Van Wheeler Oil Producing
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Van Wheeler Oil Producing is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (63%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Van Wheeler Oil Producing operate?
Van Wheeler Oil Producing's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (16). Its 16 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 Van Wheeler Oil Producing’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Van Wheeler Oil Producing's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Van Wheeler Oil Producing operate?
By product class, 9 (56%) 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 Gilliam, Charles O 5 in Elliott, KY at 1,770 ft.
Notable wells operated by Van Wheeler Oil Producing
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilliam, Charles O 5 | 16-063-00130 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,770 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 7 | 16-063-00139 | Orphaned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,380 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 6 | 16-063-00131 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,282 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 9 | 16-063-00141 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,210 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 10 | 16-063-00044 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,190 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 2 | 16-063-00127 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,180 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 3 | 16-063-00128 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,151 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 1 | 16-063-00126 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,096 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 4 | 16-063-00129 | Other status | Oil | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 1,060 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O A2 | 16-063-00142 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 0 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O 8 | 16-063-00140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 0 ft |
| Gilliam, Charles O A1 | 16-063-00073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elliott, KY | Van Wheeler Oil Producing Co | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Van Wheeler Oil Producing operate?
Van Wheeler Oil Producing is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Van Wheeler Oil Producing's wells are still active?
0 of Van Wheeler Oil Producing's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Van Wheeler Oil Producing operate wells?
Van Wheeler Oil Producing is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (16).
Does Van Wheeler Oil Producing operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Van Wheeler Oil Producing's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Van Wheeler Oil Producing's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gilliam, Charles O 5 in Elliott, KY is the deepest at 1,770 ft.
Where Van Wheeler Oil Producing'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, “Van Wheeler Oil Producing — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/van-wheeler-oil-producing-68288 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).