World Oil
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WORLD OIL · WORLD OIL INC · World Oil · World Oil Co.
At a glance
World Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 9 (82%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 9 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 9 |
| California | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does World Oil operate?
World Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (9), California (1) and Montana (1). Its 1 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 World Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of World Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does World Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (36%) 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 Morris 15B-14 in Hill, MT at 1,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hill (MT), Los Angeles (CA), Payne (OK), Garfield (OK), Logan (OK) and Noble (OK) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by World Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris 15B-14 | 25-041-21988 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hill, MT | World Oil | 1,500 ft |
| Lease by World Oil Co. 1 | 04-037-12186 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | World Oil Co. | — |
| Hughes #1 | 35-119-21247 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Payne, OK | World Oil | — |
| Bates #2 | 35-047-22797 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, OK | World Oil | — |
| Karen Pfeiffer #2 | 35-083-21455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, OK | World Oil | — |
| Susan #1 | 35-083-21574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, OK | World Oil | — |
| Nancy #1 | 35-103-21103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | World Oil Inc | — |
| Kenny #1 | 35-103-21229 | Other status | Other type | Noble, OK | World Oil | — |
| Heather #1 | 35-103-21401 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OK | World Oil | — |
| Sara #01 | 35-117-70048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, OK | World Oil Inc | — |
| Gretchen #1 | 35-117-21111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, OK | World Oil | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does World Oil operate?
World Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of World Oil's wells are still active?
0 of World Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does World Oil operate wells?
World Oil is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (9), California (1) and Montana (1).
Does World Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of World Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is World Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Morris 15B-14 in Hill, MT is the deepest at 1,500 ft.
Where World 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, “World Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/world-oil-5916 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).