Three Sands Oil
Operator of record for 303 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: THREE SANDS OIL CO · THREE SANDS OIL INC
At a glance
Three Sands Oil is the operator of record for 303 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 281 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 288 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
303
Active
0
Plugged
281
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 288 |
| Kentucky | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 192
- Gas wells
- 24
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Three Sands Oil operate?
Three Sands Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (288) and Kentucky (15). Its 288 Oklahoma wells are 0.1% of the 456,595 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 Three Sands Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Three Sands Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Three Sands Oil operate?
By product class, 192 (63%) are oil wells and 24 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Orick, Kate 1 in Mclean, KY at 1,590 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY) and Daviess (KY). 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 Three Sands Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orick, Kate 1 | KGS record 2007312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,590 ft |
| Shelton, Ham 2 | KGS record 2006429 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,503 ft |
| Hayden, W G 4 | KGS record 2007946 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,369 ft |
| May, Jack 1 | KGS record 2007836 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,365 ft |
| Gibson, Lon 1 | KGS record 2007484 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,318 ft |
| Risden, Mary 1 | KGS record 2007845 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,307 ft |
| Risden, Mary 2 | KGS record 2007846 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,281 ft |
| Hayden, W G 9 | KGS record 2008160 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,252 ft |
| Hayden, W G 3 | KGS record 2008157 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,034 ft |
| Hayden, W G 6 | KGS record 2008158 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,018 ft |
| Hayden, W G 1 | KGS record 2007943 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,008 ft |
| Hayden, W G 8 | KGS record 2007948 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Three Sands Oil Co | 1,002 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Three Sands Oil operate?
Three Sands Oil is the operator of record for 303 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (288). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Three Sands Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Three Sands Oil's catalogued wells are active; 281 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Three Sands Oil operate wells?
Three Sands Oil is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (288) and Kentucky (15).
Does Three Sands Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
192 of Three Sands Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 24 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Three Sands Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Orick, Kate 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 1,590 ft.
Where Three Sands 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, “Three Sands Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/three-sands-oil-1152 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).