Taurus Oil
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TAURUS OIL CO · Taurus Oil Co., Inc. · Taurus Oil Inc.
At a glance
Taurus Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 6 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Taurus Oil operate?
Taurus Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (10), Montana (1) and Oklahoma (1). Its 10 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 Taurus Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Taurus Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (8%) 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 Taurus Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (8%) 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 Bn 1-5 in Garfield, MT at 8,480 ft. The wells listed below sit in Garfield (MT), Saline (IL), Montgomery (IL) and Nowata (OK). 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 Taurus Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bn 1-5 | 25-033-21061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, MT | Taurus Oil Inc. | 8,480 ft |
| Headrick, T. 1 | 12-165-25282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 2,000 ft |
| Headrick 2 | 12-165-25395 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 945 ft |
| McKay 2 | 12-135-22750 | Shut-in | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 700 ft |
| McKay, James 1 | 12-135-22742 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 650 ft |
| McKay 3 | 12-135-22751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 610 ft |
| Bryant, J. J. 1 | 12-135-22741 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 151 ft |
| Keiser, A. 1 | 12-135-22755 | Other status | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 0 ft |
| Benning, Darrell 1 | 12-135-22754 | Other status | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 0 ft |
| Beggs 1 | 12-165-25393 | Other status | Other type | Saline, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 0 ft |
| Frizell 1 | 12-165-25394 | Other status | Other type | Saline, IL | Taurus Oil Co., Inc. | 0 ft |
| Fuller Lease #1 | 35-105-25480 | Orphaned | Oil | Nowata, OK | Taurus Oil Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Taurus Oil operate?
Taurus Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Taurus Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Taurus Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Taurus Oil operate wells?
Taurus Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10), Montana (1) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Taurus Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Taurus Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Taurus Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bn 1-5 in Garfield, MT is the deepest at 8,480 ft.
Where Taurus 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, “Taurus Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/taurus-oil-17920 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).