Sharon Oil
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SHARON OIL CO INC · SHARON OIL CO, INC · SHARON OIL COMPANY INC · SHARON OIL, INC
At a glance
Sharon Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 10 (33%) are active, 14 (47%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 15 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
10
Plugged
14
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15 |
| Oklahoma | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sharon Oil operate?
Sharon Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (15) and Oklahoma (15). Its 15 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 Sharon Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Sharon Oil's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sharon Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (30%) are oil wells and 5 (17%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fordson Coal Co 4 in Clay, KY at 3,730 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (KY), Martin (KY) and Lawrence (KY). 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 Sharon Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordson Coal Co 4 | KGS record 72661 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 3,730 ft |
| Mcdaniel, Charlie 1 | 16-051-01343 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 3,675 ft |
| Cain, Suzanne 1 | 16-159-00008 | Orphaned | Gas | Martin, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 2,636 ft |
| Cain, Susanne 1 | 16-159-00171 | Active | Gas | Martin, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 1,502 ft |
| Keaton, Hershell 1 | 16-127-00172 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 1,123 ft |
| Hamilton, Alfred 7 | 16-127-00265 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 1,097 ft |
| Reeves, David 1 | 16-127-01750 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 1,072 ft |
| Hamilton, Alfred 3 | 16-127-00189 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 1,040 ft |
| Hamilton, Alfred 5 | 16-127-00266 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 1,033 ft |
| Cain, Susanne 2 | 16-159-01191 | Orphaned | Gas | Martin, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 1,014 ft |
| Hamilton, Alfred 2 | 16-127-00188 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 1,002 ft |
| Hamilton, Alfred 4 | 16-127-00190 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Sharon Oil, Inc | 967 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sharon Oil operate?
Sharon Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sharon Oil's wells are still active?
10 of Sharon Oil's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sharon Oil operate wells?
Sharon Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (15) and Oklahoma (15).
Does Sharon Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Sharon Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sharon Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fordson Coal Co 4 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 3,730 ft.
Where Sharon 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, “Sharon Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sharon-oil-4081 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).