4 Carters & Welch
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
4 Carters & Welch is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (18%) are active, 13 (76%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
3
Plugged
13
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does 4 Carters & Welch operate?
4 Carters & Welch's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (17). Its 17 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 4 Carters & Welch’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of 4 Carters & Welch's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 76% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does 4 Carters & Welch operate?
By product class, 5 (29%) 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 Scott, Elmer 1 in Monroe, KY at 2,046 ft.
Notable wells operated by 4 Carters & Welch
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, Elmer 1 | 16-171-01886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 2,046 ft |
| Upchurch, Stanley 1 | 16-171-01793 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 907 ft |
| Cropper, Lester 1 | 16-171-00802 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 900 ft |
| Tooley, Bill 1 | 16-171-01768 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 852 ft |
| Vance, Delma 1 | 16-171-01794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 842 ft |
| Slughter, Bessie 1 | 16-171-00001 | Active | Oil | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 819 ft |
| Hammer, Jay 1 | 16-171-00026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 750 ft |
| Short, Herman 1 | 16-171-00885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 612 ft |
| Carter, Abe 1 | 16-171-01094 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 600 ft |
| Birge, Roy 4 | 16-171-01029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 562 ft |
| Birge, Roy 3 | 16-171-00291 | Orphaned | Oil | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 535 ft |
| Birge, Roy 2 | 16-171-00290 | Active | Oil | Monroe, KY | 4 Carters & Welch | 527 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does 4 Carters & Welch operate?
4 Carters & Welch is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of 4 Carters & Welch's wells are still active?
3 of 4 Carters & Welch's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does 4 Carters & Welch operate wells?
4 Carters & Welch is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (17).
Does 4 Carters & Welch operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of 4 Carters & Welch's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is 4 Carters & Welch's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Scott, Elmer 1 in Monroe, KY is the deepest at 2,046 ft.
Where 4 Carters & Welch'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, “4 Carters & Welch — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/4-carters-welch-69168 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).