W & S Oil
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: W & S OIL CORP · W & S Oil Company
At a glance
W & S Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 8 (73%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 7 wells (64% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 7 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does W & S Oil operate?
W & S Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (7) and Kentucky (4). Its 7 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 W & S Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of W & S Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 73% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does W & S Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (82%) 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 Rook 1 in Lafayette, AR at 3,716 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR) and Lawrence (KY). 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 W & S Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rook 1 | 03-073-00890 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | W & S Oil Company | 3,716 ft |
| Wheelis 1 | 03-073-00872 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | W & S Oil Company | 2,968 ft |
| L & A Railroad 7 | 03-073-01650 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | W & S Oil Company | 2,746 ft |
| L & A Railroad 15 | 03-073-00506 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | W & S Oil Company | 2,694 ft |
| L & A Railroad 10 | 03-073-00515 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | W & S Oil Company | 2,666 ft |
| L & A Rr 14 | 03-073-00505 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | W & S Oil Company | 2,360 ft |
| Haskins, Earl 1 | 16-127-00268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, KY | W & S Oil Corp | 928 ft |
| Haskins, Earl 1 | 16-127-00267 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, KY | W & S Oil Corp | 908 ft |
| Haskins, Earl 2 | KGS record 36281 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, KY | W & S Oil Corp | — |
| Adams Est B-1 | 03-073-80057 | Other status | Oil | Lafayette, AR | W & S Oil Company | — |
| Riley-Riley-Wells 1 | 16-127-01539 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, KY | W & S Oil Corp | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does W & S Oil operate?
W & S Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of W & S Oil's wells are still active?
0 of W & S Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does W & S Oil operate wells?
W & S Oil is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (7) and Kentucky (4).
Does W & S Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of W & S Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is W & S Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rook 1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 3,716 ft.
Where W & S 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, “W & S Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/w-s-oil-99740 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).