Rainbow Oil
Operator of record for 56 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RAINBOW OIL CO · RAINBOW OIL COMPANY · Rainbow Oil Co · Rainbow Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Rainbow Oil is the operator of record for 56 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 1 (2%) are active, 35 (63%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (36% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
56
Active
1
Plugged
35
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
| Wyoming | 20 |
| California | 5 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Kansas | 5 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rainbow Oil operate?
Rainbow Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Kentucky (20), Wyoming (20), California (5), Illinois (5) and Kansas (5) and 1 more. Its 20 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Rainbow Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Rainbow Oil's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Rainbow Oil operate?
By product class, 19 (34%) are oil wells and 5 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Federal 1-7 in Sublette, WY at 15,607 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sublette (WY), Sweetwater (WY), Laramie (WY), Campbell (WY), Weston (WY) and Lincoln (WY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Rainbow Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal 1-7 | 49-035-20402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sublette, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 15,607 ft |
| Pacific Creek Fed 1-3 | 49-037-21434 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 15,500 ft |
| Pacific Crk Ii Unit 1 | 49-035-20271 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sublette, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 13,500 ft |
| State So Cheyenne 1-36 | 49-021-20081 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 10,358 ft |
| Chambers 1-24 | 49-005-24303 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 10,015 ft |
| Chorney-State 1-26 | 49-021-20095 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 9,200 ft |
| Federal 1-13 | 49-037-20857 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 8,900 ft |
| Weber 31-24 | 49-021-20153 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 8,240 ft |
| Federal 1-23 | 49-045-20989 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 8,194 ft |
| Federal 1-10 | 49-023-60021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lincoln, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 6,500 ft |
| Sims-Manning 11 | 49-009-20583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Rainbow Oil Company | 6,005 ft |
| Mitchell-Pearce Comm. 1 | 12-165-25178 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Saline, IL | Rainbow Oil Co. | 3,250 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 56 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rainbow Oil operate?
Rainbow Oil is the operator of record for 56 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rainbow Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Rainbow Oil's catalogued wells are active; 35 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Rainbow Oil operate wells?
Rainbow Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20), Wyoming (20), California (5), Illinois (5), Kansas (5) and Montana (1).
Does Rainbow Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Rainbow Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rainbow Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Federal 1-7 in Sublette, WY is the deepest at 15,607 ft.
Where Rainbow Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 20 operated by Rainbow Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 20 operated by Rainbow Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 5 operated by Rainbow Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 5 operated by Rainbow Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 5 operated by Rainbow Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 1 operated by Rainbow 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, “Rainbow Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rainbow-oil-6719 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).