Watson Petroleum
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WATSON PETROLEUM CO · WATSON PETROLEUM INC · Watson Petroleum, Inc.
At a glance
Watson Petroleum is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 38 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 36 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
0
Plugged
38
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 36 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 23
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watson Petroleum operate?
Watson Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (36), Michigan (1) and Oklahoma (1). Its 36 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Watson Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Watson Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Watson Petroleum operate?
By product class, 23 (61%) 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 Tyler 2 in Cowley, KS at 3,860 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cowley (KS) and Sumner (KS). 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 Watson Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler 2 | 15-035-23644 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,860 ft |
| Green 3 | 15-035-23171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cowley, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,545 ft |
| Jochems 1 | 15-191-20771 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,536 ft |
| Heuszel 7 | 15-191-21272 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,530 ft |
| Jochems 2 | 15-191-20975 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,469 ft |
| McDaniel 1 | 15-191-21155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,439 ft |
| Tyler 6 | 15-035-23726 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,411 ft |
| Winfield Hunting And Fishing Preserve 2 Twin | 15-191-20411 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,400 ft |
| Coppenbarger 1 | 15-035-23695 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,376 ft |
| Heuszel 6 | 15-191-21061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,347 ft |
| Mcclaskey 3 | 15-191-21599 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,342 ft |
| Mcdaniel 1 | 15-035-20981 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Watson Petroleum, Inc. | 3,193 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watson Petroleum operate?
Watson Petroleum is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (36). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watson Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Watson Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Watson Petroleum operate wells?
Watson Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (36), Michigan (1) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Watson Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
23 of Watson Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watson Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tyler 2 in Cowley, KS is the deepest at 3,860 ft.
Where Watson Petroleum'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, “Watson Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watson-petroleum-7342 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).