West Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: West Oil · West Oil, Inc.
At a glance
West Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (57%) are active, 2 (29%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
4
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 57%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does West Oil operate?
West Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (6) and California (1). Its 6 Illinois wells are 0.0% 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 West Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
57% of West Oil's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (14%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does West Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (71%) 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 Gibson, Florence 4 in Clark, IL at 450 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (IL) and Santa Barbara (CA). 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 West Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson, Florence 4 | 12-023-25039 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | West Oil, Inc. | 450 ft |
| Gibson, Florence 5 | 12-023-25040 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | West Oil, Inc. | 428 ft |
| Gibson, Florence L. 10 | 12-023-25063 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | West Oil, Inc. | 395 ft |
| Gibson 11 | 12-023-25062 | Active | Oil | Clark, IL | West Oil, Inc. | 350 ft |
| Gibson, Florence L. 6 | 12-023-25059 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clark, IL | West Oil, Inc. | 317 ft |
| Gibson 1-W | 12-023-24610 | Shut-in | Other type | Clark, IL | West Oil, Inc. | 0 ft |
| Unspecified 1 | 04-083-01647 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | West Oil | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 7 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does West Oil operate?
West Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of West Oil's wells are still active?
4 of West Oil's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does West Oil operate wells?
West Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6) and California (1).
Does West Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of West Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is West Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gibson, Florence 4 in Clark, IL is the deepest at 450 ft.
Where West 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, “West Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/west-oil-31333 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).