The Ohio Oil
Operator of record for 55 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: THE OHIO OIL CO · The Ohio Oil Co. · The Ohio Oil Company
At a glance
The Ohio Oil is the operator of record for 55 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 15 (27%) are active, 34 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 37 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
55
Active
15
Plugged
34
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 37 |
| Kentucky | 13 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 47
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 27%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The Ohio Oil operate?
The Ohio Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Arkansas (37), Kentucky (13), Louisiana (3) and Illinois (2). Its 37 Arkansas wells are 0.1% of the 33,791 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 The Ohio Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
27% of The Ohio Oil's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does The Ohio Oil operate?
By product class, 47 (85%) 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 Garner, John A 1 in Lafayette, AR at 7,573 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR), Claiborne (LA), Drew (AR), Calhoun (AR), Bradley (AR) and Union (AR). 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 The Ohio Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garner, John A 1 | 03-073-00813 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 7,573 ft |
| J P & Lonnie Lowe Unit P 001-A | 17-027-00822 | Orphaned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | The Ohio Oil Co | 5,500 ft |
| Jerome Hardwood Lumber 1 | 03-043-00048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Drew, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,748 ft |
| Stout Lumber Co 1 | 03-013-00279 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calhoun, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,615 ft |
| Southern Lumber Company 1 | 03-011-00126 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bradley, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,609 ft |
| Southern Lumber Co 2 | 03-011-00129 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bradley, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,510 ft |
| Smith, R A B 1 | 03-139-05984 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,254 ft |
| Pumphrey, J W 2 | 03-139-05642 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,247 ft |
| Pumphrey, Richard 3 | 03-139-05645 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,217 ft |
| Pumphrey, J W 1 | 03-139-05641 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,212 ft |
| Goode, H R F 1 | 03-139-05649 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,205 ft |
| Crain, W R 4 | 03-139-05981 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Ohio Oil Company | 3,174 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The Ohio Oil operate?
The Ohio Oil is the operator of record for 55 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The Ohio Oil's wells are still active?
15 of The Ohio Oil's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does The Ohio Oil operate wells?
The Ohio Oil is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (37), Kentucky (13), Louisiana (3) and Illinois (2).
Does The Ohio Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
47 of The Ohio Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is The Ohio Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Garner, John A 1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 7,573 ft.
Where The Ohio 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, “The Ohio Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-ohio-oil-70059 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).