Patton Oil
Operator of record for 104 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PATTON OIL COMPANY · PATTON OIL, INC · Patton Oil · Patton Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Patton Oil is the operator of record for 104 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 2 (2%) are active, 95 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 87 wells (84% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
104
Active
2
Plugged
95
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 87 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| California | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 62
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Patton Oil operate?
Patton Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Kansas (87), Illinois (5), Kentucky (5), Oklahoma (5) and California (2). Its 87 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 Patton Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Patton Oil's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Patton Oil operate?
By product class, 62 (60%) are oil wells and 7 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Claridge 1 in Morton, KS at 5,290 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morton (KS), Gray (KS), Edwards (KS), Kiowa (KS), Comanche (KS) and Rawlins (KS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Patton Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claridge 1 | 15-129-20654 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Morton, KS | Patton Oil Company | 5,290 ft |
| Schmidt 'A' 1 | 15-069-20126 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gray, KS | Patton Oil Company | 5,150 ft |
| Madden 1 | 15-047-00238 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,966 ft |
| Hendershot 1 | 15-097-20327 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,850 ft |
| Schuette 1 | 15-033-20194 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,814 ft |
| Fark 1 | 15-097-20245 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kiowa, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,808 ft |
| Frisbie 1 | 15-153-20633 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rawlins, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,695 ft |
| Swart 1 | 15-109-20153 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,685 ft |
| Bertrand 2 | 15-109-20060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,685 ft |
| Diel 1 | 15-007-20837 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,630 ft |
| Palmer 1 | 15-007-22082 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,625 ft |
| Konold and Lawton 1 | 15-151-21309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pratt, KS | Patton Oil Company | 4,600 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Patton Oil operate?
Patton Oil is the operator of record for 104 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (87). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Patton Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Patton Oil's catalogued wells are active; 95 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Patton Oil operate wells?
Patton Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (87), Illinois (5), Kentucky (5), Oklahoma (5) and California (2).
Does Patton Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
62 of Patton Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Patton Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Claridge 1 in Morton, KS is the deepest at 5,290 ft.
Where Patton Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 87 operated by Patton Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 5 operated by Patton Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 5 operated by Patton Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 5 operated by Patton Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 2 operated by Patton Oil
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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, “Patton Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/patton-oil-1704 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).