Sinclair Prairie Oil
Operator of record for 108 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SINCLAIR PRAIRIE OIL CO · SINCLAIR-PRAIRIE OIL CO · Sinclair Prairie Oil Co
At a glance
Sinclair Prairie Oil is the operator of record for 108 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 38 (35%) are active, 65 (60%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 107 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
108
Active
38
Plugged
65
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 107 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 74
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 35%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sinclair Prairie Oil operate?
Sinclair Prairie Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (107) and Arkansas (1). Its 107 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Sinclair Prairie Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
35% of Sinclair Prairie Oil's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sinclair Prairie Oil operate?
By product class, 74 (69%) 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 Souter, F W 1 in Columbia, AR at 8,586 ft. The wells listed below sit in Columbia (AR), Webster (KY), Union (KY), Mclean (KY) and Henderson (KY). 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 Sinclair Prairie Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souter, F W 1 | 03-027-00993 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Sinclair Prairie Oil Co | 8,586 ft |
| Bozarth, N 1 | KGS record 56907 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 3,216 ft |
| Rakestraw, A 1 | KGS record 60085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 3,052 ft |
| Vittitow, George W 1 | KGS record 103793 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 3,005 ft |
| Mcroy, T C 1 | KGS record 71454 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 2,964 ft |
| Hunter, Noah 1 | KGS record 89188 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 2,865 ft |
| Withers 1 | 16-233-01472 | Other status | Other type | Webster, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 2,828 ft |
| Crowley, M E 1 | KGS record 57509 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 2,804 ft |
| Humphrey, B F 2 | 16-101-03338 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 2,797 ft |
| Cavanaugh, T B 1 | 16-233-02529 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 2,795 ft |
| Cooper, W P 1 | KGS record 92656 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 2,772 ft |
| Cavanaugh, Vernon J 1 | 16-233-02518 | Other status | Oil | Webster, KY | Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co | 2,772 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sinclair Prairie Oil operate?
Sinclair Prairie Oil is the operator of record for 108 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (107). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sinclair Prairie Oil's wells are still active?
38 of Sinclair Prairie Oil's catalogued wells are active; 65 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sinclair Prairie Oil operate wells?
Sinclair Prairie Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (107) and Arkansas (1).
Does Sinclair Prairie Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
74 of Sinclair Prairie Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sinclair Prairie Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Souter, F W 1 in Columbia, AR is the deepest at 8,586 ft.
Where Sinclair Prairie 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, “Sinclair Prairie Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sinclair-prairie-oil-69631 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).