Reserve Oil
Operator of record for 130 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RESERVE OIL INC · RESERVE OIL INC. · RESERVE OIL, INC. · Reserve Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Reserve Oil is the operator of record for 130 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 5 (4%) are active, 108 (83%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 60 wells (46% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
130
Active
5
Plugged
108
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 60 |
| California | 49 |
| Arkansas | 11 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| New York | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 74
- Gas wells
- 17
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Reserve Oil operate?
Reserve Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Illinois (60), California (49), Arkansas (11), Louisiana (3) and New York (3) and 3 more. Its 60 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Reserve Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Reserve Oil's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Reserve Oil operate?
By product class, 74 (57%) are oil wells and 17 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is W I Vincent 001 in Cameron, LA at 16,946 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cameron (LA), Beauregard (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Wayne (IL), Alamosa (CO) and Tompkins (NY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 9 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Reserve Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W I Vincent 001 | 17-023-20970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Reserve Oil Inc. | 16,946 ft |
| J E Cochran 001 | 17-011-20246 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Reserve Oil Inc. | 10,000 ft |
| S/L 6703 001 | 17-711-20232 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Reserve Oil Inc. | 8,900 ft |
| Garrison, H.G. etal 1 | 12-191-31759 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Reserve Oil Corp. | 7,965 ft |
| 1-33 Nbh Land Co. | 05-003-06002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Alamosa, CO | Reserve Oil, Inc. | 7,011 ft |
| Farkas, Joe 1 | 31-109-00481 | Orphaned | Other type | Tompkins, NY | Reserve Oil Co. | 6,210 ft |
| Mahaney J C | 31-011-00478 | Orphaned | Other type | Cayuga, NY | Reserve Oil Co. | 6,166 ft |
| Matson Hiway 1-36 | 33-013-00819 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Reserve Oil, Inc. | 6,097 ft |
| Heigdon 26-1 | 03-115-10075 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Reserve Oil Inc | 6,003 ft |
| Davis 20-1 | 03-115-10086 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Reserve Oil Inc | 5,995 ft |
| Tonkovitch 1-1 | 03-115-10046 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Reserve Oil Inc | 5,800 ft |
| Drewery 31-1 | 03-115-10048 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pope, AR | Reserve Oil Inc | 5,616 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Reserve Oil operate?
Reserve Oil is the operator of record for 130 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (60). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Reserve Oil's wells are still active?
5 of Reserve Oil's catalogued wells are active; 108 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Reserve Oil operate wells?
Reserve Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (60), California (49), Arkansas (11), Louisiana (3), New York (3), Michigan (2), Colorado (1) and North Dakota (1).
Does Reserve Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
74 of Reserve Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 17 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Reserve Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, W I Vincent 001 in Cameron, LA is the deepest at 16,946 ft.
Where Reserve Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 60 operated by Reserve Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 49 operated by Reserve Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 11 operated by Reserve Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 3 operated by Reserve Oil
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 3 operated by Reserve Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 2 operated by Reserve 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, “Reserve Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/reserve-oil-5744 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).