We Nicolai & Son
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
We Nicolai & Son is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does We Nicolai & Son operate?
We Nicolai & Son's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (7). Its 7 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 We Nicolai & Son’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of We Nicolai & Son'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 We Nicolai & Son operate?
By product class, 7 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Orange (CA) and Los Angeles (CA).
Notable wells operated by We Nicolai & Son
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown 3 | 04-059-00368 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | W. E. Nicolai & Son | — |
| Marine 29 | 04-037-10412 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | W. E. Nicolai & Son | — |
| Lease by W. E. Nicolai & Son 620-1 | 04-059-02191 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | W. E. Nicolai & Son | — |
| Nichols 1 | 04-059-02192 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | W. E. Nicolai & Son | — |
| Swanson Fee 1 | 04-059-02193 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | W. E. Nicolai & Son | — |
| Lease by W. E. Nicolai & Son 19 | 04-059-02189 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | W. E. Nicolai & Son | — |
| Smith 1 | 04-037-14374 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | W. E. Nicolai & Son | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does We Nicolai & Son operate?
We Nicolai & Son is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of We Nicolai & Son's wells are still active?
0 of We Nicolai & Son's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does We Nicolai & Son operate wells?
We Nicolai & Son is the operator of record for wells in California (7).
Does We Nicolai & Son operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of We Nicolai & Son's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where We Nicolai & Son'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, “We Nicolai & Son — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/we-nicolai-son-11883 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).