Argus Energy
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Argus Energy is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (14%) are plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Argus Energy operate?
Argus Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 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 Argus Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Argus Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 14% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Argus Energy operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Sawyer Lease 2ws in Estill, KY at 2,490 ft.
Notable wells operated by Argus Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Lease 2ws | 16-065-00046 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Estill, KY | Argus Energy Corp | 2,490 ft |
| Stacy Lease 1ws | 16-065-00042 | Orphaned | Other type | Estill, KY | Argus Energy Corp | 2,283 ft |
| Sawyer Lease 100 | 16-065-01272 | Other status | Other type | Estill, KY | Argus Energy Corp | 0 ft |
| Sawyer, Lease 4wi | 16-065-00047 | Orphaned | Other type | Estill, KY | Argus Energy Corp | — |
| Sawyer, Lease 3wi | 16-065-00045 | Orphaned | Injection | Estill, KY | Argus Energy Corp | — |
| Stacy, Lease 1wi | 16-065-00043 | Orphaned | Injection | Estill, KY | Argus Energy Corp | — |
| Stacy, Lease 2wi | 16-065-00044 | Orphaned | Injection | Estill, KY | Argus Energy Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Argus Energy operate?
Argus Energy is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Argus Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Argus Energy's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Argus Energy operate wells?
Argus Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Argus Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Argus Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Argus Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sawyer Lease 2ws in Estill, KY is the deepest at 2,490 ft.
Where Argus Energy'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, “Argus Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/argus-energy-68351 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).