Smith Oil Operations
Operator of record for 70 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SMITH OIL OPERATIONS · Smith Oil Operations
At a glance
Smith Oil Operations is the operator of record for 70 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 6 (9%) are active, 62 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 68 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
70
Active
6
Plugged
62
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 68 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 40
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith Oil Operations operate?
Smith Oil Operations's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (68) and Oklahoma (2). Its 68 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Smith Oil Operations’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Smith Oil Operations's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Smith Oil Operations operate?
By product class, 40 (57%) are oil wells and 9 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Robbins 'A' 1 in Comanche, KS at 5,715 ft. The wells listed below sit in Comanche (KS), Pawnee (KS), Kingman (KS), Stafford (KS), Mcpherson (KS) and Rice (KS). 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 Smith Oil Operations
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins 'A' 1 | 15-033-21283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 5,715 ft |
| Swarner 1 | 15-033-00025 | Active | Oil | Comanche, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 5,250 ft |
| Bell 2 | 15-145-21162 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pawnee, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 4,449 ft |
| Seifert 1 | 15-095-20941 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kingman, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 4,335 ft |
| Reed 1 | 15-185-21583 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 4,150 ft |
| Erhart 'A' 1 | 15-185-22456 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 4,131 ft |
| Tretbar 1 | 15-185-22892 | Active | Gas | Stafford, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 4,010 ft |
| Spohn 1 | 15-113-20708 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 3,960 ft |
| McComb 'B' 1 | 15-185-22920 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Stafford, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 3,960 ft |
| Smith 2 | 15-159-22000 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rice, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 3,926 ft |
| McComb 'C' 1 | 15-185-22931 | Active | Gas | Stafford, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 3,910 ft |
| Grieve 1 | 15-185-10983 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Smith Oil Operations | 3,904 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith Oil Operations operate?
Smith Oil Operations is the operator of record for 70 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (68). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith Oil Operations's wells are still active?
6 of Smith Oil Operations's catalogued wells are active; 62 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Smith Oil Operations operate wells?
Smith Oil Operations is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (68) and Oklahoma (2).
Does Smith Oil Operations operate mostly oil or gas wells?
40 of Smith Oil Operations's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Smith Oil Operations's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Robbins 'A' 1 in Comanche, KS is the deepest at 5,715 ft.
Where Smith Oil Operations'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, “Smith Oil Operations — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-oil-operations-14825 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).