Universal Operating
Operator of record for 120 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: UNIVERSAL OPERATING · UNIVERSAL OPERATING CO · UNIVERSAL OPERATING CO, INC · UNIVERSAL OPERATING COMPANY · …
At a glance
Universal Operating is the operator of record for 120 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 31 (26%) are active, 50 (42%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 90 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
120
Active
31
Plugged
50
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 90 |
| Illinois | 25 |
| Colorado | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 51
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 26%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Universal Operating operate?
Universal Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (90), Illinois (25) and Colorado (5). Its 90 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 Universal Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
26% of Universal Operating's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 42% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Universal Operating operate?
By product class, 51 (43%) are oil wells and 1 (0.8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 27-22 (Owp) Lockwood in Lincoln, CO at 8,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lincoln (CO), Boulder (CO), Hamilton (IL), Henderson (KY), Wabash (IL) and Mclean (KY). State filings spell the name 8 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Universal Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-22 (Owp) Lockwood | 05-073-06238 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lincoln, CO | Universal Operating Company | 8,100 ft |
| 1-20 Nelson | 05-013-06179 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Boulder, CO | Universal Operating Company | 7,200 ft |
| 2 Mary | 05-013-06226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Boulder, CO | Universal Operating Company | 6,362 ft |
| 26-2 Imel, Ray | 05-013-06229 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Boulder, CO | Universal Operating Company | 6,065 ft |
| 1 Haystack Et Al | 05-013-06233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Boulder, CO | Universal Operating Company | 3,475 ft |
| Walpole Unit W-4 | 12-065-03202 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Universal Operating, Inc | 3,192 ft |
| Skaggs 1 | 16-101-05220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Universal Operating, Inc | 2,634 ft |
| Bump A P 10 | 12-185-26584 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Universal Operating, Inc | 2,615 ft |
| Parmenter 1 | 12-185-04548 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Universal Operating, Inc | 2,566 ft |
| Bump, A. P. 1 | 12-185-04504 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Universal Operating, Inc | 2,556 ft |
| Porter, J W 3 | 16-101-00377 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Universal Operating Co, Inc | 2,500 ft |
| Duncan, Roy 2 | 16-149-03672 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Universal Operating Co | 2,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Universal Operating operate?
Universal Operating is the operator of record for 120 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (90). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Universal Operating's wells are still active?
31 of Universal Operating's catalogued wells are active; 50 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Universal Operating operate wells?
Universal Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (90), Illinois (25) and Colorado (5).
Does Universal Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
51 of Universal Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Universal Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 27-22 (Owp) Lockwood in Lincoln, CO is the deepest at 8,100 ft.
Where Universal Operating'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, “Universal Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/universal-operating-4589 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).