Thunderbird Oil
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: THUNDERBIRD OIL CO · Thunderbird Oil · Thunderbird Oil Co · Thunderbird Oil Company · …
At a glance
Thunderbird Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 9 (69%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 4 wells (31% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 4 |
| Utah | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Thunderbird Oil operate?
Thunderbird Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (4), Utah (4), Oklahoma (3) and Illinois (2). Its 4 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 Thunderbird Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Thunderbird Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Thunderbird Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (46%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Gassett 1 in Sumner, KS at 4,045 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sumner (KS), Harvey (KS), White (IL), Gallatin (IL), Grand (UT) and Kay (OK) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Thunderbird Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gassett 1 | 15-191-20051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Thunderbird Oil Company | 4,045 ft |
| Hege 'A' 1 | 15-079-20030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Harvey, KS | Thunderbird Oil Company, Inc. | 3,460 ft |
| Koehn 'A' 1 | 15-079-00085 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Harvey, KS | Thunderbird Oil Company, Inc. | 3,315 ft |
| M C Seal 1 | 12-193-08258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Thunderbird Oil | 3,038 ft |
| Logan 1 | 12-059-01759 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Thunderbird Oil | 1,858 ft |
| Larson Federal 20-1A | 43-019-30079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grand, UT | Thunderbird Oil Co | — |
| Arnold Miller 1 | 15-079-20336 | Other status | Other type | Harvey, KS | Thunderbird Oil Company, Inc. | — |
| Kelle #1 | 35-071-02390 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kay, OK | Thunderbird Oil Co | — |
| Sitler #1 | 35-111-20739 | Other status | Oil | Okmulgee, OK | Thunderbird Oil Co | — |
| Jami /K/ #1 | 35-125-21828 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pottawatomie, OK | Thunderbird Oil Co | — |
| Larsen Federal 20-2 | 43-019-30168 | Other status | Oil | Grand, UT | Thunderbird Oil Co | — |
| State 32-9 | 43-019-30211 | Other status | Oil | Grand, UT | Thunderbird Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Thunderbird Oil operate?
Thunderbird Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Thunderbird Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Thunderbird Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Thunderbird Oil operate wells?
Thunderbird Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (4), Utah (4), Oklahoma (3) and Illinois (2).
Does Thunderbird Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Thunderbird Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Thunderbird Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gassett 1 in Sumner, KS is the deepest at 4,045 ft.
Where Thunderbird 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, “Thunderbird Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/thunderbird-oil-14749 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).