Target Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 157 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TARGET OIL & GAS CORP · TARGET OIL & GAS CORPORATION · TARGET OIL & GAS, INC. · Target Oil & Gas, Inc.
At a glance
Target Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 157 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 12 (8%) are active, 94 (60%) plugged & abandoned and 31 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 142 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
157
Active
12
Plugged
94
Orphaned
31
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 142 |
| West Virginia | 11 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 15
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Target Oil & Gas operate?
Target Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kentucky (142), West Virginia (11), Louisiana (3) and Alabama (1). Its 142 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 Target Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Target Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 31 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Target Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 34 (22%) are oil wells and 15 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Boise Southern 001 in De Soto, LA at 3,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in De Soto (LA), Letcher (KY), Magoffin (KY), Floyd (KY), Lawrence (KY) and Johnson (KY). 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 Target Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise Southern 001 | 17-031-21258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Soto, LA | Target Oil & Gas, Inc. | 3,500 ft |
| Boise Southern A 001 | 17-031-22213 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Soto, LA | Target Oil & Gas, Inc. | 3,054 ft |
| Smith Heirs, Grant 43 | 16-133-00660 | Orphaned | Gas | Letcher, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 3,000 ft |
| Martin, Dan Et Al 1 | 16-153-03444 | Orphaned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,560 ft |
| Martin Heirs 2 | 16-153-03461 | Orphaned | Gas | Magoffin, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,400 ft |
| Allen, James 4 | 16-071-02407 | Orphaned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,400 ft |
| Allen, James 3 | 16-071-02406 | Orphaned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,400 ft |
| Allen, James 2 | 16-071-02395 | Orphaned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,400 ft |
| Castle, Anthony Be1 | 16-071-02376 | Orphaned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,300 ft |
| Hatfield, Curtis Target 79a | 16-127-02354 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,210 ft |
| Hatfield, Curtis Target 88 | 16-127-02352 | Active | Gas | Lawrence, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,100 ft |
| Stafford, Michael 74 | 16-115-01589 | Active | Gas | Johnson, KY | Target Oil & Gas Corp | 2,045 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Target Oil & Gas operate?
Target Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 157 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (142). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Target Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
12 of Target Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 94 are plugged & abandoned and 31 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Target Oil & Gas operate wells?
Target Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (142), West Virginia (11), Louisiana (3) and Alabama (1).
Does Target Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of Target Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 15 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Target Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Boise Southern 001 in De Soto, LA is the deepest at 3,500 ft.
Where Target Oil & Gas'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, “Target Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/target-oil-gas-67371 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).