Strike Oil
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STRIKE OIL CO · STRIKE OIL INC · STRIKE OIL, INC · Strike Oil, Inc.
At a glance
Strike Oil is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 32 (97%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 25 wells (76% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
0
Plugged
32
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 25 |
| North Dakota | 6 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Strike Oil operate?
Strike Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (25), North Dakota (6), Kentucky (1) and Oklahoma (1). Its 25 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 Strike Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Strike Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Strike Oil operate?
By product class, 17 (52%) 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 Savelkoul 7-21 in Renville, ND at 5,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Renville (ND), Hamilton (IL), Wayne (IL) and Bottineau (ND). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Strike Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savelkoul 7-21 | 33-075-01430 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Strike Oil Inc | 5,150 ft |
| Phipps, Melvin 1 | 12-065-25118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 4,400 ft |
| White 1 | 12-191-04355 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 4,022 ft |
| Heisner 1 | 12-191-32222 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 4,020 ft |
| Johnson, Wilma 1 | 12-191-32450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 4,020 ft |
| North White 2 | 12-191-32393 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 4,006 ft |
| North White 1 | 12-191-32370 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 3,990 ft |
| South White Unit 1 | 12-191-32380 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 3,986 ft |
| White 2 | 12-191-32335 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 3,948 ft |
| Artz 22-42 | 33-009-02142 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Strike Oil Inc | 3,920 ft |
| Murphy, Ray 1 | 12-191-33011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Strike Oil, Inc. | 3,860 ft |
| North Dakota State 36-12 | 33-075-01418 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Strike Oil Inc | 3,846 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Strike Oil operate?
Strike Oil is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (25). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Strike Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Strike Oil's catalogued wells are active; 32 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Strike Oil operate wells?
Strike Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (25), North Dakota (6), Kentucky (1) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Strike Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Strike Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Strike Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Savelkoul 7-21 in Renville, ND is the deepest at 5,150 ft.
Where Strike 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, “Strike Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/strike-oil-14231 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).