Painter Oil
Operator of record for 52 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Painter Oil is the operator of record for 52 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (27%) are plugged & abandoned and 13 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 52 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
52
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
13
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 52 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 31
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Painter Oil operate?
Painter Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (52). Its 52 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Painter Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Painter Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 13 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Painter Oil operate?
By product class, 31 (60%) are oil wells and 12 (23%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Harry Woods 1 in Franklin, KS at 1,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (KS) and Douglas (KS).
Notable wells operated by Painter Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Woods 1 | 15-059-24255 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 1,150 ft |
| J. J. Scott 7 | 15-059-24264 | Orphaned | Gas | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 1,030 ft |
| Scott, Madeline 2 | 15-059-24237 | Orphaned | Gas | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 1,020 ft |
| Tom Seyler 1 | 15-059-24232 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 1,013 ft |
| Stecher Cecil 1 | 15-045-21066 | Other status | Gas | Douglas, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 1,000 ft |
| John Musack 4 | 15-059-24289 | Orphaned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 960 ft |
| John Musack 3 | 15-059-24286 | Orphaned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 940 ft |
| Tom Seyler 3 | 15-059-24273 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 920 ft |
| Tom Seyler 2 | 15-059-24239 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 900 ft |
| Tom Seyler 4 | 15-059-24274 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 900 ft |
| Tom Seyler 5 | 15-059-24280 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 900 ft |
| Scott Harry 'B' 5 | 15-059-24339 | Orphaned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Painter Oil Company, Inc. | 850 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Painter Oil operate?
Painter Oil is the operator of record for 52 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (52). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Painter Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Painter Oil's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 13 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Painter Oil operate wells?
Painter Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (52).
Does Painter Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
31 of Painter Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Painter Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Harry Woods 1 in Franklin, KS is the deepest at 1,150 ft.
Where Painter 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, “Painter Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/painter-oil-84077 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).