Tower Oil
Operator of record for 35 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TOWER OIL · TOWER OIL CO · TOWER OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Tower Oil is the operator of record for 35 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (29%) are active, 18 (51%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 35 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
35
Active
10
Plugged
18
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 35 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tower Oil operate?
Tower Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (35). Its 35 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 Tower Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Tower Oil's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 51% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Tower Oil operate?
By product class, 15 (43%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bryant Minerals (Bogard, Helen) 4 in Mccreary, KY at 3,727 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mccreary (KY), Daviess (KY), Ohio (KY) and Hancock (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Tower Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Minerals (Bogard, Helen) 4 | 16-147-00079 | Active | Oil | Mccreary, KY | Tower Oil Co | 3,727 ft |
| Lebold Heirs 1 | 16-059-00325 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,902 ft |
| Petrie, Harold 1 | 16-059-02395 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,900 ft |
| Lebold, E F 1 | 16-059-02393 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,740 ft |
| Wimsatt, Henry 1 | 16-059-02389 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,559 ft |
| Hemingway, C R 1h | 16-059-00151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,538 ft |
| Taylor, William 1 | KGS record 15476 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,400 ft |
| Jackson, Murline 1 | 16-091-00390 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,378 ft |
| Indiana University 2 | KGS record 2011792 | Orphaned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Company | 1,294 ft |
| Indiana University 3 | 16-059-02391 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,215 ft |
| Indiana University 5 | 16-059-02392 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,212 ft |
| Indiana University 1b | 16-059-02390 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Tower Oil Co | 1,200 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tower Oil operate?
Tower Oil is the operator of record for 35 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (35). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tower Oil's wells are still active?
10 of Tower Oil's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Tower Oil operate wells?
Tower Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (35).
Does Tower Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Tower Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tower Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bryant Minerals (Bogard, Helen) 4 in Mccreary, KY is the deepest at 3,727 ft.
Where Tower 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, “Tower Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tower-oil-99119 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).