Turtle Oil
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Turtle Oil Co. Inc. · Turtle Oil Company
At a glance
Turtle Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (64%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 12 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 12 |
| New York | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Turtle Oil operate?
Turtle Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (12) and New York (2). Its 2 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Turtle Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Turtle Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Turtle Oil operate?
By product class, 11 (79%) 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 Tipton 1 in Woodson, KS at 1,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Woodson (KS), Allegany (NY) and Wilson (KS). 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 Turtle Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton 1 | 15-207-27019 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,500 ft |
| Phillips 1 | 31-003-19181 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Turtle Oil Co. Inc. | 1,450 ft |
| Tipton 2 | 15-207-27032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,450 ft |
| Tipton 3 | 15-207-27100 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,432 ft |
| Pierpoint 03 | 15-205-01193 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,100 ft |
| Pierpoint 0-9 | 15-205-01192 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,100 ft |
| Pierpoint W-4 | 15-205-01168 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wilson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,090 ft |
| Pierpoint O-5 | 15-205-20149 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,041 ft |
| Karman 2 | 15-207-27411 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,041 ft |
| Karmann 2 | 15-207-27572 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,000 ft |
| Karman Ow-1 | 15-207-02247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Turtle Oil Company | 1,000 ft |
| Noble 63 | 31-003-66565 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Turtle Oil Co. Inc. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Turtle Oil operate?
Turtle Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Turtle Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Turtle Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Turtle Oil operate wells?
Turtle Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (12) and New York (2).
Does Turtle Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Turtle Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Turtle Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tipton 1 in Woodson, KS is the deepest at 1,500 ft.
Where Turtle 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, “Turtle Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/turtle-oil-88872 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).