Wright Oil
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WRIGHT OIL CO · Wright Oil Co · Wright Oil Company
At a glance
Wright Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 3 (17%) are active, 8 (44%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
3
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Michigan | 6 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wright Oil operate?
Wright Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (10), Michigan (6), Arkansas (1) and Kentucky (1). Its 6 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Wright Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Wright Oil's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (6%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wright Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (50%) 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 Kluting 1 in Ottawa, MI at 4,750 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ottawa (MI), Lawrence (IL), Union (AR), Richland (IL), Saline (IL) and Wabash (IL) and other counties. 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 Wright Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kluting 1 | 21-139-00336 | Other status | Other type | Ottawa, MI | Wright Oil Co | 4,750 ft |
| Lewis 1 | 12-101-01511 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Wright Oil Co | 3,413 ft |
| Brown A-1 | 03-139-04906 | Active | Oil | Union, AR | Wright Oil Company | 3,350 ft |
| Ausbrook C E 1 | 12-159-01566 | Shut-in | Other type | Richland, IL | Wright Oil Company | 3,017 ft |
| Heflin Unit 1 | 12-165-03046 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Wright Oil Company | 3,006 ft |
| Higgins Arthur 1 | 12-185-02386 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Wright Oil Company | 2,967 ft |
| Hunt M E 2 | 12-081-01033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Wright Oil Company | 2,796 ft |
| Shearer H G 1 | 12-185-02470 | Other status | Oil | Wabash, IL | Wright Oil Co | 2,689 ft |
| Farr 1 | 21-121-00613 | Other status | Other type | Muskegon, MI | Wright Oil Co | 2,163 ft |
| Giles 3 | 21-121-00376 | Other status | Other type | Muskegon, MI | Wright Oil Co | 2,065 ft |
| Giles 4 | 21-121-00479 | Other status | Other type | Muskegon, MI | Wright Oil Co | 2,065 ft |
| Giles 2 | 21-121-00337 | Other status | Other type | Muskegon, MI | Wright Oil Co | 2,049 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wright Oil operate?
Wright Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wright Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Wright Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wright Oil operate wells?
Wright Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10), Michigan (6), Arkansas (1) and Kentucky (1).
Does Wright Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Wright Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wright Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kluting 1 in Ottawa, MI is the deepest at 4,750 ft.
Where Wright 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, “Wright Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wright-oil-67089 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).