The Oil Shale
Operator of record for 1 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
The Oil Shale 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 Colorado, with 1 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 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 Shale operate?
The Oil Shale's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (1). Its 1 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,402 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of The Oil Shale’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of The Oil Shale's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does The Oil Shale operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 71-3 Tg in Rio Blanco, CO at 1,100 ft.
Notable wells operated by The Oil Shale
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71-3 Tg | 05-103-40492 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rio Blanco, CO | The Oil Shale Corporation | 1,100 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 1 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The Oil Shale operate?
The Oil Shale is the operator of record for 1 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The Oil Shale's wells are still active?
0 of The Oil Shale's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does The Oil Shale operate wells?
The Oil Shale is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (1).
Does The Oil Shale operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of The Oil Shale's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is The Oil Shale's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 71-3 Tg in Rio Blanco, CO is the deepest at 1,100 ft.
Where The Oil Shale'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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “The Oil Shale — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-oil-shale-6124 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).