 | Orphaned | Oil | Kay, OK | Oil Ventures Ltd | — |
| Sims #3 | 35-071-00635 | Orphaned | Oil | Kay, OK | Oil Ventures Ltd | — |
| Minnie Schmitt #3 | 35-071-02269 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kay, OK | Oil Ventures Ltd | — |
| Pettit #1 | 35-071-22416 | Orphaned | Gas | Kay, OK | Oil Ventures Ltd | — |
| Colwell Development Program #1 | 35-071-23210 | Orphaned | Other type | Kay, OK | Oil Ventures Ltd | — |
| John Courtney #3 | 35-071-22391 | Orphaned | Gas | Kay, OK | Oil Ventures Ltd | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Oil Ventures operate?
Oil Ventures is the operator of record for 43 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Oil Ventures's wells are still active?
1 of Oil Ventures's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Oil Ventures operate wells?
Oil Ventures is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (37), Kansas (5) and Kentucky (1).
Does Oil Ventures operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Oil Ventures's catalogued wells are oil wells and 13 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Oil Ventures's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith 2-1 in Sumner, KS is the deepest at 3,612 ft.
Where Oil Ventures'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, “Oil Ventures — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/oil-ventures-7307 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).