Viking Oil
Operator of record for 181 catalogued wells across 7 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VIKING OIL CO · VIKING OIL CO. · VIKING OIL CORPORATION · Viking Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Viking Oil is the operator of record for 181 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 7 states. 28 (15%) are active, 140 (77%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 147 wells (81% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
181
Active
28
Plugged
140
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 147 |
| Mississippi | 14 |
| Kentucky | 7 |
| Utah | 5 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 61
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Viking Oil operate?
Viking Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 7 states: Illinois (147), Mississippi (14), Kentucky (7), Utah (5) and Louisiana (4) and 2 more. Its 147 Illinois wells are 0.1% of the 174,478 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 Viking Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Viking Oil's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Viking Oil operate?
By product class, 61 (34%) 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 Hibernia Bank&trust #1 #1 in George, MS at 8,585 ft. The wells listed below sit in George (MS), Yazoo (MS), St Bernard (LA), Adams (MS), Clarke (MS) and White (IL) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Viking Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibernia Bank&trust #1 #1 | 23-039-00032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George, MS | Viking Oil Co. | 8,585 ft |
| Stewart Bridgeforth 1 1 | 23-163-00687 | Orphaned | Oil | Yazoo, MS | Viking Oil Co. | 7,802 ft |
| Sl 4117 001 | 17-727-00180 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Bernard, LA | Viking Oil Corporation | 7,530 ft |
| Craig 1 1 | 23-001-01628 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Viking Oil Co. | 6,512 ft |
| Masonite Corp 11-9 1 1 | 23-023-00304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Viking Oil Co. | 6,020 ft |
| Milton Terry 1 1 | 23-023-00327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Viking Oil Co. | 6,017 ft |
| Kempf, Greg 1-SWD | 12-193-03118 | Active | Injection | White, IL | Viking Oil Company | 4,546 ft |
| Kempf, Greg 3-A | 12-193-28865 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Viking Oil Company | 4,529 ft |
| Hlcomb-Krkland 31-11 1 1 | 23-023-00300 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Viking Oil Co. | 4,503 ft |
| Hall, Amelia & Dembowske, Alfred & Viola 1 | 21-063-20331 | Other status | Other type | Huron, MI | Viking Oil Co | 4,330 ft |
| Bond Community 1 | 12-047-22968 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Viking Oil Company | 4,220 ft |
| Long-Bell Lumber Co 14-5 14-5 | 23-023-00333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Viking Oil Co. | 4,146 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Viking Oil operate?
Viking Oil is the operator of record for 181 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (147). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Viking Oil's wells are still active?
28 of Viking Oil's catalogued wells are active; 140 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Viking Oil operate wells?
Viking Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (147), Mississippi (14), Kentucky (7), Utah (5), Louisiana (4), Michigan (3) and California (1).
Does Viking Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
61 of Viking Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Viking Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hibernia Bank&trust #1 #1 in George, MS is the deepest at 8,585 ft.
Where Viking Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 147 operated by Viking Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 14 operated by Viking Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 7 operated by Viking Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 5 operated by Viking Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 4 operated by Viking Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 3 operated by Viking 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, “Viking Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/viking-oil-41578 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).