Ventura Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VENTURA OIL CO · VENTURA OIL COMPANY · Ventura Oil · Ventura Oil Co.
At a glance
Ventura Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 12 (75%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 5 wells (31% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 5 |
| Wyoming | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ventura Oil operate?
Ventura Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: California (5), Wyoming (4), Oklahoma (3), Kentucky (2) and Montana (1) and 1 more. Its 4 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Ventura Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ventura Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% 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 Ventura Oil 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 Govt 1-12 in Johnson, WY at 7,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Johnson (WY), Fremont (WY), Owsley (KY), Washakie (WY), Teton (MT) and Los Angeles (CA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Ventura Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt 1-12 | 49-019-06120 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | Ventura Oil Company | 7,200 ft |
| Federal 21-3 | 49-013-06968 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Ventura Oil Company | 2,996 ft |
| Mcintosh, Estill 1 | 16-189-00170 | Other status | Other type | Owsley, KY | Ventura Oil Co | 1,270 ft |
| Govt 43-21 | 49-013-06979 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Ventura Oil Company | 1,243 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-043-05222 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washakie, WY | Ventura Oil Company | 118 ft |
| Speer A 1-A | 25-099-05127 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Teton, MT | Ventura Oil | 72 ft |
| Freight Depot 1 | 04-037-16588 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | Ventura Oil Co. | — |
| L. A. Brick 1 | 04-037-16587 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Ventura Oil Co. | — |
| David Bish 1 | 37-039-20147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, PA | Ventura Oil Co | — |
| Well No. ? | 04-111-01569 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Ventura Oil Co. | — |
| Lashley #2-C | 35-037-25332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Creek, OK | Ventura Oil Co | — |
| Thomas, Marcus 1 | 16-189-00048 | Other status | Other type | Owsley, KY | Ventura Oil Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ventura Oil operate?
Ventura Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ventura Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Ventura Oil's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ventura Oil operate wells?
Ventura Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (5), Wyoming (4), Oklahoma (3), Kentucky (2), Montana (1) and Pennsylvania (1).
Does Ventura Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Ventura Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ventura Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Govt 1-12 in Johnson, WY is the deepest at 7,200 ft.
Where Ventura Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in California· 5 operated by Ventura Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 4 operated by Ventura Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 3 operated by Ventura Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 2 operated by Ventura Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 1 operated by Ventura Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 1 operated by Ventura Oil
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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, “Ventura Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ventura-oil-14048 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).