Plug Nickel Oil
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Plug Nickel Oil is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (32%) are active, 8 (26%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 31 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
10
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 31 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 13
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Plug Nickel Oil operate?
Plug Nickel Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (31). Its 31 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Plug Nickel Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of Plug Nickel Oil's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 26% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 13 wells (42%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Plug Nickel Oil operate?
By product class, 29 (94%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is A-4 Murphy in Rio Blanco, CO at 4,531 ft.
Notable wells operated by Plug Nickel Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-4 Murphy | 05-103-05323 | Active | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 4,531 ft |
| A-2 Murphy | 05-103-05309 | Shut-in | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 4,460 ft |
| 2 Coal Draw | 05-103-07184 | Active | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,937 ft |
| 1-4 Gillam Draw | 05-103-09923 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,790 ft |
| 8 Hill | 05-103-09006 | Shut-in | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,492 ft |
| 10-2 Government | 05-103-10236 | Active | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,415 ft |
| 1 Gillam Draw Gov'T Delaney | 05-103-07294 | Active | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,400 ft |
| 16-4 USA Pan Am | 05-103-06444 | Active | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,294 ft |
| 5 Hill, Carrie & Don | 05-103-06356 | Active | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,255 ft |
| 4 Amoco Larson | 05-103-09102 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,172 ft |
| 3 Nate Springs | 05-103-09822 | Shut-in | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,136 ft |
| 1 Nate Springs | 05-103-09383 | Shut-in | Oil | Rio Blanco, CO | Plug Nickel Oil Company Inc | 3,058 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Plug Nickel Oil operate?
Plug Nickel Oil is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Plug Nickel Oil's wells are still active?
10 of Plug Nickel Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Plug Nickel Oil operate wells?
Plug Nickel Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (31).
Does Plug Nickel Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of Plug Nickel Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Plug Nickel Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, A-4 Murphy in Rio Blanco, CO is the deepest at 4,531 ft.
Where Plug Nickel 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, “Plug Nickel Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/plug-nickel-oil-2906 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).