Town Oil
Operator of record for 967 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Town Oil is the operator of record for 967 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (1%) are active, 297 (31%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 967 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
967
Active
10
Plugged
297
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 967 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 176
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Town Oil operate?
Town Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (967). Its 967 Kansas wells are 0.2% of the 473,140 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 Town Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Town Oil's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (0.2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Town Oil operate?
By product class, 176 (18%) are oil wells and 7 (0.7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Joeckel H-17 in Miami, KS at 7,625 ft. The wells listed below sit in Miami (KS), Morris (KS), Allen (KS), Neosho (KS), Johnson (KS) and Douglas (KS).
Notable wells operated by Town Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joeckel H-17 | 15-121-27408 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miami, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 7,625 ft |
| William O. Olsen 5 | 15-127-19013 | Active | Oil | Morris, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 3,160 ft |
| June Olsen 1 | 15-127-20464 | Active | Oil | Morris, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 3,057 ft |
| North Meiwes 5 | 15-001-29965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 1,138 ft |
| Briley 11 | 15-133-25327 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 1,065 ft |
| Schultz 1 | 15-091-70035 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 1,060 ft |
| Polzkill 'I' 1 | 15-045-20542 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Douglas, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 1,035 ft |
| Arden Johnson W-13 | 15-045-19059 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Douglas, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 1,010 ft |
| Meiwes 1 | 15-001-29849 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 988 ft |
| Meiwes 2 | 15-001-29850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 986 ft |
| South Meiwes 4 | 15-001-29932 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 983 ft |
| Meiwes 3 | 15-001-29851 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Town Oil Company Inc. | 978 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Town Oil operate?
Town Oil is the operator of record for 967 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (967). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Town Oil's wells are still active?
10 of Town Oil's catalogued wells are active; 297 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Town Oil operate wells?
Town Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (967).
Does Town Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
176 of Town Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Town Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Joeckel H-17 in Miami, KS is the deepest at 7,625 ft.
Where Town 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, “Town Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/town-oil-81532 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).