Watkins Oil
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WATKINS OIL CO, INC · WATKINS OIL COMPANY · Watkins Oil Co.
At a glance
Watkins Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (11%) are active, 3 (17%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (61% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
2
Plugged
3
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| New York | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watkins Oil operate?
Watkins Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (11), Oklahoma (6) and New York (1). Its 11 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 Watkins Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Watkins Oil's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 17% 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 Watkins Oil operate?
By product class, 7 (39%) are oil wells and 2 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Griggs, Truman 2a in Webster, KY at 3,988 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (KY), Union (KY), Henderson (KY), Hopkins (KY), Statewide (NY) and Okfuskee (OK). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Watkins Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griggs, Truman 2a | 16-233-00192 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Watkins Oil Co, Inc | 3,988 ft |
| Griggs, Truman 4 | 16-233-00336 | Orphaned | Oil | Webster, KY | Watkins Oil Co, Inc | 3,262 ft |
| Griggs, Truman 5 | 16-233-00211 | Orphaned | Oil | Webster, KY | Watkins Oil Co, Inc | 3,254 ft |
| Reburn, William V 1 | 16-225-00202 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, KY | Watkins Oil Co, Inc | 3,100 ft |
| Stenger, Rita 1 | 16-225-01574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Watkins Oil Co, Inc | 2,720 ft |
| Watkins, Catherine 3 | 16-101-00623 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Henderson, KY | Watkins Oil Co, Inc | 2,245 ft |
| Biskett, Alvin 1 | 16-107-00206 | Orphaned | Gas | Hopkins, KY | Watkins Oil Co, Inc | 2,154 ft |
| Watkins Glen Sanitarium | 31-097-00732 | Other status | Gas | Statewide, NY | Watkins Oil Co. | 1,530 ft |
| Robinson #2-A | 35-107-22570 | Other status | Oil | Okfuskee, OK | Watkins Oil Company | — |
| C W Wilson #8 | 35-107-22734 | Orphaned | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Watkins Oil Company | — |
| Daniels #4 | 35-111-26754 | Orphaned | Other type | OK | Watkins Oil Company | — |
| Wilson #1 | 35-107-01964 | Orphaned | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Watkins Oil Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watkins Oil operate?
Watkins Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watkins Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Watkins Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Watkins Oil operate wells?
Watkins Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11), Oklahoma (6) and New York (1).
Does Watkins Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Watkins Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watkins Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Griggs, Truman 2a in Webster, KY is the deepest at 3,988 ft.
Where Watkins 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, “Watkins Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watkins-oil-13542 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).