Smitco Oil
Operator of record for 65 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SMITCO OIL COMPANY · SMITCO OIL, INC
At a glance
Smitco Oil is the operator of record for 65 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (9%) are active, 30 (46%) plugged & abandoned and 11 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 65 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
65
Active
6
Plugged
30
Orphaned
11
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 65 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smitco Oil operate?
Smitco Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (65). Its 65 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 Smitco Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Smitco Oil's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 46% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 11 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Smitco Oil operate?
By product class, 26 (40%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Littrell, Harold 1 in Clinton, KY at 2,000 ft. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Smitco Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littrell, Harold 1 | 16-053-02265 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Poore, John 21 | 16-053-02374 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Edwards & Rains 2 | 16-053-02015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,985 ft |
| Littrell, Roxie 3 | 16-053-02400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,905 ft |
| Miller, D R 1 | 16-053-01911 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,900 ft |
| Poore, John 15 | 16-053-02371 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,859 ft |
| Boles, Robert P Rlm#1 | 16-053-02306 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,857 ft |
| Cross, Billy 1 | 16-053-02054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,825 ft |
| Boles, Robert P Rlm2 | 16-053-02362 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,805 ft |
| Boils, Roger Tp&a14 | 16-053-02000 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Thrasher, Ronnie 1 | 16-053-04291 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,800 ft |
| Poore, Luther 1 | 16-053-02457 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Smitco Oil, Inc | 1,800 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smitco Oil operate?
Smitco Oil is the operator of record for 65 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (65). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smitco Oil's wells are still active?
6 of Smitco Oil's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned and 11 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Smitco Oil operate wells?
Smitco Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (65).
Does Smitco Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Smitco Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Smitco Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Littrell, Harold 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,000 ft.
Where Smitco 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, “Smitco Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smitco-oil-67917 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).