Tri State Petroleum
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TRI-STATE PETROLEUM CO, INC · Tri-State Petroleum, Inc.
At a glance
Tri State Petroleum is the operator of record for 22 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (14%) are active, 18 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 16 wells (73% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
3
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 16 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tri State Petroleum operate?
Tri State Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (16) and Kentucky (6). Its 16 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Tri State Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Tri State Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Tri State Petroleum operate?
By product class, 16 (73%) are oil wells and 3 (14%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fouts, J W 1 in Clay, KY at 3,702 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (KY), Campbell (KY), Morgan (KY) and Orange (CA). 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 Tri State Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouts, J W 1 | 16-051-00687 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Tri-State Petroleum Co, Inc | 3,702 ft |
| Schmidt, Pete Trc1 | 16-037-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Campbell, KY | Tri-State Petroleum Co, Inc | 2,977 ft |
| Founts, William 1 | 16-051-00688 | Active | Gas | Clay, KY | Tri-State Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,060 ft |
| Williams, Ross 1tsp | 16-175-00096 | Active | Gas | Morgan, KY | Tri-State Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,004 ft |
| Mcknight, R B 1 | 16-051-01277 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, KY | Tri-State Petroleum Co, Inc | 945 ft |
| Basten 3 | 04-059-05067 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Tri-State Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Imperial 3 | 04-059-05069 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Tri-State Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Mathis 1 | 04-059-05070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Tri-State Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Smith 2 | 04-059-05073 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Tri-State Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Tuffree 1 | 04-059-05074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Tri-State Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Tuffree 2 | 04-059-05075 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Tri-State Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Yorba 1 | 04-059-05076 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Tri-State Petroleum, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tri State Petroleum operate?
Tri State Petroleum is the operator of record for 22 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tri State Petroleum's wells are still active?
3 of Tri State Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Tri State Petroleum operate wells?
Tri State Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in California (16) and Kentucky (6).
Does Tri State Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Tri State Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tri State Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fouts, J W 1 in Clay, KY is the deepest at 3,702 ft.
Where Tri State Petroleum'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, “Tri State Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tri-state-petroleum-12446 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).