Scavenger Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SCAVENGER OIL COMPANY INC · Scavenger Oil Co., Inc. · Scavenger Oil, Inc.
At a glance
Scavenger Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 3 (19%) are active, 9 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
3
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
| Kansas | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 19%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Scavenger Oil operate?
Scavenger Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (8), Kansas (5) and Oklahoma (3). Its 8 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 Scavenger Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
19% of Scavenger Oil's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Scavenger Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (38%) 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 Weber, N. J. 'A' 4 in Barton, KS at 3,331 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barton (KS), Fayette (IL) and Pawnee (OK). 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 Scavenger Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber, N. J. 'A' 4 | 15-009-15726 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Scavenger Oil Co., Inc. | 3,331 ft |
| Pontious, B. 1 | 12-051-28951 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Scavenger Oil, Inc. | 3,282 ft |
| Whitehead 3 | 12-051-28388 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Scavenger Oil, Inc. | 1,794 ft |
| Whitehead 4 | 12-051-28534 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Scavenger Oil, Inc. | 1,655 ft |
| Whitehead, Seth 1 | 12-051-28652 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Scavenger Oil, Inc. | 1,639 ft |
| Whitehead, Seth 3 | 12-051-28875 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Scavenger Oil, Inc. | 1,631 ft |
| Whitehead, Seth 2 | 12-051-28767 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Scavenger Oil, Inc. | 1,629 ft |
| Whitehead 1 | 12-051-28387 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Scavenger Oil, Inc. | 1,624 ft |
| Whitehead 2 | 12-051-28364 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Scavenger Oil, Inc. | 1,620 ft |
| Frick #01 | 35-117-20011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, OK | Scavenger Oil Company Inc | — |
| Woydziak 2 | 15-009-01053 | Other status | Other type | Barton, KS | Scavenger Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Woydziak 4 | 15-009-01058 | Other status | Other type | Barton, KS | Scavenger Oil Co., Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Scavenger Oil operate?
Scavenger Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Scavenger Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Scavenger Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Scavenger Oil operate wells?
Scavenger Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8), Kansas (5) and Oklahoma (3).
Does Scavenger Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Scavenger Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Scavenger Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Weber, N. J. 'A' 4 in Barton, KS is the deepest at 3,331 ft.
Where Scavenger 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, “Scavenger Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/scavenger-oil-4945 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).