Primrose Oil
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRIMROSE OIL · PRIMROSE OIL CO · PRIMROSE OIL COMPANY · PRIMROSE OIL LLC
At a glance
Primrose Oil is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 7 (22%) are active, 12 (38%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 31 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
7
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 31 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Primrose Oil operate?
Primrose Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (31) and Wyoming (1). Its 31 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 Primrose Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Primrose Oil's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Primrose Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (25%) 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 Connelly-Salyer Cs-14 in Magoffin, KY at 2,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Magoffin (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Lee (KY) and Big Horn (WY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Primrose Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connelly-Salyer Cs-14 | 16-153-04802 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Primrose Oil LLC | 2,000 ft |
| Moore, John C 1 | 16-177-04005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Primrose Oil Co | 1,661 ft |
| Moore, John C 2 | 16-177-04006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Primrose Oil Company | 1,660 ft |
| Cundiff/Hines Heirs Ch-6 | 16-129-06552 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Primrose Oil LLC | 1,529 ft |
| Cundiff/ Hines Ch-5 | 16-129-06556 | Active | Oil | Lee, KY | Primrose Oil LLC | 1,489 ft |
| Underzober 1 | 49-003-05558 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Big Horn, WY | Primrose Oil | 1,324 ft |
| Connelley-Salyer Cs-17 | 16-153-04833 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Primrose Oil LLC | 1,290 ft |
| Connelly-Salyer Cs-16 | 16-153-04826 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Primrose Oil LLC | 1,240 ft |
| May, H H 8w | 16-153-04743 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Primrose Oil LLC | 1,225 ft |
| Caudill Unknown | 16-153-04761 | Other status | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Primrose Oil LLC | 1,175 ft |
| May, H H 4 | 16-153-04787 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Primrose Oil LLC | 1,142 ft |
| Strader, W O Hrs 4 | 16-177-04225 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Primrose Oil Co | 1,095 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Primrose Oil operate?
Primrose Oil is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Primrose Oil's wells are still active?
7 of Primrose Oil's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Primrose Oil operate wells?
Primrose Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (31) and Wyoming (1).
Does Primrose Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Primrose Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Primrose Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Connelly-Salyer Cs-14 in Magoffin, KY is the deepest at 2,000 ft.
Where Primrose 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, “Primrose Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/primrose-oil-27315 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).