Preston Oil
Operator of record for 556 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRESTON OIL CO · PRESTON OIL COMPANY · Preston Oil Company LP
At a glance
Preston Oil is the operator of record for 556 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 113 (20%) are active, 227 (41%) plugged & abandoned and 17 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 456 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
556
Active
113
Plugged
227
Orphaned
17
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 456 |
| Pennsylvania | 78 |
| Michigan | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 161
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Preston Oil operate?
Preston Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Kentucky (456), Pennsylvania (78), Michigan (16), Oklahoma (4) and Louisiana (1) and 1 more. Its 456 Kentucky wells are 0.2% of the 201,022 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 Preston Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Preston Oil's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 41% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 17 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Preston Oil operate?
By product class, 161 (29%) are oil wells and 6 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Myers 1-34 in Newaygo, MI at 8,417 ft. The wells listed below sit in Newaygo (MI), Kalkaska (MI), Grand Traverse (MI), Manistee (MI), Benzie (MI) and Oceana (MI) and other counties. 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 Preston Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers 1-34 | 21-123-40479 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Newaygo, MI | Preston Oil Co | 8,417 ft |
| Lee & State Blue Lake 1-5 | 21-079-39403 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Preston Oil Co | 6,966 ft |
| Harrison 1-14a | 21-055-38679 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grand Traverse, MI | Preston Oil Co | 6,640 ft |
| Bell 1-10 | 21-079-39906 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Preston Oil Co | 6,590 ft |
| State Cleon 2-30 | 21-101-40473 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Preston Oil Co | 5,970 ft |
| Smith 2-34 | 21-019-40323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Benzie, MI | Preston Oil Co | 5,710 ft |
| State & Svoboda 1-34b | 21-055-37457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grand Traverse, MI | Preston Oil Co | 5,473 ft |
| Myers 1-10 | 21-101-39953 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Preston Oil Co | 4,860 ft |
| Forbear 1-2 | 21-127-39740 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oceana, MI | Preston Oil Co | 3,936 ft |
| Moore 1-19 | 21-127-39301 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oceana, MI | Preston Oil Co | 3,764 ft |
| Frost Et Al 1-1 | 21-025-35192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Preston Oil Co | 3,450 ft |
| Townsend, Grace 1 | 16-233-01516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Preston Oil Co | 2,732 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Preston Oil operate?
Preston Oil is the operator of record for 556 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (456). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Preston Oil's wells are still active?
113 of Preston Oil's catalogued wells are active; 227 are plugged & abandoned and 17 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Preston Oil operate wells?
Preston Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (456), Pennsylvania (78), Michigan (16), Oklahoma (4), Louisiana (1) and Utah (1).
Does Preston Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
161 of Preston Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Preston Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Myers 1-34 in Newaygo, MI is the deepest at 8,417 ft.
Where Preston Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 456 operated by Preston Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 78 operated by Preston Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 16 operated by Preston Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 4 operated by Preston Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 1 operated by Preston Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 1 operated by Preston 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, “Preston Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/preston-oil-1213 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).