Summit Oil
Operator of record for 82 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUMMIT OIL · SUMMIT OIL CO · SUMMIT OIL CO INC · Summit Oil · …
At a glance
Summit Oil is the operator of record for 82 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 5 (6%) are active, 67 (82%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 63 wells (77% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
82
Active
5
Plugged
67
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 63 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
| California | 5 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Summit Oil operate?
Summit Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Colorado (63), Pennsylvania (6), California (5), Kentucky (4) and Illinois (3) and 1 more. Its 63 Colorado wells are 0.1% of the 124,327 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 Summit Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Summit Oil's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Summit Oil operate?
By product class, 12 (15%) 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 1 Miller Trust in Elbert, CO at 8,846 ft. The wells listed below sit in Elbert (CO), Adams (CO), Arapahoe (CO) and Weld (CO). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Summit Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Miller Trust | 05-039-06276 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Summit Oil Co | 8,846 ft |
| A-1 Kahn | 05-001-07099 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Summit Oil Co | 8,502 ft |
| 1 Burlington Nrthrn /State | 05-005-06772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Summit Oil Co | 8,497 ft |
| A-1 Piland & Co | 05-001-06506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Summit Oil Co | 8,190 ft |
| 1 Lauchner - Allen 'A' | 05-005-06720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Summit Oil Co | 8,135 ft |
| A-1 Kugel | 05-001-07098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Summit Oil Co | 7,875 ft |
| A-1 Henderson | 05-123-08564 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Summit Oil Co | 7,794 ft |
| B-1 Beltz | 05-001-07057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Summit Oil Co | 7,450 ft |
| 1 Wright | 05-123-08906 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Summit Oil Co | 7,430 ft |
| 1 Fergason | 05-123-09461 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Summit Oil Co | 7,250 ft |
| A-1 Buchholz A | 05-123-08563 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Summit Oil Co | 7,250 ft |
| 1 State Cooksey | 05-123-09535 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Summit Oil Co | 7,070 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Summit Oil operate?
Summit Oil is the operator of record for 82 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (63). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Summit Oil's wells are still active?
5 of Summit Oil's catalogued wells are active; 67 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Summit Oil operate wells?
Summit Oil is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (63), Pennsylvania (6), California (5), Kentucky (4), Illinois (3) and Kansas (1).
Does Summit Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Summit Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Summit Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Miller Trust in Elbert, CO is the deepest at 8,846 ft.
Where Summit Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 63 operated by Summit Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 6 operated by Summit Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 5 operated by Summit Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 4 operated by Summit Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 3 operated by Summit Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 1 operated by Summit 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, “Summit Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/summit-oil-3068 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).