Steele Oil
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STEELE OIL CO · STEELE OIL COMPANY · Steele Oil, Inc.
At a glance
Steele Oil is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 16 (64%) are active, 8 (32%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 15 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
16
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15 |
| Wyoming | 9 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 25
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 64%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Steele Oil operate?
Steele Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (15), Wyoming (9) and Illinois (1). Its 15 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 Steele Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
64% of Steele Oil's catalogued wells are active, 35 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 32% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Steele Oil operate?
By product class, 25 (100%) 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 Moore 1 in Converse, WY at 8,369 ft. The wells listed below sit in Converse (WY), Campbell (WY), Crook (WY), Clay (IL), Weston (WY) and Fremont (WY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Steele Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore 1 | 49-009-06356 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Steele Oil Company | 8,369 ft |
| Whitting 1 | 49-009-05850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Steele Oil Company | 7,734 ft |
| Macdonald 2 | 49-009-06348 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Steele Oil Company | 7,575 ft |
| Robbins 1 | 49-009-06331 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Steele Oil Company | 7,088 ft |
| Government 1 | 49-005-06160 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Steele Oil Company | 5,532 ft |
| W021230 F21-77 | 49-011-06032 | Shut-in | Oil | Crook, WY | Steele Oil Company | 5,375 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-009-05490 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Steele Oil Company | 4,608 ft |
| Koelm 1 | 12-025-29142 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Steele Oil, Inc. | 2,513 ft |
| Lake 1 | 49-045-06710 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Steele Oil Company | 2,289 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-013-05506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Steele Oil Company | 1,400 ft |
| Phillips, James A 9 | 16-063-00403 | Active | Oil | Elliott, KY | Steele Oil Co | 1,192 ft |
| Phillips, James A 13 | 16-063-00407 | Active | Oil | Elliott, KY | Steele Oil Co | 1,182 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Steele Oil operate?
Steele Oil is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Steele Oil's wells are still active?
16 of Steele Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Steele Oil operate wells?
Steele Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (15), Wyoming (9) and Illinois (1).
Does Steele Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
25 of Steele Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Steele Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Moore 1 in Converse, WY is the deepest at 8,369 ft.
Where Steele 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, “Steele Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/steele-oil-11814 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).