Pauley Oil
Operator of record for 117 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PAULEY OIL CO · Pauley Oil
At a glance
Pauley Oil is the operator of record for 117 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 82 (70%) are active, 24 (21%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 103 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
117
Active
82
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 103 |
| Michigan | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 83
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 70%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pauley Oil operate?
Pauley Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (103) and Michigan (14). Its 103 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 Pauley Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
70% of Pauley Oil's catalogued wells are active, 41 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 21% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pauley Oil operate?
By product class, 83 (71%) 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 Spencer, Earl 2 in Hillsdale, MI at 4,175 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hillsdale (MI), Decatur (KS), Rice (KS), Stafford (KS), Jackson (MI) and Barton (KS) and other counties. 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 Pauley Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer, Earl 2 | 21-059-31434 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Pauley Oil Co | 4,175 ft |
| Mary 1 | 15-039-21203 | Active | Oil | Decatur, KS | Pauley Oil | 4,155 ft |
| Houseknecht, Edwin 1 | 21-059-28414 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Pauley Oil Co | 4,124 ft |
| Jordon, Otto 2 | 21-059-28541 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Pauley Oil Co | 4,123 ft |
| Romona L. Morse 1 | 15-159-04893 | Active | Injection | Rice, KS | Pauley Oil | 4,103 ft |
| Plumb, Gerald 1-A | 21-059-31425 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Pauley Oil Co | 4,101 ft |
| Fsi 6 | 15-185-23803 | Active | Oil | Stafford, KS | Pauley Oil | 4,000 ft |
| Heath A-1 | 21-075-24608 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, MI | Pauley Oil Co | 3,987 ft |
| Kutz, Eugene 1 | 21-059-31438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Pauley Oil Co | 3,975 ft |
| Soeken 2 | 15-009-23866 | Active | Injection | Barton, KS | Pauley Oil | 3,913 ft |
| Milligan, Clarence 1 | 21-051-29772 | Other status | Other type | Gladwin, MI | Pauley Oil Co | 3,900 ft |
| Ruth Russell 2 | 15-185-23915 | Active | Oil | Stafford, KS | Pauley Oil | 3,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pauley Oil operate?
Pauley Oil is the operator of record for 117 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (103). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pauley Oil's wells are still active?
82 of Pauley Oil's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pauley Oil operate wells?
Pauley Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (103) and Michigan (14).
Does Pauley Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
83 of Pauley Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pauley Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Spencer, Earl 2 in Hillsdale, MI is the deepest at 4,175 ft.
Where Pauley 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, “Pauley Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pauley-oil-76177 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).