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Fueling South Dakota Homes and Businesses Since 1963

Reliable fuel delivery, HVAC service, and energy solutions for homes, farms, and businesses across Southwest South Dakota.
[A LOCAL LEGACY]
About Nelson's Oil & Gas
Nelson’s Oil & Gas was built the same way our communities were built—through hard work, trust, and showing up for one another.

Since 1963, we’ve been proud to serve Southwest South Dakota as a family-owned company rooted in the towns we call home. What began as a small local operation has grown over the decades, but our purpose has never changed: take care of our customers, do honest work, and provide energy people can depend on—especially when it matters most.

We know that fuel isn’t just fuel. It’s heat on a cold winter morning. It’s a farm running at sunrise. It’s a business staying open, a family staying comfortable, and a job getting done on time. That’s why we treat every delivery, service call, and installation with care, safety, and respect.

Our team lives and works in the same communities we serve—from Hot Springs and Edgemont to Custer, Hill City, and Hermosa. That local connection means we understand the land, the weather, and the people who rely on us. It also means we answer the phone, stand behind our work, and take pride in doing things the right way.

At Nelson’s Oil & Gas, our mission is simple: to provide reliable energy, honest service, and long-term support for the communities that have trusted us for generations.

We’re not just delivering fuel—we’re continuing a legacy of service, one customer at a time.
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vice president
Jennifer Cruz
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chief operating officer
Andrew Nelson
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owner, president
Brian Nelson
[our story]
Over 50 years of experience in oil and gas industry.
Since 1963, we’ve grown alongside the communities we serve—earning trust through reliable service, honest work, and a commitment to doing things the right way.
Vintage black and white photo of a small gas station with two Conoco fuel pumps and a building labeled Nelson's Oil & Gas.
1962
Company Sarted

Nelson’s Oil & Gas Inc was founded by Jack and Virginia (Ginger) Nelson in 1962.

Black and white photo of a vintage car parked in front of a building labeled Stevens Automotive with cardboard boxes stacked nearby.
1960's
Conoco station opened.

At some point during the next couple of years, according to brothers Rich and Brian Nelson, the business moved across the street into the Stevens Automotive building. “Mom joked about moving the cash register across the street on the day I was born, June 11, 1964,” said Rich Nelson.

Row of red Conoco fuel trucks parked behind a chain-link fence with a Nelson's Oil & Gas sign listing service areas.
1970's
Started Stevens Automotive

The Nelsons slowly added locations and services, and around 1970 purchased the Conoco-owned locations in Edgemont, Hot Springs, Custer, Newcastle, Lusk, and Sundance (Wyo).

Conoco gas station with food and fuel store, several vintage cars parked outside under clear sky.
1980's
Conoco-owned locations

Brian remembers working at the gas station in Edgemont and recalls the move into the C-store format. “Mom and dad switched the gas stations into convenience stores,” he said, noting there were three stores in Wyoming and three in South Dakota. The convenience store conversion started in the early 1980’s with the Food & Fuel in Edgemont.

Exterior of Nelson's Oil & Gas headquarters building with a parked black and white pickup truck and a large sign displaying the company name and address.
1990's
started Food & Fuel

“The business was really spread out,” he said about the three different locations for the operation. The family purchased the building, which currently houses its main headquarters in Hot Springs at 1346 Galveston, in the late 1990s. “We purchased this building and consolidated all of the operations here,” he said of the location at 1346 Galveston.

Gas station convenience store with red and white Food & Fuel signage and a sold sign on a pole in the foreground.
2001
Sold out

“In May of 2001 we exited the convenience store business,” said Rich, “By selling off all of the Food & Fuel stores and since then have concentrated our business on bulk fuels, propane, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.”

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