Tenison Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TENISON OIL CO · TENISON OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Tenison Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 2 (13%) are active, 14 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 7 wells (44% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
2
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 7 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| West Virginia | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tenison Oil operate?
Tenison Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: New Mexico (7), Louisiana (5), West Virginia (3) and Oklahoma (1). Its 7 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Tenison Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Tenison Oil's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Tenison Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (50%) are oil wells and 4 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is E J Wells #001 in Lea, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM), Beauregard (LA), Jackson (LA), Claiborne (LA) and Quay (NM). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Tenison Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E J Wells #001 | 30-025-09742 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Tenison Oil Co | 99,999 ft |
| Clark 14-14 001 | 17-011-20346 | Active | Oil | Beauregard, LA | Tenison Oil Company | 12,091 ft |
| L James Sue;kavanaugh 001 | 17-049-20138 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jackson, LA | Tenison Oil Company | 6,640 ft |
| L James Sug;oxford 001 | 17-049-20117 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jackson, LA | Tenison Oil Company | 6,194 ft |
| Li Hoss 5100 Ra Su;nolen 001 | 17-027-21243 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Tenison Oil Company | 5,250 ft |
| Li Hoss 5100 Ra Su;w F Tanner 001 | 17-027-21211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Tenison Oil Company | 5,202 ft |
| E J Wells #003 | 30-025-28075 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Tenison Oil Co | 3,855 ft |
| Vaughn B 9 #001 | 30-025-09522 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Tenison Oil Co | 3,662 ft |
| J T Lynn #002 | 30-025-09444 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Tenison Oil Co | 3,635 ft |
| Vaughn B 3 #005 | 30-025-09500 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Tenison Oil Co | 3,590 ft |
| E J Wells B #002 | 30-025-09743 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Tenison Oil Co | 3,032 ft |
| Stansberry-Cox #001 | 30-037-20050 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Quay, NM | Tenison Oil Co | 930 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tenison Oil operate?
Tenison Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tenison Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Tenison Oil's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Tenison Oil operate wells?
Tenison Oil is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (7), Louisiana (5), West Virginia (3) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Tenison Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Tenison Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tenison Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, E J Wells #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Tenison 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, “Tenison Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tenison-oil-313 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).