Superior Oil
Operator of record for 2,340 catalogued wells across 9 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUPERIOR OIL CORP · SUPERIOR OIL · SUPERIOR OIL CO · SUPERIOR OIL CO, INC · …
At a glance
Superior Oil is the operator of record for 2,340 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 9 states. 585 (25%) are active, 973 (42%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 1,472 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2,340
Active
585
Plugged
973
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1,472 |
| Illinois | 623 |
| Utah | 111 |
| Colorado | 45 |
| North Dakota | 36 |
| Mississippi | 27 |
| Montana | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 8 |
| Arkansas | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1,034
- Gas wells
- 34
- Shut-in
- 6
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Superior Oil operate?
Superior Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 9 states: Kentucky (1,472), Illinois (623), Utah (111), Colorado (45) and North Dakota (36) and 4 more. Its 1,472 Kentucky wells are 0.7% 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 Superior Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Superior Oil's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 42% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Superior Oil operate?
By product class, 1,034 (44%) are oil wells and 34 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 State in Moffat, CO at 15,728 ft. The wells listed below sit in Moffat (CO), Williams (ND), Mckenzie (ND), Glacier (MT), Roosevelt (MT) and Divide (ND) and other counties. State filings spell the name 9 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Superior Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 State | 05-081-06303 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | Superior Oil Company | 15,728 ft |
| Thorness 5-12 | 33-105-01166 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Superior Oil Co. | 14,050 ft |
| Harstad 30-33 | 33-105-01121 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Superior Oil Co. | 13,937 ft |
| Sorenson 2-41 | 33-053-02083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Superior Oil Co. | 13,702 ft |
| State 16-1 | 33-053-01709 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Superior Oil Co. | 13,700 ft |
| Lindvig A 11-1 | 33-053-01775 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Superior Oil Co. | 13,650 ft |
| Manger 1-14 | 33-105-01219 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Superior Oil Co. | 12,860 ft |
| Blackfeet Tribal 23-19 | 25-035-06885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Glacier, MT | Superior Oil Company | 12,705 ft |
| Jacobsen 1 | 25-085-21036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | Superior Oil Company | 12,455 ft |
| Pederson 3-33 | 33-023-00303 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Divide, ND | Superior Oil Co. | 12,430 ft |
| Jacobsen Est. 2 | 25-085-21065 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | Superior Oil Company | 12,422 ft |
| Gress 11-23 | 33-089-00351 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, ND | Superior Oil Co. | 12,087 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Superior Oil operate?
Superior Oil is the operator of record for 2,340 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (1,472). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Superior Oil's wells are still active?
585 of Superior Oil's catalogued wells are active; 973 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Superior Oil operate wells?
Superior Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (1,472), Illinois (623), Utah (111), Colorado (45), North Dakota (36), Mississippi (27), Montana (13), Oklahoma (8) and Arkansas (5).
Does Superior Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1,034 of Superior Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 34 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Superior Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 State in Moffat, CO is the deepest at 15,728 ft.
Where Superior Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 1,472 operated by Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 623 operated by Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 111 operated by Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 45 operated by Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 36 operated by Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 27 operated by Superior 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, “Superior Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/superior-oil-3008 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).