States Oil
Operator of record for 129 catalogued wells across 10 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STATES OIL CO · STATES OIL CO, INC · STATES OIL CO. · STATES OIL COMPANY · …
At a glance
States Oil is the operator of record for 129 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 10 states. 10 (8%) are active, 88 (68%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 33 wells (26% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
129
Active
10
Plugged
88
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 33 |
| Colorado | 30 |
| Montana | 16 |
| Kentucky | 15 |
| North Dakota | 12 |
| Louisiana | 11 |
| Michigan | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 30
- Gas wells
- 11
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does States Oil operate?
States Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 10 states: Illinois (33), Colorado (30), Montana (16), Kentucky (15) and North Dakota (12) and 5 more. Its 16 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 States Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of States Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does States Oil operate?
By product class, 30 (23%) are oil wells and 11 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lambert Heirs #1 in Mobile, AL at 11,960 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mobile (AL), Slope (ND), Mccone (MT), Big Horn (MT), Caddo (LA) and Williams (ND) and other counties. State filings spell the name 8 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by States Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert Heirs #1 | 01-097-20030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mobile, AL | States Oil Co. | 11,960 ft |
| Sedevie, J. J. 1 | 33-087-00055 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Slope, ND | States Oil Co. | 10,748 ft |
| Nprr 1-17 | 25-055-05010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccone, MT | States Oil | 9,860 ft |
| R A Nerud 1 | 25-055-05017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccone, MT | States Oil | 9,686 ft |
| Government M-064246 1 | 25-003-05056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | States Oil | 9,515 ft |
| Govt 1 | 25-055-05110 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mccone, MT | States Oil | 8,961 ft |
| Jackson 001 | 17-017-02653 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | States Oil Company, Inc. | 8,940 ft |
| Lawton Unit 001 | 17-017-02768 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | States Oil Company, Inc. | 8,794 ft |
| N H Ratliff Et Al 001 | 17-017-03199 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | States Oil Company, Inc. | 8,593 ft |
| Marcel Muller 1 | 33-105-00674 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | States Oil Co. | 8,503 ft |
| Hron Etux 1 | 25-085-05376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | States Oil | 7,600 ft |
| Doris Brown 1 | 25-085-05377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | States Oil | 7,560 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does States Oil operate?
States Oil is the operator of record for 129 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of States Oil's wells are still active?
10 of States Oil's catalogued wells are active; 88 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does States Oil operate wells?
States Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (33), Colorado (30), Montana (16), Kentucky (15), North Dakota (12), Louisiana (11), Michigan (6), Pennsylvania (4), Alabama (1) and Arkansas (1).
Does States Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
30 of States Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 11 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is States Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lambert Heirs #1 in Mobile, AL is the deepest at 11,960 ft.
Where States Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 33 operated by States Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 30 operated by States Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 16 operated by States Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 15 operated by States Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 12 operated by States Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 11 operated by States Oil
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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, “States Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/states-oil-3137 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).