Spess Oil
Operator of record for 609 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SPESS OIL COMPANY · SPESS OIL COMPANY INC
At a glance
Spess Oil is the operator of record for 609 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 446 (73%) are active, 134 (22%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 609 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
609
Active
446
Plugged
134
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 609 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 402
- Gas wells
- 108
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 73%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Spess Oil operate?
Spess Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (609). Its 609 Oklahoma wells are 0.1% of the 456,595 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 Spess Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
73% of Spess Oil's catalogued wells are active, 44 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Spess Oil operate?
By product class, 402 (66%) are oil wells and 108 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Garfield (OK), Kay (OK), Kingfisher (OK), Logan (OK), Grady (OK) and Pawnee (OK) and other counties. 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 Spess Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voth-Kroeker Gas Unit #1 | 35-047-01132 | Active | Gas | Garfield, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| A.J. Brown #3 | 35-047-01855 | Active | Other type | Garfield, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| Theilen #1 | 35-047-22057 | Active | Gas | Garfield, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| White #3-36 | 35-047-23177 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Garfield, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| Glenny #4 | 35-071-23660 | Active | Oil | Kay, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| Ruth #18-1 | 35-073-20743 | Active | Oil | Kingfisher, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| Peggy #4-23 | 35-073-23298 | Active | Oil | Kingfisher, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| E Columbia Osw Lm Un(Waller-R #10-1 | 35-083-20083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| Moore-H #1 | 35-051-20354 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grady, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| Nemire #7 | 35-117-01217 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| Boyles #2 | 35-117-01619 | Active | Oil | Pawnee, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
| B Snyder Unit/A/ #1 | 35-011-20181 | Active | Oil | Blaine, OK | Spess Oil Company Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Spess Oil operate?
Spess Oil is the operator of record for 609 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (609). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Spess Oil's wells are still active?
446 of Spess Oil's catalogued wells are active; 134 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Spess Oil operate wells?
Spess Oil is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (609).
Does Spess Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
402 of Spess Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 108 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Spess 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, “Spess Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/spess-oil-87 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).