Porter Oil
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PORTER OIL COMPANY · Porter Oil · Porter Oil Corporation
At a glance
Porter Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (11%) are active, 8 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 6 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
1
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 6 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Texas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Porter Oil operate?
Porter Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Montana (6), Kansas (2) and Texas (1). Its 6 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Porter Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Porter Oil's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Porter Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (22%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is C.E. Stineburg 1 in Blaine, MT at 4,303 ft. The wells listed below sit in Blaine (MT), Marion (KS), Butler (KS) and Denton (TX). 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 Porter Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.E. Stineburg 1 | 25-005-05230 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Porter Oil Corporation | 4,303 ft |
| Government 1 | 25-005-05235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Porter Oil Corporation | 4,268 ft |
| Government 1 | 25-005-05224 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Porter Oil Corporation | 4,247 ft |
| Sam Unruh 1 | 25-005-05228 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Porter Oil Corporation | 4,144 ft |
| Holman Ranch 1 | 25-005-05221 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Porter Oil Corporation | 4,095 ft |
| Holman Ranch 2 | 25-005-05213 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Porter Oil Corporation | 4,049 ft |
| Wohlgemuth 3 | 15-115-70036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, KS | Porter Oil | 3,080 ft |
| Scrivner 2 | 15-015-19631 | Active | Injection | Butler, KS | Porter Oil | 2,538 ft |
| Well API 42-121-80025 | 42-121-80025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Denton, TX | Porter Oil Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Porter Oil operate?
Porter Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Porter Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Porter Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Porter Oil operate wells?
Porter Oil is the operator of record for wells in Montana (6), Kansas (2) and Texas (1).
Does Porter Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Porter Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Porter Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, C.E. Stineburg 1 in Blaine, MT is the deepest at 4,303 ft.
Where Porter 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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Porter Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/porter-oil-108818 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).