The Wiser Oil
Operator of record for 1,255 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: THE WISER OIL CO · THE WISER OIL COMPANY · The Wiser Oil Co. · The Wiser Oil Company
At a glance
The Wiser Oil is the operator of record for 1,255 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 529 (42%) are active, 585 (47%) plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 1,248 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,255
Active
529
Plugged
585
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1,248 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 382
- Gas wells
- 160
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 42%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The Wiser Oil operate?
The Wiser Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kentucky (1,248), Louisiana (5), Alabama (1) and Arkansas (1). Its 1,248 Kentucky wells are 0.6% of the 201,022 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 Wiser Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
42% of The Wiser Oil's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does The Wiser Oil operate?
By product class, 382 (30%) are oil wells and 160 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is J B & Hilda Brunt Et Al 002 in West Feliciana, LA at 14,577 ft. The wells listed below sit in West Feliciana (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Vermilion (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Monroe (AL) and Lafayette (AR) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by The Wiser Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J B & Hilda Brunt Et Al 002 | 17-125-20117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Feliciana, LA | The Wiser Oil Company | 14,577 ft |
| Victor Vybiral Et Al 001 | 17-109-23234 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | The Wiser Oil Company | 14,078 ft |
| Liberty Rice Mill Inc 001 | 17-113-22163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | The Wiser Oil Company | 11,685 ft |
| Olympia 36 001 | 17-019-22047 | Other status | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | The Wiser Oil Company | 10,700 ft |
| J B & Hilda Brunt Et Al 001 | 17-125-20116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Feliciana, LA | The Wiser Oil Company | 10,678 ft |
| Tidwell 26-12 #1 | 01-099-20155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, AL | The Wiser Oil Co. | 9,985 ft |
| Whisenhunt, A 1-S | 03-073-11213 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | The Wiser Oil Company | 6,150 ft |
| Manalapan Land Co 1 | 16-095-00076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harlan, KY | The Wiser Oil Co | 5,406 ft |
| Manalapan Land Co 2nn | 16-095-00008 | Active | Oil | Harlan, KY | The Wiser Oil Co | 5,296 ft |
| Bank Of Harlan 1 | 16-095-00072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harlan, KY | The Wiser Oil Co | 5,058 ft |
| Manalapan Land Co 2nne | 16-095-00009 | Active | Oil | Harlan, KY | The Wiser Oil Co | 4,980 ft |
| Cottingham, T B 8 | 16-233-00113 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, KY | The Wiser Oil Co | 4,800 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The Wiser Oil operate?
The Wiser Oil is the operator of record for 1,255 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (1,248). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The Wiser Oil's wells are still active?
529 of The Wiser Oil's catalogued wells are active; 585 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does The Wiser Oil operate wells?
The Wiser Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (1,248), Louisiana (5), Alabama (1) and Arkansas (1).
Does The Wiser Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
382 of The Wiser Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 160 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is The Wiser Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J B & Hilda Brunt Et Al 002 in West Feliciana, LA is the deepest at 14,577 ft.
Where The Wiser 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 Wiser Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-wiser-oil-68765 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).