Petroleum Reserve
Operator of record for 122 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETROLEUM RESERVE CORPORATION · Petroleum Reserve · Petroleum Reserve Corporation
At a glance
Petroleum Reserve is the operator of record for 122 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (0.8%) are active, 121 (99%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 120 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
122
Active
1
Plugged
121
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 120 |
| California | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petroleum Reserve operate?
Petroleum Reserve's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (120), California (1) and Illinois (1). Its 120 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 Petroleum Reserve’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.8% of Petroleum Reserve's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 99% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petroleum Reserve operate?
By product class, 3 (2%) 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 Nethery, Claude 4 in Crawford, IL at 994 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crawford (IL), Rogers (OK), Nowata (OK), Ventura (CA) and Kingfisher (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 Petroleum Reserve
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nethery, Claude 4 | 12-033-07538 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Petroleum Reserve | 994 ft |
| Minnie Zulkey #14w17 | 35-131-00040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Willis Curls #9w14 | 35-131-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Walter Ward #59 | 35-131-22226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rogers, OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Payne #235 | 35-131-22235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Minnie Zulkey #13w10 | 35-131-22273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rogers, OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Butler #2w16 | 35-105-33989 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nowata, OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Riley Curls #6w15 | 35-131-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Nixon #4w15 | 35-131-77222 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Silva 1 | 04-111-01048 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Hicky #35-1 | 35-073-21584 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingfisher, OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
| Leona Ward #33 | 35-131-22257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rogers, OK | Petroleum Reserve Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petroleum Reserve operate?
Petroleum Reserve is the operator of record for 122 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (120). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petroleum Reserve's wells are still active?
1 of Petroleum Reserve's catalogued wells are active; 121 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petroleum Reserve operate wells?
Petroleum Reserve is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (120), California (1) and Illinois (1).
Does Petroleum Reserve operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Petroleum Reserve's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petroleum Reserve's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nethery, Claude 4 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 994 ft.
Where Petroleum Reserve'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, “Petroleum Reserve — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petroleum-reserve-10496 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).