Taylor Oil
Operator of record for 81 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TAYLOR OIL CO · TAYLOR OIL COMPANY · TAYLOR OIL INC · Taylor Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Taylor Oil is the operator of record for 81 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 25 (31%) are active, 40 (49%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 49 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
81
Active
25
Plugged
40
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 49 |
| Wyoming | 19 |
| Illinois | 9 |
| California | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 68
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 13
- Active share
- 31%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Taylor Oil operate?
Taylor Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Kansas (49), Wyoming (19), Illinois (9), California (2) and Oklahoma (1) and 1 more. Its 19 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Taylor Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
31% of Taylor Oil's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 49% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 13 wells (16%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Taylor Oil operate?
By product class, 68 (84%) 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 Stringer (Homestead) 1 in Weston, WY at 7,254 ft. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Taylor Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stringer (Homestead) 1 | 49-045-05317 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,254 ft |
| Govt-Allie Dixon 2 | 49-045-05137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,100 ft |
| Dixon 1 | 49-045-05117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,098 ft |
| Union 1 | 49-045-05325 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,075 ft |
| Bruce 1 | 49-045-05297 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,075 ft |
| Shields 1 | 49-045-05111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,037 ft |
| Big Horn 6 | 49-045-05282 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,036 ft |
| Big Horn 5 | 49-045-60015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,025 ft |
| Dixon 2 | 49-045-05126 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 7,025 ft |
| Big Horn 4 | 49-045-05333 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 6,950 ft |
| Bruce 1 | 49-045-05457 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 6,918 ft |
| Mabel Bruce 1 | 49-045-05458 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Taylor Oil Company | 6,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Taylor Oil operate?
Taylor Oil is the operator of record for 81 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (49). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Taylor Oil's wells are still active?
25 of Taylor Oil's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Taylor Oil operate wells?
Taylor Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (49), Wyoming (19), Illinois (9), California (2), Oklahoma (1) and Pennsylvania (1).
Does Taylor Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
68 of Taylor Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Taylor Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stringer (Homestead) 1 in Weston, WY is the deepest at 7,254 ft.
Where Taylor Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 49 operated by Taylor Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 19 operated by Taylor Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 9 operated by Taylor Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 2 operated by Taylor Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 1 operated by Taylor Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 1 operated by Taylor 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, “Taylor Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/taylor-oil-9715 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).