Woods Oil
Operator of record for 88 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
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At a glance
Woods Oil is the operator of record for 88 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 51 (58%) are active, 29 (33%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 36 wells (41% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
88
Active
51
Plugged
29
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 36 |
| Illinois | 22 |
| Kansas | 21 |
| Oklahoma | 7 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 59
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 58%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Woods Oil operate?
Woods Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: New York (36), Illinois (22), Kansas (21), Oklahoma (7) and Wyoming (2). Its 36 New York wells are 0.1% of the 46,514 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 Woods Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
58% of Woods Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Woods Oil operate?
By product class, 59 (67%) 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 Baird 1 in Cowley, KS at 3,915 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cowley (KS), Wabash (IL) and Sumner (KS). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Woods Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird 1 | 15-035-24382 | Shut-in | Oil | Cowley, KS | Woods Oil | 3,915 ft |
| Higgins, Chas. etal Unit 1 | 12-185-26888 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Woods Oil Company, Inc. | 3,682 ft |
| Miller 1 | 15-191-19035 | Active | Oil | Sumner, KS | Woods Oil | 3,665 ft |
| Seals Unit 1 | 12-185-26847 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Woods Oil Company, Inc. | 3,650 ft |
| Smith Blanche Et Al 1 | 12-185-26870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Woods Oil Company, Inc. | 3,650 ft |
| Alka, Virginia 1 | 12-185-26934 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Woods Oil Company, Inc. | 3,600 ft |
| Seals Unit 2 | 12-185-27021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Woods Oil Company, Inc. | 3,564 ft |
| Schwartz-Thiessen 1 | 15-191-11078 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Woods Oil | 3,558 ft |
| Thomas Seals 1 | 12-185-27028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Woods Oil Company, Inc. | 3,550 ft |
| Kieffer Estate 1 | 12-185-27014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Woods Oil Company, Inc. | 3,450 ft |
| Leipold Charles 1 | 12-185-26815 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Woods Oil Company, Inc. | 3,400 ft |
| Brann-Martin 1 | 15-191-00508 | Active | Oil | Sumner, KS | Woods Oil | 3,392 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Woods Oil operate?
Woods Oil is the operator of record for 88 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (36). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Woods Oil's wells are still active?
51 of Woods Oil's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Woods Oil operate wells?
Woods Oil is the operator of record for wells in New York (36), Illinois (22), Kansas (21), Oklahoma (7) and Wyoming (2).
Does Woods Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
59 of Woods Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Woods Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Baird 1 in Cowley, KS is the deepest at 3,915 ft.
Where Woods Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 36 operated by Woods Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 22 operated by Woods Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 21 operated by Woods Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 7 operated by Woods Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 2 operated by Woods Oil
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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, “Woods Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/woods-oil-1545 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).