Adams Petroleum
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ADAMS PETROLEUM · ADAMS PETROLEUM CO · ADAMS PETROLEUM COMPANY
At a glance
Adams Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (13%) are active, 10 (67%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
2
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Adams Petroleum operate?
Adams Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (15). Its 15 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 Adams Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Adams Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Adams Petroleum operate?
By product class, 2 (13%) 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 Wilkins, L B 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,694 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY), Hart (KY), Hopkins (KY) and Todd (KY). 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 Adams Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkins, L B 1 | KGS record 2029216 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 1,694 ft |
| Mckinney 1(2) | KGS record 2030001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 1,360 ft |
| Mohon 1 | 16-177-00789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum | 1,045 ft |
| Cooper 5 | KGS record 2017599 | Other status | Other type | Hart, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 928 ft |
| Sweeney 2 | KGS record 2028351 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 847 ft |
| Mckinney, Cora 3(4) | 16-177-00786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 812 ft |
| Mckinney, Cora 2(3) | 16-177-00785 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 804 ft |
| Bailey, Nell 1 | KGS record 61121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 792 ft |
| Allison 2 | KGS record 54748 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 791 ft |
| Underwood, J 1 | 16-177-00792 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 774 ft |
| Staples, E 1 | 16-177-00790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 761 ft |
| Talbert, E L 1 | KGS record 2028648 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Adams Petroleum Co | 740 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Adams Petroleum operate?
Adams Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Adams Petroleum's wells are still active?
2 of Adams Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Adams Petroleum operate wells?
Adams Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (15).
Does Adams Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Adams Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Adams Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wilkins, L B 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,694 ft.
Where Adams Petroleum'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, “Adams Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/adams-petroleum-105131 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).