Snow Oil
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Snow Oil · Snow Oil Company, Inc.
At a glance
Snow Oil is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (7%) are active, 13 (87%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
1
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
| Kansas | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Snow Oil operate?
Snow Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (12) and Kansas (3). Its 12 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 Snow Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Snow Oil's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Snow Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (33%) 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 Kerndt 28-19 in Cheyenne, KS at 4,764 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cheyenne (KS), Decatur (KS) and Adams (IL). 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 Snow Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerndt 28-19 | 15-023-20205 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cheyenne, KS | Snow Oil Company, Inc. | 4,764 ft |
| Kerndt 28-32 | 15-023-20197 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cheyenne, KS | Snow Oil Company, Inc. | 4,750 ft |
| Ritter 1 | 15-039-20760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Decatur, KS | Snow Oil Company, Inc. | 1,180 ft |
| Smith 1 | 12-001-21922 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 685 ft |
| Lierly 4 | 12-001-23120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 680 ft |
| Lierly 1 | 12-001-21923 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 675 ft |
| Lierly 2 | 12-001-21924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 675 ft |
| Walton 1 | 12-001-21964 | Active | Oil | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 660 ft |
| Kropp 1 | 12-001-21960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 658 ft |
| Klingele 2 | 12-001-21921 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 650 ft |
| Kropp 2 | 12-001-21731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 640 ft |
| Klingele 1 | 12-001-21920 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Snow Oil | 631 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Snow Oil operate?
Snow Oil is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Snow Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Snow Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Snow Oil operate wells?
Snow Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12) and Kansas (3).
Does Snow Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Snow Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Snow Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kerndt 28-19 in Cheyenne, KS is the deepest at 4,764 ft.
Where Snow 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, “Snow Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/snow-oil-90259 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).