Swiss Oil
Operator of record for 222 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SWISS OIL · SWISS OIL CO · SWISS OIL CORP
At a glance
Swiss Oil is the operator of record for 222 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 73 (33%) are active, 58 (26%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 222 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
222
Active
73
Plugged
58
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 222 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 84
- Gas wells
- 14
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Swiss Oil operate?
Swiss Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (222). Its 222 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Swiss Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Swiss Oil's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 26% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Swiss Oil operate?
By product class, 84 (38%) are oil wells and 14 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fyffe, Felix 7 in Johnson, KY at 2,210 ft. The wells listed below sit in Johnson (KY), Lawrence (KY), Breathitt (KY), Morgan (KY), Lee (KY) and Owsley (KY). 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 Swiss Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fyffe, Felix 7 | KGS record 37222 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Johnson, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 2,210 ft |
| Williams, Sarah 1 | 16-127-02554 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 2,141 ft |
| Salyer, T J 1 | KGS record 77490 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breathitt, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 2,073 ft |
| Smith, B F 1 | KGS record 82056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 2,039 ft |
| Pelfrey, A J 1 | KGS record 82079 | Active | Gas | Morgan, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 2,035 ft |
| Pelfrey, Alonzo 1 | KGS record 82087 | Active | Gas | Morgan, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 1,923 ft |
| Elam, L C 1 | KGS record 80972 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 1,906 ft |
| Nickell, W C 1 | KGS record 80964 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 1,905 ft |
| Gilbert, Z S 1 | KGS record 75585 | Active | Gas | Breathitt, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 1,767 ft |
| Mays, J E 1 | KGS record 2046105 | Other status | Other type | Lee, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 1,558 ft |
| Porter, Jas 1 | KGS record 2046092 | Other status | Other type | Lee, KY | Swiss Oil Co | 1,440 ft |
| Smith, Ben 2 | KGS record 2043524 | Active | Oil | Owsley, KY | Swiss Oil | 1,409 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Swiss Oil operate?
Swiss Oil is the operator of record for 222 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (222). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Swiss Oil's wells are still active?
73 of Swiss Oil's catalogued wells are active; 58 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Swiss Oil operate wells?
Swiss Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (222).
Does Swiss Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
84 of Swiss Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 14 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Swiss Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fyffe, Felix 7 in Johnson, KY is the deepest at 2,210 ft.
Where Swiss 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, “Swiss Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/swiss-oil-68818 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).