The Oil Scout
Operator of record for 1 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
The Oil Scout is the operator of record for 1 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 1 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The Oil Scout operate?
The Oil Scout's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (1). Its 1 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Oil Scout’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of The Oil Scout's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does The Oil Scout operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by The Oil Scout
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by The Oil Scout, Inc. 1 | 04-029-32453 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | The Oil Scout, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The Oil Scout operate?
The Oil Scout is the operator of record for 1 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The Oil Scout's wells are still active?
0 of The Oil Scout's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does The Oil Scout operate wells?
The Oil Scout is the operator of record for wells in California (1).
Does The Oil Scout operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of The Oil Scout's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where The Oil Scout'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 Oil Scout — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-oil-scout-60652 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).